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A cry for help by Ippothesis, the Greek Equine Welfare and Protection Society in Greece. With no state support whatsoever, as the usual practice in this country, Ippothesis can no longer cover its expenses for feeding and taking care of the horses it has rescued over the time. All the …

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Authorities on the island of Rhodes in south-east Greece have given an ultimatum of five days to the Voluntary Cat Care Group to remove the structure of the shelter “Cat-House” hosting some 200 animals, among them 60 kittens. The well-known shelter for stray cats in Kallithea, Rhodes, the so-called “Cat …

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There will be two moons in the night sky on Sunday, September 29, 2024. the normal Moon and a so called “mini moon”, a newly discovered asteroid named 2024PT5. The Earth’s “Second Moon” will be visible tonight reportedly also in Greece. Its  first appearance will be after 22:45 local time. …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a bad weather front heading to Greece with stormy winds, a noticeable drop in temperature and heavy rainfalls and storms. Note that the last few days, temperature in large parts of the country has been reaching up to 30-32 …

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Greece and Turkey will explore whether they can start talks aimed at demarcating their maritime zones, Greece’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Neighbors Greece and Turkey, both NATO allies but historic foes, have been at odds for decades over a range of issues from airspace to maritime jurisdiction in the …

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Flight disruptions have affected Athens International Airport after air traffic controllers initiated a go-slow action following disagreements between their union and Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday evening. This action has also impacted several regional airports across the country. Currently, Athens International Airport is managing a maximum of 44 …

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Outage in Greece over the “mysterious” death of a Pakistani national in one of the police stations in downtown Athens. Anti-racist organizations, solidarity groups  and left-wing opposition parties Syriza, New Left and MeRA25 speak of “police cover up”. The body of 37-year-old Mohamed Kamran Asik was delivered to his family …

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Greece’s Data Protection Authority (DPA), the independent body established to supervise the protection of private citizens’ personal data, imposed a fine of  €150,000 on the country’s Ministry of Citizen Protection for violating the relevant law in the process of issuing the new identity card (ID). Following an investigation, the DPA …

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The Grande Dame of the Greek music, Marinella, suffered a brain stroke while performing on the stage of Herodion Ancient Theater in downtown Athens on Wednesday night. She has been in the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital also on Thursday, with the next 48 hours to be critical …

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A film-like robbery of a cash transporting van at gunpoint and a loot of over one million euros in cash took place in Lavrio, in southeastern Attica on Thursday. According to initial media reports, four robbers armed with Kalashnikov rifles, wearing white overalls and surgical masks held the two-men crew …

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Α 14-year-olf boy was arrested after he threatened to “smash” the face of a teacher. The incident took place in a school in Alimos, suburb of southern Athens, on Wednesday. The teacher had summoned the boy to the principal’s office after she caught him using a mobile phone in the …

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Greek warship ‘Elli’ will participate in evacuation operations of foreign nationals from Lebanon if requested as Israel escalates attacks. Greece has deployed frigate “Elli” to the wider region of Lebanon in order to assist in the evacuation of foreign nationals as Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon, reports To Vima. The news …

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