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Ertflix attracts 500,000 visitors daily as platform turns 4

Ertflix, the state broadcaster ERT's movie and television series streaming platform, now attracts more than half a million views a day, four years after it was launched.

More than one in four users of the platform (28%) also use their mobile devices to watch their Ertflix content, ERT chairman Konstantinos Zoulas said.

Infant fatally chokes on food in Kos; Investigation underway

A one-year-old girl on the island of Kos died from choking on food, as determined by a forensic examination in Rhodes.

Police sources, as reported by state broadcaster ERT, indicate the cause of death likely stems from choking, possibly from ingesting fried potatoes, with no evidence of sexual abuse, which was the initial speculation.

The mixer of ruthless demagoguery

"We have said that we want gun ownership for the Greek man, training for the Greek woman, for everyone," the leader of the nationalist Greek Solution party, Kyriakos Velopoulos, said in an interview with state-run broadcaster ERT, commenting on the murder of a woman by her former partner outside a police station. His party is on the rise in the latest opinion polls.

Daycare workers suspended for locking toddlers in storage room

Two daycare workers at a nursery in the port city of Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, were suspended and an inquiry has been opened by the municipal authorities after they were accused of locking children in a storage room to discipline them. 

The two female former employees of the city's 2nd Nursery are also expected to be summoned by an examining magistrate on Monday.

Dust storm sweeps across Istanbul, prompting health warnings

A dust storm originating from the Sahara Desert is sweeping across Istanbul, prompting health warnings from experts due to potential adverse effects on respiratory health.

The dust clouds, propelled by strong winds, reached Türkiye from the Sahara Desert and engulfed Istanbul during the midnight hours, impacting some districts.

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