June 8, 2023
ND candidate proposes “triage” for terminal cancer patients (UPD)
New Democracy candidate and Medical professor Spyros Pneumatikos considers terminal cancer patients…
June 8, 2023
Earthquake strikes with 4.8R central Greece, felt in Athens
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred early Thursday afternoon in Atalanti, cent…
June 8, 2023
Tourist dies in Halkidiki after ambulance arrives over an hour later
A 63-year-old woman, a cruise tourist, died in Ouranoupolis, Halkidiki, when she fainted during lunc…
June 8, 2023
Two injured in helicopter on emergency landing on Kefalonia
Two men were injured after a helicopter made an emergency landing in a field on the island of Kefalo…
June 8, 2023
Countless offerings by ancient Greek worshipers unearthed on Kythnos
Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “c…
June 7, 2023
Tourists turn their back to Mykonos and Santorini due to exorbitant prices
Tourists are turning their back on Greece’s most famous destinations, the islands of Mykonos a…
June 7, 2023
Priest in Athens suspended for placing Girls as “Altar Servers”
A Greek Orthodox priest in Athens was suspended and banned from practicing sacraments because he had…
June 7, 2023
Convicted murder of Caroline Crouch waives his appeal for better sentence
Babis Anagnostoppoulos, the convicted husband of murdered Caroline Crouch, announced through his law…
June 7, 2023
Missing WWII British submarine “H.M.S. Triumph” discovered in the Aegean (video)
Missing British submarine “H.M.S. Triumph”, whose true fate had been shrouded in mystery…
June 7, 2023
19-year-old pregnant woman and her baby die waiting for ambulance over 5 hours
A 19-year-old pregnant woman has died on Tuesday morning while waiting for an ambulance. Both the mo…
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Greek authorities on Sunday rescued a total of 91 people stranded on an islet in Evros river. it is the second large group that stranded in the area in the last 3 days. According to police, a group of “migrants were brought to Greek territory by a smuggler who transported …
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Mitsotakis infected with Covid-19, cancels visit to Mt. Athos
New Democracy leader and former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been infected with Covid-19 and cancelled a visit to the monks Republic on Mt Athos. It is the second time, Mitsotakis is infected with Covid-19. The first time it was in March 2022 when he was test-positive after a meeting …
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Two cargo vessels collide off Chios island; Turkish cargo rejects Greek SAR (video)
Two cargo vessels collided 9 nautical miles North-North-West of the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea on Friday afternoon. While the Turkish vessel is taking water, its captain has refused aid by the Greek Coast Guard. The vessels with flags of Vanuatu -ANT- and Singapore – POTENTIA- have …
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8 more men arrested in Colonos rape and pimping case of a minor
Greek Police arrested another eight men over the last two days involved in the rape of the 12-year-old girl in Colonos that was pimped by a neighbor. Seven men, 2 Greeks and 5 foreign nationals aged 20 to 52, were arrested on Thursday and were brought to prosecutor on Friday. …
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Ex chief of Greece’s General Staff Michalis Kostarakos passes away at 67
Former chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), retired General Michalis Kostarakos, passed away at the age of 67. After a prolonged battle with health issues, he passed away on Friday afternoon at the 424 Military Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Kostarakos held the position of GEETHA chief …
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Evros: A caravan of 135 migrants incl 53 children crossed into Greece
A caravan with over 130 migrants was detected by Greek border guards near the village of Nea Vyssa near the Evros river, the natural border with Turkey, in an area where there is no border fence. A total of 135 immigrants illegally crossed on foot from Turkey to Evros and …
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Drop in coronavirus infections and flu cases; 45 deaths in a week
New cases of both coronavirus and of influenza (flu) dropped slightly over the week of May 22-28, according to the weekly report by the National Public Health Organization (EODY), published on Thursday. Hospital admissions for coronavirus also decreased last week, dropping 2% overall compared to the average weekly for admissions …
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US Congressmen open way to sale of F-35 to Greece
The last of four signatures by leading US Congressmen in foreign relations committees at the Senate and House of Representatives opened the way on Thursday towards the proposed sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to Greece. According to procedure, the US State Department approached the relevant foreign relations committees to …
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Greece Weather Warning: Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a weather deterioration with very strong rainfalls and thunderstorms. The bad weather front will mostly affect the Greek South islands Crete, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the eastern Aegean. The deterioration is temporary from the morning hours of Friday, …
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43 beaches in Athens safe for swimming, 7 not; PAKOE Analysis Full List
The Center for Ecological Research (PAKOE) published on Thursday, June 1, its annual evaluation on the stand of beaches water in the southern coast of Athens and Attica. As every year, PAKOE micro-biologically analyzed samples of seawater from 50 beaches along the Athens Riviera, from Piraeus to Vouliagmeni, in south-east. …
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EU Parliament lifts immunity of SYRIZA and ND MEPs
The plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels voted earlier on Thursday in favor of lifting the immunity two Greek MEPs: Alexis Georgoulis from SYRIZA and Maria Spyraki from New Democracy. Georgoulis has been facing charges for alleged sexual abuse, while Spyraki is under investigation for alleged Georgoulis, an …
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Greek man and foreign national missing on Crete found
Τwo young men, a Greek and a foreigner, who have been missing since Tuesday in north-eastern Crete were found at a rocky outcrop by volunteers on Thursday morning. The two men left with the lifeguard’s boat from the hotel where they worked in Hersonissos in order to reach the island …
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ND candidate proposes “triage” for terminal cancer patients (UPD)
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Mitsotakis infected with Covid-19, cancels visit to Mt. Athos
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Two cargo vessels collide off Chios island; Turkish cargo rejects Greek SAR (video)
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Ex chief of Greece’s General Staff Michalis Kostarakos passes away at 67
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US Congressmen open way to sale of F-35 to Greece
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EU Parliament lifts immunity of SYRIZA and ND MEPs
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Controversial politician and ex FM Theodoros Pangalos dies at 84
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Greece officially in pre-elections period until June 25
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NOVARTIS executives acquitted of giving bribes; prosecutor seeks to charge 15 doctors
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Erdogan secures another 5 years as Turkey’s President
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MP for a day: 300 lawmakers sworn in on Sunday, Parliament to be dissolved on Monday
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EU and ECB end electricity and energy support measures for citizens
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New Democracy: VAT reduction in food will benefit the wealthy
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Greek bond yield falls to 10-month low
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Moody’s: New ND gov’t in Greece will be ‘credit positive’, lead to ‘large debt reduction’
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Hoteliers on Crete threaten staff with €5,000 penalty if they quit job