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The Health Ministry has announced the hiring of 114 permanent doctors for public hospitals in remote and island regions, aiming to address chronic medical staff shortages. These positions, repeatedly unfilled due to a lack of interest, include critical roles such as pediatricians and anesthesiologists for underserved areas like Leros and Kos.

Heavy rainfall is expected in coastal areas across Greece, with thunderstorms in Sporades, central and northern Evia, and the Dodecanese. These conditions will also briefly affect the southern parts of the eastern Aegean (Samos-Ikaria region) until midday. They will later shift to eastern Thessaly (Magnesia), eastern Central Greece, southern Evia and western Cyclades in the afternoon.

Winter weather is forecast for Greece this Christmas and December 26 with heavy rain and snowfall in some parts of the country. 

Snowfall is forecast for Christmas Day and December 26 across the mountainous regions of mainland Greece, as well as the mountains of Evia and Crete, and the semi-mountainous areas of central and northern Greece.

Alimos is evolving into a hydroplane hub, as Athens is about to receive seaplanes for the first time after half a century.

The Hellenic Navy General Staff and the competent authorities for the maritime area of Alimos, southern Athens, have issued the necessary license for the operation of a hydroplane strip at the Athens Riviera.

According to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), rain, thunderstorms, low temperatures and snowfall are expected to affect many regions across the country during the Christmas holidays.

The cause of the death of TV doctor Michael Mosley on the Greek island of Symi in June is "indeterminate" and "unascertainable," an English coroner has ruled.

The Buckinghamshire inquest heard Mosley's death "was most likely attributable either to heatstroke (accidental) or non-identified pathological cause."

A new wave of bad weather from Italy will affect our country with showers and thunderstorms being more towards the west, north and the islands of the eastern Aegean.

The ambitious Great Sea Interconnector, designed to link Greece and Cyprus through an undersea electricity cable, is mired in geopolitical tensions and bureaucratic delays, raising questions about its future viability.

A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized with a serious head injury Friday after attempting a TikTok challenge during a school break at middle school on the island of Rhodes.

According to state broadcaster ERT, the boy fell and struck his head while performing the challenge with friends. He was rushed to Rhodes General Hospital by ambulance, where doctors are evaluating his condition.

Rainy weather will continue in the coming days, but meteorologists do not expect it to be as intense as the Bora storm.