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High levels of arsenic have been detected in the local water supply of two villages in Halkidiki, northern Greece with the residents of Nea Triglia and Nea Plagia to express their concern. According to the municipality, an additional treatment stage is necessary to remove the arsenic, and installation procedures are …

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Τhe board of the Union of Shipowners and Cruise Ships held a meeting with  Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Christos Stylianidis on Wednesday. Top on the agenda was the recent implementation of an increased passenger fee as well as the crisis in the Middle East. Greece’s Tourism Ministry …

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A  UN Anti-Torture Task Force is currently visiting Athens to investigate the recent deaths of two migrants in police stations of the Greek capital. the Unit is assigned to investigate and inspect cases of possible torture, mistreatment, and violations of prisoners’ human rights. The UN unit called the “Subcommittee on …

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The popular and free tours of Athens by licensed tour guides are back, the Municipality of Athens announced on Tuesday. Starting on the weekend of October 12-13, 2024, the current schedule will continue to October 30, in collaboration between the city’s Organization for Culture, Sports and Youth (OPANDA) and the …

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Greek Police ordered an internal investigation against at least one riot police officer filmed using violence against a woman during a pro-Palestinian protest rally in central Athens on Monday. Multiple videos shot by other protesters and posted on social media, showed riot police officers approaching a woman protester. One of …

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Seventeen countries within the Schengen Zone, including Greece, are calling for a revision of the legal framework to enable more “effective” returns of individuals who do not have the right to remain in the European Union. Ahead of the EU Interior Ministers’ Council on Thursday 10, October  in Luxembourg and …

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Two teenagers brothers stabbed their cousin in the middle of a road in central Athens late on Monday. The victim, found by police on motorcycle in a lake of blood in Kypseli district of the Greek capital, died short time after he was transferred to a hospital.. The siblings, aged …

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Passengers trains in Greece will not operate on Thursday, 10. October 2024, due to a 24-hour strike announced by the Hellenic Train workers’ union and thus the driving personnel. UPDATE: A court in Athens declared the 24h strike by Hellenic Train drivers as “illegal”. So, there will be no strike, …

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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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