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A fireman dressed as Santa rappels down the atrium of the Interbalkan Medical Center in Thessaloniki, as part of an initiative by the Fire Service's EMAK emergency response and rescue unit to distribute gifts and cheer among the hospital's patients, on Monday.

Deputy Tourism Minister Elena Rapti referred to the dynamics of medical tourism in Greece and its constantly increasing margins for growth, while addressing an event organized by the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) on Kos and the local municipality.

Greek police is searching for the suspect in the shooting of a man in Thessaloniki early Tuesday morning.

The 25-year-old victim was near the cemetery of the Pylaia municipality in the south part of the city at around 1 a.m. when he was shot by an unknown perpetrator. 

He was admitted to the AHEPA hospital for treatment. It was not clear how serious his injury was.  

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) will honor a number of US Congress members at its 46th Biennial Congressional Banquet, held at the Mayflower Hotel, in Washington DC, on May 22. 

AHEPA will present Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes with the "2024 AHEPA Socrates Award," the organization's highest honor. 

The AHEPA Foundation Inc, linked to American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, the largest Greek-American association worldwide, will inaugurate the John George Tsitsos Scholarship Fund with a 17.3 million dollar donation from an anonymous benefactor.

Authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have retrieved the body of a man whose car plunged into the sea on Thursday. 

The body was recovered from the water in a joint operation involving a coast guard vessel and a private diver. 

Subsequently, the body was transported to AHEPA Thessaloniki Hospital, where medical professionals officially confirmed the man's death.

A 25-year-old musician has been remanded into pretrial custody after testifying to an investigative magistrate and giving up the name of his accomplice in the beating of a 23-year-old student in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, authorities said on Wednesday.