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The Center for Ecological Research (PAKOE) published on Thursday, June 1, its annual evaluation on the stand of beaches water in the southern coast of Athens and Attica. As every year, PAKOE micro-biologically analyzed samples of seawater from 50 beaches along the Athens Riviera, from Piraeus to Vouliagmeni, in south-east. …

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The plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels voted earlier on Thursday in favor of lifting the immunity two Greek MEPs: Alexis Georgoulis from SYRIZA and Maria Spyraki from New Democracy. Georgoulis has been facing charges for alleged sexual abuse, while Spyraki is under investigation for alleged Georgoulis, an …

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Τwo young men, a Greek and a foreigner, who have been missing since Tuesday in north-eastern Crete were found at a rocky outcrop by volunteers on Thursday morning. The two men left with the lifeguard’s boat from the hotel where they worked in Hersonissos in order to reach the island …

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Τhe 10-year Greek benchmark bond yield has this week fallen to its lowest levels in 10 months, returning to levels last seen in August 2022. Traders said market sentiment remained positive despite comments made by European Central Bank officials over the possibility of fresh interest-rate increases. In the domestic electronic …

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A train on metro line 1 of urban train ISAP Piraeus – Kifissia drove with an open door in the passenger cabin between two stations. The driver warned passengers to stand clear from the door. The incident on May 30, became known through a statement issued by the STASY Workers. …

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As temperatures rise and summer will arrive -sooner or later, more and more people are rushing to the beaches for a swim and a sunbathe. But how much is does the refreshing break cost in an organized beach with sunbeds, umbrellas, snack bar and sanitary facilities? There cheap and not …

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Veteran but also controversial politician, a former Foreign Minister and a historic member of socialist PASOK, Theodoros Pangalos passed away at the age of 84. His death was announced by his family in a post on social media. Theodoros Pangalos was born in Eleusis, western Attica and he was the …

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A tree branch fell on three tourists from Canada in one of the most popular parks in downtown Athens, in Zappeion. The tourists were lucky to have suffered only light injuries. According to media reports, the two women and one man from Canada were sitting on a bench resting after …

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Greece’s Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection welcomed the European Commission’s doubling of the rescEU’s aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s fire season, pointing out that this decision was an official Greek proposal and an important step for protecting the country against fires. The ministry underlined, Greece welcomes the …

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A remarkable number of large cutting tools from the Paleolithic Period were identified and handed over to the Ephorate of Antiquities of Lesvos by retired doctor and researcher Vassilis Koumarelas. Koumarelas handed over to authorities chisels, cutters, trihedrals, scrapers, pickaxes, blades, flakes, cores and products of their division, which he …

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The bodies of five people have been recovered from a boat carrying migrants that capsized near Mykonos last Friday, while the body of one woman was washed ashore of the island of Antiparos. A special divers unit on Tuesday recovered the dead bodies of four women and a man from …

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For second consecutive day the exams platform, that is the data bank providing exam questions, crashed causing havoc among thousand of high school students and teachers. New Democracy, even though no longer in power but the one that set up the data bank, claimed it was the “historically biggest hackers …

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