News archive of August 2017

A proclamation posted Thursday on a Greek anarchist website claimed responsibility for an attack on the building that housed the bankrupt Lambrakis Media Group (DOL) in the Athens neighborhood of Ilissia last week and encouraged sit-in protests, or occupations, at public buildings and symbols of the "establishment."

The Economy Development Ministry on Thursday filed a request with the European Union's Solidarity Fund to help bankroll efforts to repair damage sustained by two villages on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos in a 6.3 Richter quake on June 12.

A decision published Thursday by Deputy Environment Minister Sokratis Famelos will tog out Greece's forest rangers in new uniforms in a bid to boost their presence.

Some people enjoy waking up early and brewing the perfect cup of coffee before they leave for work. Others prefer lying in bed a little bit longer and grabbing a coffee-to-go during their morning commute. Coffee-to-go has grown in popularity across the globe in recent years, though the amount people drink still depends heavily on their country of residence.

A convincing second half was enough for Greece to start the 2017 Eurobasket with a 90-61 win over Iceland in Helsinki on Thursday.

Having to play the entire tournament without its biggest star, Yiannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks due to a knee injury, the Greeks relied on his brother Thanasis and on the Greek league's stars to overcome the first obstacle in the group stage.

Solci Perez, 23, is the sexy weather girl for Argentina’s sports channel TyCSports. The blonde beauty recently had a wardrobe malfunction while doing a live stream via Instagram. In front of her 1.7 million followers, hot Sol, who was wearing a black swimsuit tried to come closer to the camera and adjust her low cut. But her bra shifted offering revealing her nipple to her followers.

A stray dog was injured after one or more unidentified suspects intentionally opened fire on it in the Mediterranean province of Antalya on Aug. 29.

The injured dog, named "Dabel," was found in Antalya's Dağbeli area.

Greece have opened their Group A matches for the 2017 Eurobasket championships in Helsinki, Finland with a comfortable 90-61 victory over Iceland. In the match played earlier in the first group Slovenia beat Poland 90-81. Greece are scheduled to face France on Saturday in their toughest match of group stage.

As tensions mount worldwide over North Korean missile tests, one Serbian barber has decided to commemorate this uneasy period in global geopolitics with his unique form of artistic expression and social commentary.

Australian Celtic punk-rockers the Rumjacks are coming to Athens's Gagarin 205 venue on Friday, September 1, to show local listeners what all the fuss is about after chalking up nearly 33 million YouTube views for their breakthrough track "An Irish Pub Song." The show starts at 9 p.m. with local psychedelic folk-punksters Thrax Punks as the opening act.