Bombs target Italian embassy cars in Athens Agence France-PressePosted at Dec 02 10:02 PM Two explosive devices targeted cars belonging to the Italian embassy in Greece on Friday, one of which went off causing no injuries, Greek police said. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 25, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 25 11:48 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Heavy snowfall paralyses Athens Alkis Konstantinidis, ReutersPosted at Jan 25 09:37 AM The Parthenon temple is seen atop the Acropolis hill, during heavy snowfall in Athens, Greece, Monday. Read more »
Alam N'yo Ba: Bakit 'Athens of the PH' ang Molo ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 02 09:40 PM Pero paano nga ba nila nakuha ang ganitong bansag? Read more »
Wildfires burn outside Athens; villages evacuated ReutersPosted at Aug 16 07:55 PM Strong winds fanned two wildfires outside Athens on Monday, threatening homes and forcing the evacuation of villages. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 10, 2021 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 10 11:42 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Thousands evacuated due to wildfires across Greece Louiza Vradi, ReutersPosted at Aug 10 10:26 AM A burnt slope is seen following a wildfire in Varympompi suburb, in Athens, Greece on Monday. Read more »
Blaze sweeps through Athens suburbs Alexandros Avramidis and Giorgos Moutafis, ReutersPosted at Aug 07 08:20 PM More than 700 firefighters, including reinforcements from Cyprus, France and Israel, have been deployed to fight the blaze. Read more »
Filipino seaman with Indian COVID variant dies, 11 others recover Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of May 24 01:18 PM One seafarer who tested positive for the India variant of COVID-19 has succumbed to the disease last week, a Health official said Monday. Read more »
Firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens ReutersPosted at May 21 09:25 PM Greek firefighters battled for a third day on Friday a wind-driven blaze that burned through pine forests about 60 km (37 miles) west of the capital Athens and forced hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes. Read more »
Greece starts tourism season Aris Messinis, AFPPosted at May 15 02:10 PM People visit the Athens Acropolis Museum during the first day of the opening of the museums on Friday. Read more »
2 more seafarers aboard COVID-stricken ship off Sangley Point hospitalized ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 10 08:48 AM Twelve of the 21 seafarers had tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival Thursday after a 2-day port stop in India. Read more »
9 tripulante ng MV Athens Bridge, high risk kahit negatibo sa virus ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 08 03:12 PM MAYNILA - Nananatiling high risk ang siyam na Pilipinong tripulante na sakay ng MV Athens Bridge kahit pa sila ay nagnegatibo sa COVID-19. Read more »
12 Filipino seafarers positive for COVID-19 after 2-day port stop in hotspot India; 2 critical ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 07 12:50 PM MANILA— More than half of 21 seamen in an all-Filipino crew of a container vessel arrived in the Philippines with COVID-19 Thursday, with two of them critical, after a two-day port stop in India where the disease has scored record-breaking deaths and infection rates. Read more »
12 Pinoy sa MV Athens Bridge mula India nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of May 07 08:13 PM MAYNILA (UPDATE) - Labindalawa mula sa 21 Pilipino na nakasakay sa MV Athens Bridge mula India ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 17, 2021 ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Aug 16 03:47 PM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
Rare snowstorm blankets Athens Louisa Gouliamaki, AFPPosted at Feb 17 10:42 AM People walk near the snow covered Pnyx hill during heavy snowfall over Athens, on Tuesday. Read more »
Greeks ignore virus lockdown as temperatures soar Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 11 09:57 AM ATHENS - A heatwave bringing temperatures as high as 28 Celsius (82 F) prompted Greeks to cut loose during their coronavirus lockdown Sunday and flock to beaches and parks. Read more »
Alaska mayor resigns over texting scandal with TV reporter Yereth Rosen, ReutersPosted at Oct 14 12:25 PM Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz days after he was accused of texting sexual messages to an underage girl and a local television anchor. Read more »
Curfew in top Greek island bars, eateries to limit virus Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Aug 11 12:05 PM ATHENS, Greece - Greece on Monday announced a night curfew for restaurants and bars in some of its top tourist destinations after coronavirus infections hit a new high. Read more »