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A man has been missing and three people were rescued after a tourist boat sank off the island of Rhodes, in the south-eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday afternoon. A big Search And Rescue operation was immediately launched with the participation of vessels from the Greek Coast Guard and Frontex, one …

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Greece’s population has been “steadily and consistently” declining in recent decades and the country’s low birth rate is the biggest challenge that Greece will face in the future, according to delegates at the 15th Panhellenic Conference of Small Islands held on October 4-6 on the island of Milos. They noted …

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Temperature in Greece will gradually rise up to 32-34 degrees Celsius until Saturday, 12 October,  2024, according to the latest data the weather service of the  National Observatory of Athens meteo.gr. The atmospheric circulation will favor the transfer of warm air masses to Greece in the next few days. Especially …

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Just a week before his 100th birthday, beloved composer Mimis Plessas died last Saturday, his wife Loukila Carrer made known. Plessas’ music featured in scores of films, television shows and theatrical productions and provided the soundtrack to millions of Greeks’ lives. Video: Mimis Plessas Best of Born in Athens on …

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Incumbent PASOK-KINAL party leader Nikos Androulakis will face off against Athens Mayor Haris Doukas next Sunday, in the second round of PASOK’s internal party leadership elections. The first round of election was nail-biting until after Sunday midnight due to the very close race for the 2nd position, between Mayor Haris …

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British submarine “‘HMS Trooper” that disappeared in October 1943 while on secret mission in the Aegean Sea has been found at a depth of 253 meters in the Ikarian Sea, between the islands of Ikaria and Kos and near Turkey. The submarine is the eighth submarine to be located by …

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Two earthquakes stroke with magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale the regions of Crete and Thiva on Monday morning. The first earthquake occurred  on the island of Crete at 8:54 with epicenter 24 km south-southeast of Zakros on the island’s eastern coast. Its focal depth was 5.7 km and it …

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An unbelievable complaint regarding the hospital in Aigio, northern Peloponnese: the hospital asked 20 euro for tests to be conducted to a firefighter, member of an Albanian mission that came to Greece to help contain the big wildfire in Xylokastro. The firefighter, a member of the Albanian mission that was …

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Former conservative ND prime ministers Kostas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras are turning their backs on Kyriakos Mitsotakis as they will not attend the street party for the 50th anniversary of the New Democracy scheduled to take place in Rigillis Square in downtown Athens on Friday afternoon. In a coordinated action …

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A group of Israeli tourists on vacation to the island of Rhodes allegedly carried out an unprovoked attack against a gathering of solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon, organized by unions and agencies of the island, media reported. Specifically, on Thursday afternoon, Following a call by the Rhodes …

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Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled that tips to delivery workers are “salary” and have to be taxed accordingly, including social security contributions. “Tips” are now considered additional income, will be taxed as salary and  targeted by the tax authorities. According to the SC ruling, even the small amount left by …

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The Cats Killer who stabbed to death stray animals, mostly cats and kittens,  in the city of Volos, central Greece, has been arrested by police, charged for six felonies and a fine of 100,000 euros. The 31-year-old man was arrested by police on Wednesday evening after he was identified from …

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