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Greeks Pitsolas and Noula win 41. Authentic Athens Marathon 2024

Charalambos Pitsolis finished first in the 41st Authentic Marathon, as he covered the 42,195 meters of the historic course in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 56 seconds. Panagiotis Karaiskos finished in second place (2:19:50) and Giorgos Benis third (2:21.40). The first woman to finish was Stamatia Noula, who covered the …

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SYRIZA: Kasselakis hints to form a new political party

Just a few hours before the start of the congress of Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA, its deposed president hinted that he was about to form a new political party if he would not be allowed to be a delegate. “It is a shame what is happening in SYRIZA with the …

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Greece has third lowest wages in the EU, Eurostat shows

The average full-time adjusted salary in Greece for 2023 was €17,000, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, on Thursday. This places Greece third from the bottom, with only Bulgaria (€13,500) and Hungary (€16,900) reporting lower figures. The highest average annual full-time adjusted salary was recorded in …

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Prisoners in Crete make wheelchair for paralyzed young lamb

Prisoners at the rural prison of Agia by Chania on the island of Crete took a heartwarming initiative and made a wooden wheelchair for a paralyzed young lamb. The young lamb was born with both hind legs paralyzed. The inmates who take care of the livestock facility in the prison …

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Greek, Turkish Foreign Ministers lay out positions before meeting

A day before the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey meet in Athens on Friday, Giorgos Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan laid out their respective positions in two separate interviews. The Greek foreign minister, In an interview with Turkish daily Hurriyet, Greek FM Gerapetritis emphasized the importance of peaceful coexistence and …

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Stricter penalties for businesses selling alcohol to minors

Greece is set to introduce a new bill in Parliament imposing stricter penalties for businesses supplying alcohol, electronic cigarettes, and vaping devices to minors in the government’s efforts to revamp alcohol laws in Greece. In a joined decision by the ministries of Citizen Protection, Justice and Health it has been …

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