Society

A 55-year-old German tourist died in the early hours of Sunday morning after he jumped out of a window in the Omonia Police Station in central Athens. The man reportedly jumped from a window on the second floor of the building and suffered serious head injuries. According to official police …

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Dozens of people were transferred to hospitals in central Greece due to excessive use of alcohol during a mega students party with over 8,000 young participants who traveled to Volos from several parts of Greece. The party was organized by students of the Mechanical Engineering Department and its very popular …

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Professor Panagiotis Behrakis, head of the Smoke Free Greece initiative of the Hellenic Cancer Society, was recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) along with others in the annual awards for tobacco control in an event in Ljubljana on Thursday. In a statement, the Society said that Panagiotis Behrakis is …

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Three people have died and 12 are missing when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Mykonos early Friday morning. Two migrants have been rescued, so far. The one Syrian and one Palestinian men, were spotted swimming in the area north-eastern of Mykonos. They were transferred to safety …

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Forget all you know about the expensive in vitro fertilization. women on the island of Crete flock to a specific church and eat the wick from the oil lamp burning in front of the icon… According to media, as every year this time hundreds of women flock to the church …

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Matricide in northern Greece: A 61-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his 86-year-old mother. The man allegedly killed his elderly mother in her home in Kozani, western Macedonia on Monday. He called the ambulance service claiming that he had found that his mother had passed out. …

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A Danish couple was arrested on the island of Zakynthos on Wednesday after they left an one-year-old infant locked in the car and went shopping. They face charges for exposing a minor into danger. According to preliminary reports by state broadcaster ERT, the couple on vacations on the island in …

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A 36-year-old man shot and killed his 39-year-old wife and then put an end in his own life in Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece on Monday morning. The tragedy took place in the couple’s home and in front their 8-year-old child that suffered injuries. With injuries in the eyes, the …

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Bathers on the island of Lefkada were shocked to discover the body of a little child washed ashore in area of the Castle. ATTENTION THERE IS A GRAPHIC PICTURE BELOW. The body was dressed, but half the waist down, while the remaining part is missing. Even more shocking is that …

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Α young mother was caught stealing milk from supermarkets in Volos, central Greece. The 30-year-old woman told police that she had no money to feed her baby and she was forced to steal to ensure the baby’s survival. She was sentenced to 20 days prison, with 3 years suspension. Within …

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Titanium rods and high-tech lathes, which are raw materials that can have civilian, commercial, but also military use, have been seized by customs officers at the port of Piraeus. They were loaded at the port of Shanghai in China and, according to information from a foreign agency that reached the …

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An earthquake with 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the south coast of the island of Crete near the town of Moires, the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics has announced. Minor material damages, but no injuries have been reported. The earthquake occurred at 9.59 p.m. local time Thursday at a …

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Tourists dressed as Ancient Greeks entered a local bus in Herakleio on the island of Crete. They were wrapped in white bed sheets and had metal laurel wreaths on their heads they had probably brought from some local souvenir shops. A stunned bus passenger shot a video of nostalgia-struck two …

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The United States on Tuesday announced charges in five cases involving alleged efforts to steal technology to benefit China, Russia and Iran including a former Apple Inc engineer and a Greek businessman. The cases detailed at a Justice Department press conference centered on allegations concerning the theft of trade secrets …

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Almost 2/3 of Greeks, that is 66.8%, do not visit a doctor for medical check ups or therapy because they cannot afford pay for the “free” Health services, Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT announced on Wednesday. The findings of ELSTAT’s announal survey on the health of citizens in Greece are “disappointing” …

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All highways in Greece will be toll-free for private cars and motorcycles on elections Sunday, May 21, as well as on Saturday and part of Monday in order to facilitate transportation to and from voting locations. According to the decision by Deputy Infrastructure & Transport Minister Giorgos Karagiannis, tolls will …

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Relatives of 57 passengers who died during the train collision at Tempi in central Greece in February filed charges against railroad officials and politicians, including the Prime Minister, against 17 people in total, on Tuesday. According to Christos Konstantinidis, spokesperson for the association of victims’ relatives, the latter are suing …

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Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America hopes to implement the jurisdiction-wide practice of girls serving in the altar and being tonsured as readers. This would include not just young children, but even students of the Archdiocese’s Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, …

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Cannabis modified in the lab helps reduce cancer cells and other side-effects including those cause by chemotherapy, a study conducted at the University of Athens’ Pharmacy Department has found. The cannabinoid acids found in the cannabis plant, after being specially modified in the lab, appear to significantly reduce the cells …

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Αn unidentified group stole bags containing hundreds of Greek passports on Monday, when a Greek Post driver made a short stop in Kallithea suburb of southern Athens. The incident occurred at approximately 1.45 p.m. when the group broke into delivery truck after the driver pulled over for a few minutes. …

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