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Hollywood Comes to Greece as Brad Pitt Films The Riders in Athens2026-03-07
Greek Reporter: Brad Pitt. Credit: NASA HQ PHOTO / Flickr / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Hollywood actor Brad Pitt arrived at AthensCity Hall on Friday afternoon to film scenes for the upcoming movie The Riders, drawing attention from locals and visitors in the busy Greek capital....
Greece’s Stock Market Sheds $12 Billion Amid Middle East Conflict2026-03-07
Greek Reporter: Greece’s stock market has lost $12 billion in value since fighting began in the Middle EastCredit: Greek Reporter Greece’s stock market has taken a sharp hit since fighting erupted in the Middle East, with the total value of listed companies falling by €10.4...
PIAA Girls Wrestling: Athens' Nason, Rathbun both win by pin for seventh-place medals2026-03-07
Morning Times: HERSHEY — Less than 24 hours after clinching the first-ever state medals for the Athens girls wrestling program, seniors Hanna Rathbun and Leah Nason ended their high school wrestling careers with wins by pin. ......
Athens courts big tech for Balkans data hub2026-03-07
Ekathimerini: Greece is pushing to transform its former coal-mining region of Western Macedonia into a major European data center hub, with the government in active talks with...
Before His Return to the Oscars, Yorgos Lanthimos Finds a Still Moment in Athens2026-03-07
The National Herald: ATHENS (AP) — Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos...
Rescue flights to Israel go on sale: $425 from Athens, $495 from Budapest2026-03-07
Ynet: Previously limited to...
Ohio University student association hosts town hall to discuss ICE presence, response2026-03-07
The Crescent News: ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University's Ohio Student Association hosted a town hall Wednesday to discuss Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence on campus and response strategies. ......
Athens students pitch business ideas at annual ‘Shark Tank’ competition 2026-03-07
News Courier: 1/11 Swipe or click to see more AISGiftedProgramAwardWinner, Keahla Jackson - Fauna Co. Photo courtesy Athens City Schools 2/11 Swipe or click to see more AthensIntermediate School 5th GradeGifted EducationClass. Photo courtesy Athens City Schools 3/11...
Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks to deliver 2026 State of the City address2026-03-07
News Courier: AthensMayorRonnieMarks, delivering a previous State of the City address. Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks will deliver a progress report on ongoing projects while taking stock of the city’s growth...
Public transport services disrupted for Athens Half Marathon on Sunday2026-03-07
Ekathimerini: Temporary changes to bus, trolleybus, and tram routes will be in effect on Sunday in central Athens...
Somalia: Somaliland to Participate in Athens Defence Summit 20262026-03-07
All Africa: Athens -- Somaliland's Minister of Defense Mohamed Yusuf Ali will participate as a speaker at the Athens DefenceSummit 2026, an international security forum scheduled to take place in the Greek capital on May 20-21. ......
Athens Rock Lobsters out-claw Pee Dee IceCats 7-62026-03-07
SCNOW Morning News: In the third, Dennis Zaichyk and Patriks Marcinkevics got the IceCats back to level, but once again Athens took the lead on Joe Mack's goal with four minutes left to go. ......
IceCats fall to Athens in shootout2026-03-07
SCNOW Morning News: The Pee Dee IceCats rallied late, but fell to the AthensRock Lobsters in a shootout. ......
The Integration of the Dodecanese with Greece2026-03-07
Greek City Times: The Dodecanese islands were officially incorporated...