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An elderly man in the town of Volos, Central Greece, was rushed to hospital on Thursday evening after collapsing from starvation in his home. This is the second such incident this week, after the collapse of a 9-year-old girl in...

Two would-be thieves got more than they bargained for when a Greek pensioner shot and injured one of them during an attempted robbery in the suburb of Glyfada, southern Athens, on Monday. According to police, the 88-year-old man was attacked...

An 82-year-old senior citizen was injured, after she was attacked and robbed by two young Roma boys in her front yard. The attack took place in a village near Sparta on Wednesday and was recorded by the security camera of...

The 2,000 euros found in the pockets of a Greek pensioner who died in a Thessaloniki coffee shop was just a drop in the ocean compared to the fortune found in his home. The man was a retired high-ranking official of...

One hundred and fifty Greeks receiving low pension from the Greek Social Insurance Institute (IKA) remain unpaid. Those are Greeks that live in Cairo, Egypt’s capital. According to the announcement of Cairo’s Greek Community, IKA has halted payments for retirement...

The local community of Heraklion is shocked by a new suicide committed yesterday, July 25 on Crete. A pensioner jumped from his balcony, unable to deal with his financial problems. More specifically, the suicide victim left a letter behind, which...

After an agreement made between the Greek and Australian government, Australia decided to exempt Greek-Australians from the new changes affecting age pension or disability support pension recipients. The Federal Government's announcement stated that annual welfare payments will be reduced depending...