The father of five minors would force them to dig a land plot for no obvious reason. He would leave them without food. He would force them to meditation telling them it would help them be obedient and avoid being beaten. He would not allow them to make friends with …
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Train employees to launch work stoppages and 24h strike, Mar 5-6/2018
There will changes and cancellations on all railway services in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras, as well as the trains to Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, on Monday and Tuesday due to work stoppages held by railway employees. According to the Panhellenic Railway Employees Federation, three-hour work stoppages will be held …
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“Cause of death was chocking,” says coroner about newborn in garbage bin
Shocking details emerge about death of the newborn found in a garbage bin on Monday after the coroner conducted an autopsy. The newborn “was chocked with a rope and the umbilical cord,” media report citing the coroner who has conducted the autopsy. Both the rope and the umbilical cord were …
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Hotels in Athens “evict” MPs due to increased touristic demand
Lawmakers and ministers from several Greek regions are at risk to be “evicted” as hotels in downtown Athens claim “increased touristic demand.” According to daily Estia, at least one hotel in the city center has notified the relevant department of the Greek state that the 36 MPs will have to …
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Police fires teargas at municipality workers protesting kindergartens legislation
Riot police fired teargas at protesting municipality workers outside the Greek Parliament in downtown Athens on Monday. The protester had been waiting for a meeting with politicians in charge of education and kindergartens. As this did not seem to take place, the protesters lost their patience and started to push …
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UPDATE 2: Dead newborn found in garbage bin in Petroupolis, West Athens
The body of a newborn baby was found in a garbage bin in Petroupolis, suburb of West Athens on Monday. The baby was found by a trash picker on Pindos street around noon time, media report. Shocked by the horrible finding the trash picker immediately informed the police. The newborn …
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Tesla is opening an electric motor Research & Design center in Athens
Tesla’s engineering and design teams are primarily based in the US and especially in California, but the company has been expanding internationally over the last few years with teams in the UK and Germany. Now we learn that the automaker is also building a small research and development office in …
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Living in Athens: 1:2 households cannot afford heating, 1:5 work for less than €500
The living and working conditions of the millions of people living in the Attica prefecture and Athens have been surveyed by Marc on behalf of the Attica Regional Authorities in cooperation with the Labor Center of Athens. The results draw – as no otherwise expected – a grim picture of …
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Athens: Construction works to paralyze 2 main Tram Lines Feb 24-Mar 6
Only one out of three Tram lines, the along the Athens Riviera, will be in operation for eleven whole days, causing immense trouble to thousands of commuters and why not, tourists. Due to construction works, Tram lines 1 and 2, that is “Syntagma⇔Asklipieio Voula” and “Syntagma⇔SEF/Neo Faliro” will be halted …
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US Ambassador to Athens to travel to Ankara amid Imia crisis
U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic Geoffrey R. Pyatt is traveling to Ankara from 15 – 16 February 2018, the US Embassy in Athens said in a statement. Pyatt will have also consultations with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell …
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Varoufakis reveals the name of his Greek political party, sets inauguration date
Former finance minister and controversial political figure Yanis Varoufakis revealed the name of the political party with which the pan-European movement DiEM25 will contest elections in Greece. And the name of DiEM25’s Greek political party is…. We have white smoke! DiEM25’s members overwhelmingly approved the name of our new Greek …
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Film “Dolphin Man” in selected movie theaters in Athens, Thessaloniki, Crete
Dolphin Man tells the extraordinary story of free-diver Jacques Mayol, whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson’s cult-movie The Big Blue. Narrated by actor Jean-Marc Barr, the film draws us into Mayol’s world, capturing his compelling journey from Japan to Europe, India and the Bahamas, while immersing viewers into the …
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Athens: Elderly in facility unit left without food and heating
The owner of a facility for seniors abandoned fourteen elderly and left them without food, heating and cleaning service. Authorities organized a big operation to free the elderly from the wretched living conditions and relocate them to proper public facilities for elderly. The care center was operating illegally. It has …
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Unimpressed from Macedonia mass protest, Greek gov’t will continue talks as planned, says
The first government reaction to the Macedonia protest came from Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, right after the Greek police announced its estimation of the number of participant sat 140,000 people. Minister Kotzias who leads the negotiations with FYROM over the Macedonia name implied that the number of participants was not …
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Macedonia protest in Athens: Live Stream and Live Blog
Thousands of Greeks have flocked to downtown Athens to join their voices against the use of term “Macedonia” in the new name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), as Athens and Skopje negotiate to end the 26-year-old name dispute. Protesters started to arrive at Syntagma Square in front …
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Who are the organizers of Macedonia – protest in Athens?
Α big debate has been going on about the organizers of the Macedonia protest in Athens on February 4th. Meanwhile the things are clear on the political aspect of the rally although organizers claim that the rally is not politically motivated and has no affiliation with political parties. They claim …
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Anarchists attack home of Mikis Theodorakis with paint ahead of Macedonia-Protest
Anarchists threw red paint and wrote slogans at the walls of the house of Mikis Theodorakis in the area of Acropolis on Saturday afternoon. The famous musician is the key note speaker of the Macedonia-protest rally, where hundreds of thousands of Greeks are expected to join their voices against a …
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Macedonia rally: Police to close three Metro stations in downtown Athens on Feb 4
Police will closed three metro stations in downtown Athens on Sunday, February 4th 2018, for security reasons due to the Macedonia protest rally. Metro stations <Syntagma>, <Panepistimio> and <Omonoia> will be closed as of 10 a.m. Sunday. Metro trains will pass through but will not halt. They will open again …
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UPD Powerful explosion in furniture store in Marousi, no warning call (video)
A powerful explosion occurred at 4 o’clock Thursday morning in a furniture store on Kifissias Avenue in Maroussi suburb of north Athens. According to police, there was no warning phone call for the explosive device prior to the detonation. The explosion was so powerful that caused serious material damaged to …
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Church of Greece officially supports Macedonia protest rally in Athens
The Church of Greece will officially participate in the protest rally on Macedonia name for the Former Republic of Macedonia. “The church will support the protest rally provided it is peaceful and without political or party affiliations,” the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos II, said …
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