London, July 15: An archaeological team has discovered the site of the ancient hippodrome race course in Olympia in Greece, where the emperor Nero competed for Olympian laurels 1,600 years ago.

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Athens - Greece's emergency services on Monday braced themselves for a week of power cuts, forest fires and heart-related ailments as temperatures were expected to rise above 40 degrees Celsius.

A new study revealed that a cup of green tea daily improves blood flow, which in turn keeps heart healthy and strong.

Brussels - The Greek government must claim back 230 million euros (360 million dollars) from shipbuilder Hellenic Shipyards (HSY) which it paid out in breach of EU competition rules, European Commission officials in Brussels said Wednesday.

According to officials at the European Union executive, which is tasked with enforcing EU rules, the Greek government gave HSY 16 separate handouts between 1996 and
2002 to keep it afloat, without always clearing them with the commission first as EU rules demand.

Athens/Nicosia - The drought-stricken eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus accepted its first water shipment from neighboring Greece on Tuesday in order to deal with a severe water shortage.