'Bleak midwinter' in Europe as millions enter lockdown
A quarter of a billion Europeans are heading into lockdown to fight off a second wave.
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19 dead, hundreds injured after earthquake, tsunami in Turkey
The 6.9-magnitude quake was shallow and triggered a small tsunami.
After fire razes squalid Greek camp, homeless migrants fear what's next
New York Times: Asylum seekers are left homeless and threatened by the coronavirus.
Tiny island brings Europe to 'brink of war'
It's a mere 12km square, yet this island is at the heart of a dangerous 'Pandora's box'.
Greek migrant camp gutted by blaze
More than 100 people on Saturday moved into the new camp built with UNHCR tents.
Fire destroys most of Europe's largest refugee camp
New York Times: Fire destroyed much of the camp, leaving 12,000 residents homeless.
Covid-19: UK cases rise again, slaps ban on Greek island travellers
Coronavirus infections increase after Britain lifts restrictions.
Watch: Girl's miraculous rescue after being swept out to sea on inflatable unicorn
A young girl was having the time of her life. Moments later disaster struck.
Millie Holmes 'home safe,' isolating in Auckland hotel
A year after fleeing her abusive ex, she's 'extremely grateful to be home safe and sound'.
Tom Hanks now a 'proud' Greek citizen alongside wife Rita Wilson
Greece offered citizenship in acknowledgement of Hanks' Wildfire Aid charity work.
Homesick student cycles from Scotland to Greece during the pandemic
New York Times: Kleon Papadimitriou spent 48 days riding more than 3,200km home.
Greece has 'defied the odds' in the pandemic. At least, so far
New York Times: Government's response to the coronavirus has won praise from citizens.
New York 'as terrible as it gets', WHO says Covid-19 is 10 times deadlier than 2009 flu
"This virus is very good at what it does. It is a killer," said Governor Andrew Cuomo.
New York 'stabilising at a horrific rate', UK's Boris Johnson out of hospital
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the world.
Retired at 30. See the life this couple built in Greece on $10k a year
A slice of this couple's good life in Greece cost less than you think.
The scenic isle where the world's chaos comes home to roost
New York Times: Locals and asylum seekers struggle on overcrowded island.
Kiwi's Greek rescuer: 'I imagined her beginning to despair'
The "little speck of a grey dinghy" was almost indistinguishable from the search aircraft.
Teenage rescuer, now 92, meets family she saved from Nazis
New York Times: Melpomeni Dina reunited with Jewish family she helped rescue in WWII.
Kiwi lost at sea used plastic bags, lollies to survive
Warkworth traveller wrapped herself in plastic bags to keep warm after dinghy went adrift.
Kiwi's dinghy misadventure: Adrift at sea after shopping trip
Woman spent nearly two days in a dinghy after being swept off course on return to yacht.
Ask Away: DoC summer sanctuaries
DoC accommodation is used by the same families every year - is this reader too late?
Brian Fallow: Gloomy mood today, grim news tomorrow?
Fewer businesses are planning to invest, and that's a worrying sign for future growth.
Ask Away: New visa requirements for NZ?
These new measures are designed to tighten our borders and tighten national security
Ask Away: Escaping overtourism in the Greek islands
How do I have an authentic Greek island experience?
The heartbreaking choice that killed Diana
It was a last-minute decision, made after midnight in a bid to confuse the paparazzi.
$1600 steak makes chump of boxing champ
'That's what you get for being a fat greedy little s***.'
Greece: Castles in the sky — exploring the amazing mountainous monasteries of Meteora
Guy Needham explores heavenly Greek monasteries
Astrophysicist found 'crushed by giant boulder' in Greece
Homicide detectives were called after the experience jogger failed to return form a run.
Swordfish tortured to death by Greek holidaymakers
Tens of thousands have petitioned for the tourists involved to be punished.
Delphi: Greece's underground classic
The New York Times: A classic destination for truth-seekers and sun seekers alike.
Supermodel Kylie Bax: 'My husband was a bigamist'
Steve Braunias reports on the turbulent marriage break-down of model Kylie Bax.
Marianne & Leonard: Tale of romance heartening and heartbreaking alike
Sadly, Marianne Ihlen not given her due in documentary of Cohen relationship.
Is this your chance to be paid to move to a Greek island paradise?
The island seeks an injection of young blood to keep its population healthy.