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Teen electrocuted at train power depot in Kilkis
The company responsible for Greece?s railways and trains, OSE, was on Monday investigating the circumstances that led to the electrocution death of a 15-year-old at a train power depot in Kilkis, northern Greece, on Sunday.
The boy was reportedly playing with a friend around the disused tracks and had climbed into a decommissioned train engine.
Bloomberg: Poll shows rising support in Germany for Grexit!
The latest couple of polls of German public sentiment bode ill for support towards Greece, or to be more precise, the new radical leftist government that assumed the recession-battered country's reins in late January.
Young Greek rowing star dies after road accident
Evripidis Sklivanitis, a 20-year-old youth rowing star, died on Monday of injuries he sustained the day before in a road accident, prompting the nautical club of Ioannina, in northwestern Greece, to issue a message of condolence.
Woman kidnaps her two children to join ISIS in Syria
A mother of Chechen descent kidnapped her two children and travelled to Syria to join ISIS, according to Dutch officials.
Unfulfilled pledge
By Xenia Kounalaki
Merkel and Tsipras to meet in Berlin on March 23
German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to Berlin this month, an offer made during a same-day telephone call between the two on Monday.
During their telephone conversation, the meeting in the German chancellory was fixed for March 23.
The Greek PM responded positively to the invitation.
Tsipras sees loan deal this week
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday said an EU summit this week would address his country's cash shortage despite what he described as attempts by some European nations to scupper a deal.
"The issue will be dealt with at a political level by the end of the week, until the summit or if need be, at the summit itself," Tsipras told Ethnos daily.
Bailout fund head says all govt's want Greece in eurozone
Greece and its eurozone partners should be able to come to a deal on the country's funding needs because everyone wants it to stay in the currency area, the head of the monetary union's bailout fund said in an interview with Le Monde published on Monday.
16th International Festival of Archaeological Film
BELGRADE - The 16th edition of the International Festival of Archaeological Film will feature the screening of 22 films from 10 countries at the Gallery of Frescoes in Belgrade on March 19-25.
This year, the guest of honor is Iran, which will present its rich archaeological heritage with a film about the splendor of Persepolis, the organizers said in a release.
Flu death toll rises
The number of people who have died of seasonal flu in Greece has risen to 84, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported on Monday. Three people reportedly died over the weekend, the report said.
According to figures released by health authorities, 185 people had been treated in hospital intensive care units so far this season, while 23 remained hospitalized.
Greece 'Not Running Out of Money', PM Tsipras Says
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has fended off speculation in German media outlets that Athens could be running out of cash.
Following a meeting with Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Tsipras told reporters that "no problem with liquidity" was facing the country.
German TV says Greek FinMin video not fake
A video showing Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis making the middle-finger gesture to Germany does not appear to be fake, a German talk show said Monday after the Greek politician contested its authenticity.
Germany still wants to keep Greece in eurozone, says spokesman
The German government remains committed to keeping Greece within the eurozone, a spokesman said on Monday, after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said last week that he could not rule out an accidental exit of the country from the eurozone.
Spain pressures Greece to keep promises in debt crisis
Spain raised the pressure on Greece Monday to "honour its commitments" to its European partners to end its debt crisis and prevent its dropping out of the eurozone.
"I do not want Greece to leave the euro. I do not believe that would be good for Greece or for Europeans in general," said Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a radio interview.
Tsipras promises no wage delays as state finances wilt
Greece has slipped back into deficit so far this year, according to figures from the Bank of Greece. But the country's left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ruled out any difficulties in making payments for public sector workers' salaries or state-backed pensions.