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Greek-flagged tanker “Sounion” has being attacked by two small Houthis’ boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. There were no casualties reported among the 25 crew members onboard, but the Greek-flagged vessel has lost the …

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Two bear cubs were found dead at the Ammochori junction on the Florina-Kozani national highway on Monday morning. Their mother was nearby and refused to go. The cubs were found by drivers near Florina and suspicion is high that they were killed by a car. Staff of the bear sanctuary …

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The platform for the first financial support to those affected by the wildfire in north-eastern Attica and Athens was opened today, Tuesday, August 20,2014. In platform arogi.gov.gr citizens, farmers and business people can submit their applications to receive the financial aid. All those seeking the financial support need to submit …

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A 19-year-old teenager boy was killed on Monday after an accident at a fun park in Halkidiki, northern Greece. The teenager sustained massive head injuries as he was flung from a spinning chair ride when his seat came unstuck. He died on the spot. One of his brothers was on …

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A 50-day-old migrant infant survived on milk formula mixed with sea water on a rocky islet on the island of Tilos in south-eastern Aegean sea. The baby, his parents and more migrants were stranded on a rocky, not easy to access area over the beach and thus for three days. …

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They were supposed to collect snakes from the fields and bring them to the church of Virgin Mary of the Snakes – Snakes Panagia – on the eve of her Dormition Day on the  island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. However,  the three men accidentally picked up also a …

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Greek police has proceeded to one arrest and 17 detentions of people looting and suspected for looting homes in the fire-affected areas of north-eastern Attica. Among the detainees were 10 members of the Roma community, while another Roman man was arrested in Penteli suburb on Thursday, media reported. The 46-year-old …

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Vaccination against the Monkey pox (mpox) is available to the Greek public as of July 22, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday. Τhe minister’s  statement came after the World Health Organization’s (WHO) announcement on Wednesday that the spread of mpox constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. “The …

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Some 78 homes were either permanently or temporarily marked an inhabitable by over 60 inspectors of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry after the fire that broke out in north-eastern Attica and Athens on Sunday. From Tuesday to Wednesday, inspector groups checked homes and businesses in the East Attica …

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The captain of a ferry boat was arrested on Friday after a video showed dangerous  incident at the port of the island of Andros, Cyclades islands, on Thursday afternoon. ΤHe arrest followed a lawsuit filed by the driver of a private car. The footage showed a car on the edge …

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Coast guard officers on the island of Tinos have detained 14 passengers after a brawl broke out on a ferry sailing to the mainland in Attica. According to media reports, the fight stated when two men swung at each other, with some eyewitnesses reporting that one of the two had …

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An eight-year-old girl has drowned in the swimming pool of a children summer camp in Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, on Tuesday. One arrest within a few hours after the tragedy. Nobody of the camp personnel had taken notice of the girl’s drowning until they started to count the children after …

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Traders are moving Russian diesel cargoes to a new ship-to-ship (STS) loadings site in the northern Aegean Sea, as Western sanctions hit vessels carrying fuel loaded in Russian ports, LSEG and market sources data show. Since a full European Union embargo on importing Russian oil products took effect in February …

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Unprecedented: Locals in a small village on the island of Kefalonia asked for a postponement of a funeral in order not to cancel the annual festival, the major event in the village. According to local media artinos.gr, a few days ago, a small village in Kefalonia was faced with an …

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Greek police arrested two teenager boys, aged 15 and 16, for staring a fire in low vegetation area in the area of Terpsithea in Ano Glyfada, south-eastern Athens, on Monday afternoon. The high school students had fired fireworks “for fun” as they confessed to police. However, the fun for the …

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The charred body of a woman was found late on Monday in a crafts facility that was severely damaged by the fire in Patima of Halandri, in north-east Athens. The body was identified to belong to a 65-year-old woamn from Moldavia who worked in the facility for the last 25 …

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Femicide in Greece: A 65-year-old man shot his 59-year-old wife dead and then took his own life in Lamia, Central Greece, on Monday afternoon. According to local media lamiareport.gr, it was neighbors in the suburb Pangrati of Lamia of the couple who heard loud sounds of a gun and informed …

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The number of deaths rose to 40  and Covid-19 infections apparently decreased the week July 29 – August 4, 2024, Greece’s National Health Care organization EODY said in its weekly report published today, Thursday. the weekly report contains also information about deaths and new infections with the West Nile Virus. …

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Greece’s government is considering to increase the landing price in Santorini for cruise ship passengers, following the example of Venice, as the island in the Aegean Sea is under immense pressure by visiting tourists. The increase in the “ticket” price for cruise ship passengers from 2 euros  currently, to €10 …

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Police has arrested a 65-year-old university professor who is accused of setting four fires in June in the area of Vari, south-eastern Attica. According to state broadcaster ERT, the suspect was a sociology professor at Panteion University and also taught at the Officer Academy of the Greek Police, while he …

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