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Greek farmers are leaving the roadblocks across the country, public radio BNR reports.

Tractors are already withdrawing from key junction in Western and Central Greece, leaving only the border with Macedonia sealed off, the broadcaster's Greece-based correspondent says.

Some 10,000 refugee and migrant children up to the age of 15 will be attending Greek schools by mid-February, according to the Education Ministry, which is also working on a similar plan to provide vocational training to people aged between 15 and 24.

A boy browses through the pages of a dictionary at Eleonas refugee camp in Athens, Monday. Switzerland's ambassador to Greece Hans-Rudolf Hodel and Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas distributed the mini lexicons aimed at giving some basic communication information from various languages to migrants in Greece. [Yorgos Karahalis/AP]

The Onassis Cultural Center presents Moliere's "Don Juan" in a new production by Michail Marmarinos, which adds fragments from other versions of the legend. The cast is led by Haris Frangoulis as Don Juan, Elena Mavridou as Donna Elvira and Yiannis Vogiatzis as Dom Carlos. Performances run from Wednesday, January 25, to Sunday, February 19.

In an all-time first for Greek basketball, Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been selected for the NBA All-Star game in New Orleans on February 19.

The Mikro Mousiko Theatro pays tribute to the late rebetiko legend and pioneer of the genre's balladeer style Yiannis Papaioannou (1913-72), on Wednesday, January 18. The concert, organized with his family's support on the 104th anniversary of his birth, will include performances by dozens of popular Greek folk singers and musicians.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (aka: Greek Freak) has all but sealed a spot in the front court for February’s NBA All Star Game, as the 22-year-old Milwaukee Bucks rising star is the second most popular player in the online fan voting, just after Lebron James. The Greeks are particularly delighted with Giannis’s meteoric rise to fame, as he is considered one of theirs.

NBA players are hoping to rack up as many votes as possible to make it in the NBA All Star game. And although Greek superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, otherwise know as the Greek freak, has a serious shot of being picked to take part in the game due to his amazing performance on court, he mockingly said he would get a million votes if people could only say his name.

Two years after the fire at the Norman Atlantic ferry, survivors cannot forget the flames.

Reporting: Yiannis Papadopoulos/ Camera: Enri Canaj/ Video editing: Gogo Bebelou

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career is traveling in lightening speed! His amazing performances this year in the magic world of the NBA has earned him a place in the cover of the legendary magazine “Sports Illustrated”.