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At Least 14 Schoolchildren Injured as Bus Overturns in Northern Greece

At least 14 schoolchildren have been injured in a bus crash in northern Greece, early Friday, Ekathimerini writes.

The incident occurred around 8 a.m. on the road connecting the towns of Serres and Kavala as the bus, carrying around 40 passengers including teachers and parents, was heading on an excursion to Alexandroupoli.

Former Greek PM Papademos recovering well after booby-trap blast

Former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos was recovering well from injuries caused by a booby-trapped package exploding in his car on Thursday, with doctors saying he would stay in hospital for two more days.

Papademos, 69, who was caretaker prime minister for a few months at the peak of the debt crisis five years ago, did not have life-threatening injuries, they said.

GSEE condemns attack on ex premier

Greece's largest labor union, the private sector GSEE, on Friday sharply condemned a terrorist attack on Lucas Papademos, a former Greek prime minister and central bank chief.

"Acts of this sort aim at… hurting democracy by spreading hatred and division," GSEE said in a statement.

In sickness, Greek islanders rely on volunteers - and God

THYMAINA - When locals on this Aegean island fall ill, first they turn to their medicine cabinet. Then they turn to God.

There is no doctor on Thymaina, a barren, wind-swept island in eastern Greece with just 150 residents. Like others in the region, they must travel to a bigger island, or Athens, but in winter the seas are rough and the conditions unforgiving.

Greek team conquers Mnt Everest!

The Greek is flying at the highest peak in the world after a Greek mountain climbing mission reached the top of Mount Everest at 8,848 metres. The Greek team led by Antonis Sykaris, one of the most experienced mountaineers and the co-founder and CEO of Athens Mountain Climbing Association, Mike Efremidis completed their climb on May 22 after successfully going up the final leg.

SEV condemns terror attack against Papademos

Greek business federation SEV has condemned Thursday's terrorist attack against the country's former prime minister and ex-central bank chief Lucas Papademos.

Pulse poll shows conservatives have 13 point lead over SYRIZA

Greece's main opposition New Democracy party has widened its lead over ruling SYRIZA, according to a poll by Pulse for news website Action24.

The survey indicates that support for the conservatives stands at 30 percent against 17 percent for the leftists.

Students slightly injured after school bus capsizes in Serres, northern Greece (UPD) (photo)

UPD-One child suffered a fracture when a school bus from the Vamvakofyta primary school was run off the road by a truck and capsized on the 39km of the rural road between Serres and Kavala in northern Greece Friday morning.

Video moments after explosion of Papademos’s car (video)

A video obtained by protothema.gr shows the panic and chaos moments after the envelope bomb goes off in the vehicle of former Greek PM Lucas Papademos. Scared and confused local residents and bystanders are trying to ascertain what happened, while the area of the explosion is cordoned off by police. Mr.

TUI: Bookings for Greece on the rise for 2017

Bookings for Greece are up by 23% compared to last year, according to data presented by German tour operators TUI. In more detail, the data showed that bookings to Crete had increased by 14%, Rhodes 26%, Corfu 6%, with Kos recording the highest rise at 41%. The western Peloponnese had a steady increase of 32%, as did Chalkidiki with 44%.

Papademos terrorist attack: Fears more targets could be hit (photos-videos)

The Greek counter-terrorism unit is focusing its investigations on where the envelope was sent from, amid fears that a series of similar packages could be sent to domestic targets. Former Greek PM Lucas Papademos, who is in stable condition at Evangelismos hospital, was injured Thursday when a booby-trapped envelope exploded in his vehicle.