March 20, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
A 62-year-old man, a retired Air Force officer, locked himself in his car with his twin toddlers, a boy and a girl aged 2.5 years old, and opened a gas canister in an attempt to put an end to the lives of all three. They were rescued after the man’s …
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February 8, 2023
Society, Very Mix
A traffic accident occurred between a public bus and a private vehicle injured twelve people in downtown Athens on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 8:15 a.m. at the junction of Vasilissis Sofias and Soutsou avenues in the center of Athens. According to the police, a bus on the Palaio …
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December 2, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Unknown arsonists have set fire to a car belonging to a diplomat of the Italian Embassy in Athens in the early morning hours of Friday. The Greek Foreign Ministry condemned the attack. The vehicle was parked in the parking lot of an apartment building in Papagou suburb in the north …
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June 27, 2022
Social, Society
A family tragedy is behind the two passengers of a car that jumped into the sea in Neoi Epivates fishers’ port in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The 72-year-old mother and her 50-year-old son decided to put an end to their lives on Monday noon. It was a swimmer who saw …
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May 8, 2022
Society, Very Mix
With very high speed a car driver in frenzy hit a motorcycle with two elderly passengers on it, dragging one of them 300 meters, leaving the other one on laying injured on the ground. After a while he returned and drove over the second man on the ground, dragged him …
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March 22, 2022
Economy, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Some ferry lines in Greece have already increased their ticket prices for passengers and vehicles transport due to the soaring energy prices. The raise ranging approximately 10% to 12% is in order to meet the growing operating cost due to the increase in international oil prices due to the war …
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April 14, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Greek government is determined to contain the spread of the coronavirus over the Easter holidays and it is even considering to impose a “curfew” for cars over the weekend April 18-19, 2020. Citing government sources, media report on Tuesday that the government may impose a ban on the circulation …
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March 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias made some clarifications on Monday afternoon about the lockdown measures restricting the movement of citizens since 6:00 a.m. March 23, 2020. The clarifications refer to issues such as the number of persons allowed in a private or public car, to parents with minor children, …
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February 10, 2020
Very Mix
A car transporting illegal migrants crashed in the entrance of a house. The driving trafficker was trying to escape police that was chasing him on a land road near the town of Xanthi in north-eastern Greece. The accident occurred on Monday morning in the town of Xanthi, north-eastern Greece. In …
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August 29, 2019
animals
A 74-year-old man was arrested in Rethymon on the island of Crete after the Greek social media were flooded with pictures showing the license plate of his vehicle. The man had tied a dog on the back of his car and was dragging him along the old national road Chania …
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June 4, 2019
Social
An unspeakable family tragedy: a member of the Greek Air Force killed her own child, a 20-month-old boy, when she drove her car backward. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday morning at the residence premises of the 110 Wing Battalion in Larissa. The mother stepped in the driver’s seat and started …
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May 14, 2019
Very Mix
Unknown perpetrators set the car of a television journalist on fire and blown it up. Journalist Mina Karamitrou is known for covering crime issues. The attack took place at 2:30 early Tuesday morning, the car was parked in the open garage outside her home in Papagou suburb of North Athens. …
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March 1, 2019
Uncategorized
A powerful explosion took place on Friday morning in an open parking lot on Vouliagmenis Avenue in Glyfada suburb of South Athens. An Australian citizen under whose car explosives were placed got injured in legs and hands. Four other vehicles parked next to the car were damaged. It was short …
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February 18, 2019
weather
A tragic end for the four people who went missing in Messara, Crete after their car was swept away by rushing stream waters on Saturday night. Short before 12 o’ clock Monday, search teams spotted the car covered with water and mud near the bridge of Petrokefaliou. According to initial …
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August 14, 2018
animals
Locals in downtown Halkida were alerted to hear a dog whining and barking for help. The poor animal was left locked in a car with closed windows under the sun for several hours. Following the dog’s whining, local spotted the animal laying down inside the car. There was no water …
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June 8, 2018
Refugees
At least six people died and ten were injured when a car carrying migrants crashed in Egnatia highway around 9 o’ clock on Friday morning. The vehicle left the road, ‘flew’ over the barriers and crashed on the rocks. Among the dead are three children, some of the injured are …
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May 24, 2018
Society, Very Mix
A man was killed and three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured when a car crashed at a bus station in Metamorfosi suburb of West Athens on Wednesday morning. The 78-year-old man died on the spot, after suffering fatal injuries and was trapped between the car and a power …
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May 15, 2018
Tourism, Travel
Non-EU travelers will be required to hold an International Driving Permit (IDP) together with a valid national driver’s license if they wish to rent vehicles in Greece. According to recent regulation, the law foresees hefty fines in case of violation for both customers and rental services as well as seizure …
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March 30, 2018
Very Mix
A car fell off the bridge on the rail tracks of urban train ISAP at the KAT station in Northern Athens early Friday morning. At the time of the accident a train was about to pass through. The 60-year-old woman managed to get out of the car before the coming …
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March 19, 2018
Refugees
A van carrying illegal migrants from Turkey to Greece fell into the river Evros after being chased by border guards. According to local media, the van tried to cross the river in order to escape from the border guards and it was swept away by the rushing waters. Fire brigades …
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