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Wildfire raging on Evia: Evacuations, wind turbine exploded

A wildfire in the forest area of Petries in south Evia has forced the evacuation of at least two villages and brought a wind turbine to explosion that put in danger the lives of firefighters and volunteers. One firefighter has been injured. The firefighter was slightly injured with burns in …

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Agios Fokas: The creepy islet nobody cares to visit (video)

A creepy, eerie islet where silence prevails and only the waves of the Myrtoan Sea crash furiously on its rocky shores. Thirteen kilometers after Monemvasia, in south Peloponnese, the road ends at the secluded beach and the village of Agios Fokas. Only a mew meters away from the shore, there …

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Covid-19 Greece weekly: 35 deaths, increase in hospitalizations and infections

Hard epidemiological indicators of Covid-19 such as deaths and positivity are constantly increasing in Greece, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly report published on Thursday. At the same time, EODY repeated protection instructions to vulnerable groups of the population urging them to be particularly careful as …

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SYRIZA expels controversial MP Polakis from parliamentary group

Controversial SYRIZA MP and former Deputy Health Minister Pavlos Polakis was expelled from the party’s parliamentary group on Thursday evening after a decision of Stefanos Kasselakis following an incident in parliament. Polakis was expelled apparently for “bullying’ an aide to Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis during a parliamentary debate on the …

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“Blue Flag” removed from 22 beaches in Greece (Full List)

A total of 22 beaches throughout Greece lost the “Blue Flag”, the Greek chapter of the global institution announced on Thursday, July 25, 2024. According to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, the “Blue Flags”  may have been removed from 22 beaches but the quality of the swimming …

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98% of Greeks believe Corruption widespread in the country

The overwhelming majority of Greeks believe that corruption is widespread in the country and that this phenomenon has increased in the last three years. According to the Eurobarometer survey in 2024, Greece ranks first in corruption issues within the European Union. 98% of Greeks believe that there is corruption n …

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Heatwave of July was the longest in Greece since 1980

The heatwave of July was the longest in Greece since 1980, the meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens reported on Thursday. Temperature consistently exceeded 37 degrees Celsiusfor sixteen consecutive days, the report stressed. The heatwave of July 2024 -July 8-23 – lasted 16 days, surpassing the heatwave of …

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Greece signs LOA for the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets

Greece has officially signed a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) with Washington for the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Thursday. “We are building a powerful military force by purchasing the most advanced fighter jet in the world,” the Minister said during a visit to the …

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Greece marks 50. anniversary of restoration of democracy

Τhey were all there at the reception at the Presidential Mansion’s gardens on Wednesday evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece after the colonel’s junta in 1974. The Prime Minister and government ministers, leaders of opposition parties, leaders of the Armed Forces as well …

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Etna volcano: Ashes and sulfuric gases reached Greece (video)

A mixture of volcanic ash and sulfuric gases ejected from Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, reached parts of Greece on Tuesday afternoon. Mount Etna erupted again on Monday night, July 22, with volcanic activity peaking on Tuesday at 10:30 am (Greek time). By Tuesday afternoon, a mixture of volcanic …

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Guards at e-ticketed archaeological sites, museums on work stoppage, July 25

Guards at the site of the Acropolis and all archaeological sites and museums using electronic tickets will hold a four-hour warning strike from 8:00 to 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 24, 2024, they said today, Wednesday. Their union PEYFA said that the work stoppage was decided to protest a decision …

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