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A mother and her two children aged 9 and 10, were pulled out of  a car that fell off a cliff in the region of Rethymon Prefecture, Crete, on Tuesday. A woman was reportedly driving between Sisses and Aloides, when she lost control of the car that plunged into an …

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The Greek state has suffered a loss totaling 241 million euros from not claiming back the rebates from the pharma industry. This was denounced by the Minister of Health, Andreas Xanthos, and Labor, Efi Achtsioglou, in an extraordinary press conference. The loss suffered by the Greek State over the period …

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Ferry services around Greece resumed normal operation after strong winds started to abate on Wednesday. Ships were banned from sailing on Wednesday morning due to powerful winds reaching up to 9 and even 10 Beaufort. The Aghia Marina-Nea Styra and Kavala-Prinos ferry links were not running still at 2 p.m. …

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Greece has entered a period of economic growth that puts it “among the best performers in the eurozone.” This rather striking judgement comes from the International Monetary Fund in a new report on the Greek economy. A senior IMF official said there were a lot of positive developments to point …

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Ferries and ships remain docked at the ports of Rafina and Lavrio in Attica and other ports across Greece on Wednesday, due to strong winds blowing with intensity of up to 9 Beaufort and locally up to 10 B. Ferry links Aghia Marina-Nea Styra, Kavala-Prinos, Kavala-Thassos, Kyllini-Zakynthos and Kyllini-Kefalonia are …

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All flights of Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 are suspended in Greek airports after the decision of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA decided to suspend all flights of the two above models in the European airspace, following the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft short after its …

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Employers in Greece reported the strongest hiring outlook in 11 years in the country, according to the latest survey by the Greek branch of staffing firm Manpower Group, which was released on Tuesday. Employment outlook for the second quarter of this year rose to 21 percent, up from 18 percent …

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A spectacular temperature drop from up to 19 degrees Celsius has been recorded in northern Greece, and specifically in West Macedonia in the last 24 hours. While temperature reached 20.6°C on Monday noon, the thermometer showed 1.9°C at 13:30 Tuesday noon. Three hours later, strong winds started to blow and …

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The European Union’s top General Court denied access to a European Central Bank (ECB) document which underpinned its decision to freeze vital funding to Greek banks in 2015, that resulted in forcing Athens to impose capital controls. Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and German left-wing parliamentarian Fabio De Masi(Die …

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Almost 13 years after cremations were legalized in Greece, Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis signed a decision to allow the construction of the much anticipated cremation facilicity in Athens. The Minister’s decision determines the place and the conditions under which the facility will operate and as designed and proposed …

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For ten days, she was sleeping next to her dead partner, she was talking to him and she would even cook for him, the German national, the number one suspect for the death of real estate agent in Halandri, reportedly told police. The 56-year-old German national even admitted to have …

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The International Monetary Fund Executive Board concluded its first post-bailout program monitoring of Greece. The country’s debt servicing capacity is “adequate” the IMF report notes and cites “rising risks” especially from banks, benefits as well as court decisions about retroactively annulling pension cuts. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT TV, the …

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