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Bulgarian tennis player Sesil Karatancheva is now ranked #104 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

This is two spots up from her previous position, in the rankings of the main organizing body in women's professional tennis.

World's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia defended the Rome Masters title, after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday.

Djokovic previously triumphed in Rome in 2008, 2011 and 2014. The win was the 53th title in his career, eight of which he claimed at Grand Slams and 24 at Masters Series tournaments.

Woody Allen says he’s definitely interested in shooting a movie in Athens if local authorities also pitch in for the production’s funding, noting that this was the case when he shot in London, Paris, Madrid and Rome.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, ranked second in the world, has failed to defeat Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro in the next to last stage of the 2,428,490-dollar tournament on Saturday, being defeated by 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Photo credit: (c) Silviu MATEI / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

President Klaus Iohannis will visit on Thursday the Universal Expo 2015 in Milan, and will be received the next day at the Vatican by Pope Francis, the Presidential Administration informs.

Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized May 13, immediately sparking Israeli ire and accusations that the move hurt peace prospects.

By John Follain

Greece will remain in the euro even if it fails to meet a debt payment, according to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi?s economic adviser.

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov proceeded on Monday to the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

Dimitrov defeated Jerzy Janowicz from Poland with 6:3, 7:6 (4) in a match, which lasted just over an hour and a half.

The Bulgarian achieved one break in the first set and prevailed in the tiebreak of the second set, claiming the final victory.

My napkin was gently folded like a bundle. As I cradled it in my palms I felt the warmth inside. It was as if it were still sizzling in deep oil. As I unfolded the layers of linen, I noticed that my golden fried ball was slightly pointed on one end. That made me curious about the cook; it was surely a clue about his home country. 

By Alexandra Kassimi

Over 140 weekly flights on new routes, an additional 189 flights on existing routes and 10 new destinations make up the picture at Athens International Airport this summer, which will likely be a very busy one.