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A portion of calamari is apparently made of gold, therefore it is offered by a restaurant at the beach of Platis Gialos on the island of Mykonos at a price of 98.5 euros. An outrage US tourist from Brooklyn, New York, who visited the restaurant in May 2019, posted on …

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Houses have been evacuated and schools remain closed in the prefecture of Ilia, south-west Peloponnese due to intensive seismic activity in the area in the last ten days. Locals are extremely concerned, while seismologists closely monitor the phenomenon. An earthquake stroke the town of Andravida with a magnitude of 4.4 …

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Bottomless audacity. Turkey wants compensation form Greece for the war of 1918-1922. Attacking Greek politicians for their statements on the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide on May 19, Ankara accuses them of fueling “hatred against Turkey” and “distortion of historical facts.” Calling Greek politicians “radicals” and “irresponsible”, a …

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There is little about Europe in the election campaigns of the Greek political parties. A week before the elections on May 26, the agenda has been limited into a duel between prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his potential successor Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of conservative New Democracy. Smaller parties like KINAL/PASOK …

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Aircraft from the Greek Air Force performed test flights in the air space of North Macedonia on Tuesday. The first test flight was conducted in the context of the NATO Air Policing mission aiming to safeguard airspace. The test flight was conducted by an F-16 from the 110 Combat Wing …

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Some 30 members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas threw red paint at the Greek Parliament at Tuesday noon in solidarity with 17. November convict Dimitris Koufontinas. The group attacked at Parliament around 2 o’ clock Tuesday afternoon. The group walked up the stairs from the Monument of Unknown Soldier, threw …

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A court on the island of Corfu imposed the maximum sentence so far by a Greek court in the last years to a 67-year-old man who shot his dog. The man was sentence to 33 months on suspension and a fine of 5,300 euros. Additionally, the man should expect the …

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The “Olympias” trireme, the classical Athens’ iconic ship will open again this summer to visitors who want to either visit or try their hand at rowing out to the Saronic Gulf. The “Olympias” is the only working model in the world of an ancient trireme, a model of the iconic …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted “notable failures” in the first Greek bailout including a deeper-than-expected recession, a run on the country’s banking system and exceptionally high unemployment. The IMF’s Review of Program Design and Conditionality provides a deep look into the design of 133 IMF-supported lending programs in …

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Lime scooters is providing up to 15 hours’ worth of urban rides free of charge on May 26 in Greece and ten other EU countries to encourage people to vote at the European Parliament elections. The company offers free scooters and helmets in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki in …

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Some 299 children went missing in Greece in 2018, according to data presented on Monday for International Missing Children’s Day by the Hellenic Police, which said that 257 of them had been eventually found. The data was presented on the occasion of the International Missing Children’s Day on May 25 …

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras open the window for more benefits saying “our goal is a Christmas bonus” for the country’s pensioners. Speaking to news247 FM on Monday, Tsipras said that the government the so-called “13th pension equivalent to Easter bonus before it was cut due to austerity measures imposed by …

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