August 17, 2022
Greece Heatwave Warning: Temperature to reach 41° Celsius
Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued an emergency report on Wednesday, warnin…
August 17, 2022
Greece accuses Turkey of pushing migrants into Greek territory
Greece has accused Turkey of pushing migrants into Greek territory. The accusations were made by Mig…
August 17, 2022
Ntrismpioti, Tentoglou win Gold for Greece at European Championships Munich 2022
Race walker Antigoni Ntrismpioti and long jumper Miltos Tentoglou won gold medals at the European Ch…
August 16, 2022
Greece: 73.710 coronavirus cases, 258 deaths; distribution
Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday 73,710 confirmed coronavirus cases in the wee…
August 16, 2022
Heatwave to hit Greece with up 40°-42° Celsius; risk of fires
Meteorologists forecast high temperatures in Greece in the coming days, around 4 to 7 degrees Celsiu…
August 15, 2022
39 Syrian refugees finally evacuated from Evros river
After several days and following pressure and general outcry, Greek authorities announced that they …
August 15, 2022
Chania airport temporarily closed after US Air Force fighter jet reports landing problem
The airport of Chania was closed on Monday afternoon after a US Air Force fighter jet reported a tec…
August 14, 2022
Boris Johnson goes shopping in Greek supermarket (video)
Boris Johnson and his wife are on holiday in Greece and they were seen and filmed at a supermarket i…
August 14, 2022
Impressive and scary waterspout in Halkidiki (pcts, vids)
An impressive and at the same time terrifying waterspout was formed close to the coast on the first …
August 13, 2022
August in Athens? Organized and free beaches for a cool swim
In Athens mid-August? Longing for a refreshing swim at a beach nearby? There are plenty of beaches a…
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The airport of Chania was closed on Monday afternoon after a US Air Force fighter jet reported a technical problem that would hindering it form landing. Arrivals and departures were temporarily halted, while also vehicle traffic to and from the airport was stopped. According to local news website flashnews.gr, it …
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Ex reality show contestant arrest: €1.5 million in cash and drugs
Greek Police seized a total of 1,513,555 euros in cash and amounts of cocaine, cannabis and other drugs, in the car and in the home of a 34-year-old former reality TV show contestant who forcibly drove into a courthouse parking lot in Athens on Saturday morning. 1.2 million mostly in …
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Summer rainstorm floods Volos; two injured; Wind-spout on Lemnos
It started to pour in Volos short before 5 o’ clock Sunday afternoon and within an hour the heavy rainstorm lasted, it flooded main roads, homes and businesses in the capital of the regional unit of Magnisia in Central Greece. Two people were injured. The phenomenon hit the …
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Boris Johnson goes shopping in Greek supermarket (video)
Boris Johnson and his wife are on holiday in Greece and they were seen and filmed at a supermarket in Nea Makri, a seaside resort village in eastern Attica. The outgoing Prime Minister of Great Britain was recognized by several customers of a well-known chain on Saturday, who immediately grabbed …
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Air ambulance missions from Greece’s islands soar in summer 2022
The number of air ambulance missions collecting patients is expected to hit a decade high following the increase in tourist traffic ιν σθμμερ 2022. It is mostly patients in need of medical care who are flown from the islands to hospitals on Greece’s mainland or a big island nearby. Indicatively, …
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Earthquake strikes with 4R the island of Lefkada
An earthquake stroke with magnitude 4 on the Richter scale the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea on Sunday afternoon. The tremor occurred a few minutes before 3 o’ clock, south-west of the village of Vassiliki. According to Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter was 4 km West-SouthWest of Vassiliki and …
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Impressive and scary waterspout in Halkidiki (pcts, vids)
An impressive and at the same time terrifying waterspout was formed close to the coast on the first “leg” of Halkidiki peninsula on Sunday morning. Immediately sunbathers at the beach of Xenia by the village of Paliouri in the south of Kassandra grabbed their mobiles to capture the spectacular phenomenon. …
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40 refugees stranded on Evros islet; child dies after scorpion stung; calls on their rescue
A group of some 40 migrants have been stranded on an islet in Evros River since the beginning of August. Among them a 5-year-old girl from Syria that was stung by a scorpion and died. However, the girl’s body remains unburied. Greek authorities call on Turkey to take care of …
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Earthquake strikes with 4.8R the island of Samos
An earthquake stroke the island of Samos with 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale early Sunday morning. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Greece, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea area, 27 km North-North-East from the island’s capital Vathi and had focal depth 11.8 km. Other seismological …
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August in Athens? Organized and free beaches for a cool swim
In Athens mid-August? Longing for a refreshing swim at a beach nearby? There are plenty of beaches along the Athens Riviera, along the whole regional unit of Attica, some of them organized and some free for all. Free beaches have no sunbeds but some like in Glyfada (Blue Flag) and …
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August Full Moon major events in Athens, Thessaloniki
The Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum as well as the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki are only some of the Greek museums celebrating the August full moon on Friday, August 12, 2022 with special events with entrance free of charge. 105 archaeological sites, museums, historical monuments will …
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10-year-old arsonist confesses the start of two forest fires on Lesvos
A just 10-year-old boy was arrested for staring forest fires on the island of Lesvos. The underage arsonist told police that he was starting fires because he liked to watch firefighters putting them out. The boy admitted responsibility for two recent fires in small forests in the area of Agia …
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Kythera: 236 refugees stranded in 48 hours on an island with no migrant facilities
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USA warns Turkey of S-400 from Russia or else face sanctions
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Greece accuses Turkey of pushing migrants into Greek territory
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Iran tanker retrieves oil seized by US, set to leave Greece
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39 Syrian refugees finally evacuated from Evros river
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Boris Johnson goes shopping in Greek supermarket (video)
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40 refugees stranded on Evros islet; child dies after scorpion stung; calls on their rescue
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Turkish fighter jets conduct 72 violations of Greece’s airspace on a single day
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EU Commission calls for investigation of phone tapping scandal in Greece
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Erdogan ‘s fiesta before drill ship Abdulhamid Han sets sail to exploration well
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Parliament to convey for a debate over wiretapping scandal at extraordinary session
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Tax revenue in Jan-July 2022 “higher” than Greece expected
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EU Commission: Enhanced surveillance of Greece will not be prolonged past August 20
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License for the construction of 200-meter-high skyscraper in Athens Riviera issued
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“Tourism proved this year, it is Greece’s heavy industry,” says Minister
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Inflation in Greece at 11.6% in July, with natural gas to strike +178.9%