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Greek-American skier Alexandros (AJ) Ginnis recently became the first alpine skier to register World Cup points for Greece at the 2021 Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup in Flachau, Austria. The former U.S. Ski Team athlete is now the newest member...

Greek-Americans are flocking to consulates in the United States and applying for Greek citizenship -- even during the pandemic -- in hopes that they can more easily travel there in the future. The understandable emotional upset this past year over...

The grounds of Greece's former royal palace, the Tatoi, will undergo a massive transformation soon. Greece is hoping to convert the stunning estate, which has been left abandoned for the past 50 years, into a hub of culture, history,...

The quick-spreading coronavirus variant, first identified in the UK in November, has now unfortunately been detected in regions across Greece. In total, 59 cases of the mutation have been diagnosed in the country. So far, all of these cases of...

Greece announced on Monday it is banning large gatherings in public and private places in order to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. The ban, which became effective as of 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, will be in effect...

The Ambassador of Greece to the USA, Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, hosted a commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America last Thursday evening. Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated annually worldwide on...

Patriarch Bartholomew, the head of all the Greek Orthodox faithful in the world, praised US President Joe Biden in an announcement released by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Tuesday. Lauding the new President for his actions regarding the lifting of a...

Alexis Georgoulis, the popular Greek actor turned politician, is at the forefront of efforts as a member of the European Parliament to promote common EU approaches to culture and heritage. The former star in the television series “The Durrells,” who...

A total of 436 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Monday, 102 more than the 334 cases that were recorded in the country one day earlier, on Sunday. Tragically, 25 people with the virus passed away in the country...

Greece and Turkey agreed on Monday to continue talking during the first round of contacts after a five-years hiatus. The meeting in Istanbul between senior diplomats from both sides lasted for more than three hours. According to Greek diplomatic sources, it...