Panagiotis

Firefighters and volunteers struggle to put out a blaze in Prodromos, in Viotia, central Greece, on Monday. The fire claimed the life of an elderly shepherd who after receiving a message to evacuate tried to save his animals, but was trapped by the fire, as the nightmare that engulfed Greece earlier in summer returned.

Main opposition SYRIZA has attacked the government over the composition of the board of ERGOSE, a subsidiary of the state-owned railway company OSE that is responsible building infrastructure, saying it was exclusively made up of individuals drawn from the ranks of the ruling New Democracy party.

The charges made by POEDIN (Panhellenic Federation of Hospital Workers) President Michalis Giannakos and the president of OENGE (Federation of Greek Hospital Doctors' Associations) Panagiotis Papanikolaou regarding ICU beds allegedly being set aside for VIPS - the wealthy, the powerful, and the well-connected - have stirred a political maelstrom.

Efthimis Yiannousakis, a former shipowner convicted to life in prison in connection with the Noor 1 heroin smuggling case, attempted suicide shortly after his transfer to Attica's Dafni psychiatric hospital, his lawyer claimed on Sunday.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has excluded the son of an existing MP from a future candidate list after his father bypassed the party procedure and declared his son would be succeeding him.

In comments made Tuesday, veteran MP Yiannis Tragakis announced he planned to withdraw from politics and at the same time announced that he would be succeeded by his son, Panagiotis.

Avoiding smoking, fatty foods, excessive consumption of alcohol, infectious diseases, pollution and solar radiation could have prevented 30-40 percent of the cancer cases recorded each year, an event for World Cancer Day, which is Friday, has heard.