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Tourists are turning their back on Greece’s most famous destinations, the islands of Mykonos and Santorini due to exorbitant prices as they seek “value for money.” Mykonos and Santorini have seen a significant drop in tourist traffic, with visitors who have arrived on the islands describing their experience, noting that …

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A Greek Orthodox priest in Athens was suspended and banned from practicing sacraments because he had two girls to serve in the altar in his church. A move that caused outrage in conservative circles. It was the very first time that a priest of the Archdiocese of Athens placed two …

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Babis Anagnostoppoulos, the convicted husband of murdered Caroline Crouch, announced through his lawyer on Wednesday that the waives the appeal he had filed for a more favorable sentence. At First Instance court he was sentenced to life plus 11.5 years and a 21,000-euro fine for the brutal murder of his …

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Missing British submarine “H.M.S. Triumph”, whose true fate had been shrouded in mystery ever since the vessel and its entire crew disappeared in 1942, has finally been discovered on the bed of the Aegean Sea by Greek researcher Kostas Thoktaridis and his team. Τhe search lasted roughly 25 years. The …

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A 19-year-old pregnant woman has died on Tuesday morning while waiting for an ambulance. Both the mother in the 8th month of pregnancy and her unborn baby left their last breathe in Nea Makri, eastern Attica, just 37 km away from the center of Capital Athens. Her relatives claim that …

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The European Commission and European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde urged EU governments to stop energy support measures to citizens. Speaking at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament on Monday ECB chief Lagarde said: “As the energy crisis fades, governments should roll …

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Greek police and the Europol announced the arrest of a 52-year-old businessman man in Glyfada, suburb of south Athens. He is suspect for notorious money laundering for an international drug trafficking gang. A European arrest warrant was pending against the man who is of Albanian origin, has a Greek name …

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Express bus line X80 “Piraeus-Acropolis-Athens” has been resumed summer service on the streets of Athens since June 3, 2023. The routes have resumed due to summer and with the aim of providing the best possible service to citizens and tourists. The X80 bus line will run routes connecting the PPA …

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An unprecedented rescue of two donkeys by sea took place on Monday afternoon on a remote beach in northern Karpathos within the Natura 2000 protected area. Τhe two animals were spotted on the remote beach by fishermen who called authorities. Prompt was the response of the local authorities, the Fire …

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A 63-year-old woman died on the back of a farm pick up truck on the way to the Kos hospital as there was no ambulance to take her there. The woman was attending the birthday party of her granddaughter when she collapsed on Sunday, June 4. Her family called the …

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Police on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes arrested the owners of two beach-side restaurants on Monday as part of an ongoing crackdown on rampant zoning and environmental violations across the Greek isles. The two owners, aged 49 and 72 years old, both run restaurants on Ialysos Beach, a popular …

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The weather in Europe has been unstable in recent days, while Guido Guidi, one of the best meteorologists, predicts that this scenario will be maintained after mid-July. Both Italy and the whole of Europe are going through a strange weather season, since there was practically no spring this year, since …

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