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A power-outage paralyzed the island of Crete following an explosion at the power plant of the Public Power Corporation in Linoperamata by Heraklio on Friday. The blackout caused major  problems in traffic, airports, hospitals and army facilities, while dozens of citizens were trapped in elevators.  “The power has been restored …

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Two people on a motorbike threw a hand grenade at the police booth outside the Russian Consulate in Athens on Friday morning. “Last night, two strangers, riding by the consulate of the Russian Embassy on a bike, threw an explosive device at a police booth located near the consulate… Minor damage has been inflicted,” the …

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A truly …nice Greek atmosphere at the plenary of Greece’s private sector unions umbrella GSEE.The hall turned into a boxing match, after unionists of the Confederation delivered a scuffle with members of the Communist party union PAME. Swears flew through the air, punches ended on shoulders, some unionists left with …

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The gunman of New Zealand massacre Brentan Tarrant not only stopped in Athens International Airport twice when he took his trip to Europe. He also stayed in the country for at  least 15 days, media report on Saturday evening. The 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant was reportedly transit at the Αthens airport …

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Athens International Airport Elefterios Venizelos in Athens was set on high alert Friday afternoon, after an unknown caller claimed that there would be a hijack on one of the airplanes arriving from London today. The call was made at one of the commercial stores of the airport, around 3 o …

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The brutal killer of dozens of innocent worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch has identified himself as Brenton Tarrant from Australia. He had accounts on social media, Twitter, Facebook, and forum platforms where he had announced his plans to carry out the attack already two days before the …

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A stunning action by the chairman of the Public Hospital Workers Union, POEDIN. After a protest outside the Labor Ministry, POEDIN chairman Michalis Giannakos moved to the sculpture of Dromeas and laid a few flowers and a small cardboard with the pictures of some ministers and a phrase reading “They …

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“I arrived at the gate two minutes after it was closed. I saw the other passengers getting on board and I was really upset they wouldn’t let me in,” Antonis Mavropoulos told private Alpha TV on Sunday evening. He was still in shock. It was “pure luck” or a sequence …

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The island group of Dodecanes came under a brief occupation by the British from 1945 until 1947, when they were ceded to Greece with the Treaty of Peace. Τhe British occupation ended formally on 7. March 1948, the Dodecanese were untied with the Motherland. Reason for the islanders to celebrate …

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One man died and eight others were injured after a fight between two groups of inmates broke out in the psychiatric unit of maximum-security prison Korydallos in Athens late on Thursday. The inmates had make-shift knives, media report. The fight broke out between Albanian, Russian-speaking Greeks and Georgian inmates. The …

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More than 157 people illegally obtained driving licenses after paying a bribe between 400 and 2,500 euros to employees of the Transport Directorate on the island of Corfu, in the Central Greece’s cities of Karditsa, Lamia and Trikala, as well as in Corinth and Lakonia, Peloponnese. In many cases, the …

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On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Barbie, company Mattel has honored NASA’s Greek researcher, Eleni Antoniadou,with a special doll. It is the first Greek Barbie Role Model. The scientist Barbie is aiming to inspire millions of girls around the world to follow their dreams and become what they …

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A shocking report about Greece’s demographic problem was revealed at the Parliamentary Committee dealing with the issue. Demographers speak of  ‘extremely low’ birth rates, in the sense that there are 1.24 births per couple. The report predicts that at the end of the next 20 years (2035) the population of …

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Authorities in Northern Greece have arrested a Bulgarian citizen for trafficking babies. The 38-year-old man was arrested while he was trying to return to Bulgaria although arrest warrants were issued there as well. According to media, the man would find poor mothers in Bulgaria, offered them a price and bring …

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A Holocaust-themed game created by a Greek company has shocked the Jewish community and prompted their outcry. The company “Great Escape” created an escape-room game with direct reference to Steven Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List.” The outcry by the Jewish Community prompted the company to change the game name into “Secret …

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A horror flight for passengers of Sky Express from Athens to the island of Limnos on Monday night. Fe 25, 2019.  Fifteen minutes after the takeoff, a deafening noise was heard, and the aircraft began to tremble very loudly. Immediately panic broke out in the cabin, passenger wore life-jackets and …

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Norwegian cruiser “Viking Jupiter” crashed at the pier of the port of Piraeus on Thursday morning. According to media reports, the cruiser with 607 passengers and 483 crew members on board was at the process of arrival when it crashed with the right side due to the stormy winds. The …

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Another 18 people lost their lives due to flu during February 3-10, raising the death toll of flu victims to 56, Greece’s Disease Control & Prevention KEELPNO announced on Thursday. In the same period, another 40 people were admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the country’s hospitals. There is …

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Turkish authorities have arrested a Greek citizen in the area of Evros river. According to preliminary information, the man was trying to enter Turkey illegally. According to Turkish authorities, the Greek citizen is a 50-year-old convict identified with the name initials M. A. The man was arrested after he illegally …

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Ioannis Sakkaros is 26 years old and Greek. He is a driver of a diesel vehicle and very angry. He is still relatively unknown. That could change. Every week he leads more protesters to the streets of Stuttgart, in South-West Germany. Sakkaros is the leader of the German “Yellow Vests,” …

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