Greece

Acclaimed choreographer Andonis Foniadakis teams up with composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Antonis Martsakis and an ensemble of traditional instrument players for a tribute to the music and dances of Crete, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's Summer Nostos Festival on Thursday, June 27.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday accused his main rival, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, of threatening voters with a mid-August second round if a majority government does not emerge from snap polls on July 7.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a unique example of a great athlete, but also, more importantly, an exceptional person. He is the best response to racists and all those who cannot stomach diversity - whether in Greece, the United States or the world.

The new archbishop of America, Elpidophoros, was being enthroned in New York on Saturday at the Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral, in the presence of hundreds of members of the Greek Orthodox Church and leading representatives of the country's Greek diaspora.

US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday stressed American enterprises' interest in Greek privatizations, especially in ports.

Addressing a conference on mineral wealth, the US diplomat said American companies are hoping to penetrate Greece and make the most of privatization opportunities, citing port sell-offs, energy and the sectors of education and technology.

Greek cheese exports to the UK have soared in the last decade, making Britain one of the most important destinations for Greek dairy enterprises.

US companies are are keeping a close eye on planned privatizations of ports and other opportunities in the energy and technology sectors, US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, said on Friday.

About one in every three Greeks runs the risk of poverty or social exclusion, a rate that keeps Greece on a par with Bulgaria and Romania and far below countries such as Finland and the Czech Republic in the European Union.

A two-year-old toddler who fell off a balcony in the district of Petriti in Corfu on Friday was rushed to hospital, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

Speaking to the news agency, the manager of the island's General Hospital, Fivos Kakavitsas, said the doctors had not yet assessed the state of the boy's health and did not know why he fell.

The brain drain, that led to the departure of over 400,000 Greeks from 2008 to 2016 could be reversed if the economy grows and investments come into Greece, experts say.