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A 28-year-old woman experienced the sheer horror when the ex husband abducted her, beat her and raped her and threatened to set her on fire thus put her hair on fire with a lighter. The new shocking case of domestic violence took place in Corinth, north-eastern Peloponnese, when the 33-year-old …

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From December 1, Greece will have to put into effect the decisions of the Energy Ministers’ Meeting held on Friday, September 30, which provide, among other things, the goal of a mandatory 5% reduction in electricity consumption during peak hours, but also a voluntary reduction by 10% of the total …

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis repeated a call for European action to cap gas prices in an article published by Bloomberg on Monday, in which he accused Russia of having “weaponized energy”. While such a cap carried risks, he said, Europe must “take back control of its gas market and cannot …

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Booster shots against Covid-19 variants Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 started in Greece on Monday. morning. According to recommendations by the National Vaccination Committee this booster shot is for people over 60 years old, those at risk of serious illness, immune-suppressed, as well as front-line health workers and those working with …

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Police in the city of Chania on the island of Crete arrested on Sunday one young Greek man for the rape of a tourist from Sweden. The 21-year-old victim filed a lawsuit and forensic examination confirmed her complaint. The arrestee is aged 23, while a second perpetrator who allegedly participated …

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A US museum has returned a valuable 1,000-year-old Christian manuscript to a monastery in northern Greece it was looted from by Bulgarian forces more than a century ago together with hundreds of other documents and artifacts. The 11th century gospel was formally presented Thursday at the Eikosiphoinissa Monastery, in a …

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In September the European Union-harmonized consumer price index in Greece reached its highest point since the country entered the eurozone, climbing to 12.1% from 11.2% in August, according to estimates Eurostat announced on Friday. Inflation in the eurozone also hit a historic high, reaching a double-digit rate for the first …

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An earthquake rattled with 5 on the Richter scale the island of Crete early Sunday morning. According to Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake occurred at 7:04 and its epicenter was in the sea area 84 km south Goudoura in Lasithi, in the East of the island. Its focal depth was 8 …

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WWF Greece has complained that plastic straws have filled the market despite their ban since 2021, when Greece was one of the first countries to incorporate the EU directive on the single-use plastics into national law Greece was one of the first countries to incorporate into national law the directive …

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EU Energy Ministers reached a political agreement on measures to mitigate high electricity prices: mandatory electricity reduction at 5% in peak hours, cap on market revenues from inframarginal electricity producers and solidarity contribution from fossil fuels producers, the Czech Republic that is currently holding the rotating EU Presidency said in …

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A 56-year-old man shot and killed his 29-year-old partner and their 10-month-old baby and then committed suicide with the same hunting rifle. The femicide took place in the village Lekani near the city of Kavala in North Greece. According to preliminary media information, the perpetrator took both victims to the …

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Temperatures above the seasonal level reaching up to 34 degrees Celsius are forecast over the weekend. However, the “the late Greek summer” will not last long as sharp temperature drop by 6-8 δεγρεεσ is expected from Monday onward, October 3, 2022. Winds coming from the North will be blowing with …

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