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City of Athens takes measures for the long hot summer

The City of Athens has taken measures to enable citizens and vulnerable groups to cope with high temperatures and heatwaves, to protect parks and forests from fires and to help strays survive the hot days. As of Tuesday, June 25, 2024, the municipality of Athens opens up air-conditioned spaces, provides …

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61 arrests for domestic violence on a single day, says Minister

Greek police made 61 arrests on Sunday, of which approximately half were in Attica, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis said on Tuesday in an interview with the ERTnews TV, referring to the issue of domestic violence. In addition, Chrisochoidis emphasised that there have been 550 incidents of domestic violence over …

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Threats against Cyprus ‘entirely unacceptable’, Greece tells Turkey

“Greece does not accept recommendations on how to exercise its policy and protect its national interests,” diplomatic sources stressed on Tuesday, in response to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan statements that “Cyprus, Greece should ‘stay away’ from Middle East matters.” “During the Middle East crisis, Greece has maintained a stance …

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Hydra Fire: Yacht captain and 12 crew members arrested

The captain and the 12 crew members of luxury yacht Persephoni I from which fireworks were allegedly were thrown and sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra on Friday night have been arrested. They were arrested after the yacht docked in the Athens Riviera on Saturday noon. The …

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Houthi aerial drone hits Greek-owned ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and

An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting shipping in the vital maritime corridor. The attack comes as the US has sent the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower …

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German hiker missing on Crete found dead in ravine

A 67-year-old German hiker who was reported missing on Sunday in Crete has been found dead on Monday. The man was spending vacations with his wife who also alerted authorities about her missing husband. The man’s body was found in a inaccessible area, in a ravine near Sentoni beach, on …

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Fires are sweeping in SW Greece; one dead

A 55-year-old man has died while he was assisting firefighters to extinguish a wildfire in the village Myrtia, Peloponnese, one of the many in central and southern Greece on Friday. It is suggested that the man have died of strong smoke inhalation, an autopsy will determine the exact causes of …

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UPD Femicide: 81-year-old stabs wife to death, attempts suicide

One more femicide in Greece: An 81-year-old man murdered his 73-year-old wife with a screwdriver in Alexandroupolis, north-eastern Greece on Friday morning. Following the crime, he attempted to commit suicide by drinking bleach. According to local media, neighbors saw the man on the balcony shouting “I killed my wife!”  They …

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Justice Ministry tightens laws against domestic violence offenders

Greece’s Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis announced 13 of amendments and additional provisions aiming at tackling a rising social problems as the number of domestic violence incidents have been increasing on daily basis. The new laws do not increase sentences to offenders, however, it tightens provisions for the pre-trial period. 1,000 …

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Energean to sell its portfolio in Egypt, Italy and Croatia

Energean announced an agreement to sell its portfolio in Egypt, Italy and Croatia to Carlyle International Energy Partners for a price of up to 945 million dollars and not less than 820 million dolalrs. The price according to Energean is more than three times the cost of acquiring the specific …

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Extreme Fire Danger on June 21, Greece’s Civil Protection warns

Greece’s Civil Protection and Climate Crisis ministry issued a warning of Extreme Fire Danger for tomorrow, Friday, June 21, 2024. According to the Fire Risk Prediction Map there is Extreme Fire Danger – (Category 5) for the region of Attica and Very High Danger (Category 4) for several other regions. …

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