An eight-year-old girl has drowned in the swimming pool of a children summer camp in Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, on Tuesday. One arrest within a few hours after the tragedy. Nobody of the camp personnel had taken notice of the girl’s drowning until they started to count the children after …
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Patras wildfire: Children’s hospital, elderly home evacuated
Children from a hospital and elderly from a nursing home have been evacuated as a wildfire is raging in Patras, western Greece, on Tuesday. The fire is still raging due to strong winds. Video: Children’s Hospital evacuation Εκκενώνεται το #Καραμανδανειο. Θαυμάστε εικόνα ευρωπαϊκής χώρας. #φωτια #Πατρα pic.twitter.com/1VRjIy5kK9 — idiotypos 🍉 …
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Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, says Greek FM
Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday. Gerapetritis is seeking partners in what he hopes would be a project to temporarily bring the children to the European …
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Company involved in school children mass food poisoning burned down
The factory involved in the food poisoning of dozens of school children last week was completely burned down after a fire broke out at 9:30 on Sunday evening. The factory of Giannitsis company in the industrial area of Lamia, central Greece, was completely destroyed by the that broke out at …
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Dozens of school children with food poisoning in central Greece
Dozens of elementary school children in Lamia, central Greece, have shown symptoms of food poisoning after they consumed a meal offered by the assigned catering service, state broadcaster ERT reported on Friday. Parents are in outrage and prepare to file law suits. At least 15 children showed symptoms of poisoning, …
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5-year-old boy intubated after car hits three children, two women in downtown Athens
A 5-year-old boy has been seriously injured and remains intubated in an Athens hospital after a car hit him, his two siblings aged 10 and 8, as well as his 33-year-old mother and their 53-year-old grandmother. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Piraeus Avenue in central …
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“Children of same-sex couples will be baptized when grown up,” says Archbishop of Greece (POLL)
An odd announcement by the Archbishop of the Church of Greece about children of same-sex couples and baptism: “The Church will wait for them to grow up and if they wish, they will be baptized,” the leader of Greek Church, Archbishop Ieronymos has said on Thursday, media reported. “We love …
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Mother arrested for locking children in car to go to a bar
A 35-year-old mother of two was arrested early on Sunday morning in Patras, Peloponnese, for exposing minors to danger, reported the police. According to a police report, the woman drove to a bar at dawn on Sunday, leaving her two minor children, aged 9 and 3.5, locked up her car. …
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Three children injured when plaster falls on their heads in Athens school
Three elementary school children were injured on Friday morning when plasters detached from the school ceiling and fell on the young pupils in an Athens neighborhood. Everything happened at the 149th Primary School of Petralona during the second break. Suddenly, a large piece of plaster fell from the ceiling of …
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Animal abusers on the making: Donkey race with children riders (video)
Animal abusers on the making: Underage riders raced on the back of donkeys in the middle of village Komi on the island of Lesvos. Other children are being videotaped to hit the defenseless animals in order to make them go faster during the donkey race. The donkeys raced in the …
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French family with kids rescued off Lefkada; one arrest (video)
Greek Coast Guard rushed to rescue a French family in sea distress off the Kathisma beach on the island of Lefkada on Tuesday afternoon. The parents, two teenager boys and one guide/driver in four canoes-kayaks were swept away by the high waves and the strong winds. It was a lifeguard …
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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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PM Mitsotakis provokes Greeks: Smile even if you are barefoot and poor
I live in a country where a very wealthy Prime Minister who seems to have lost contact with reality and society tries to convince Greeks that “if you live in poverty and are barefoot, you can still smile!” During a visit to Ioannina, Epirus in North-West Greece, on Wednesday, PM …
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EU deal to relocate migrant children from Greece officially ends
A voluntary scheme by European Union member states to accept unaccompanied migrant children from Greece officially ended Tuesday, raising concern over delays still facing the bloc in hammering out a comprehensive new migration agreement. Fifteen minors from Somalia, Gambia and Pakistan boarded a plane in Athens bound for Lisbon, Portugal, …
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“Call me when you arrive”: School children pay tribute to train crash victims
“Call me when you arrive” A phrase many parents tell their children before they leave for a trip. Using their back-bags as tool and the school yard as background, students several schools across the country pay tribute to all the young people who found a tragic death in the train …
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Tentoglou to auction his “Inappropriate shoes” for the earthquake-hit children in Turkey & Syria
Greece’s long jumper and Olympic gold medalist Miltos Tentoglou will auction his “inappropriate shoes” that had cancelled his 8.40m long jump. The money from the auction will be donated for the children victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The auction was proposed by his trainer Giorgos Pomaski and …
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Dentist-Pass for children free of charge to be launched
For the first time, Greece’s Health Ministry is taking care of the dental care and is proceeding with the implementation of a free preventive dental care program, through the so-called Dentist-Pass voucher for children aged 6-12. Goal of the Health Ministry is that starting from March 2023 parents will be …
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ICU for children: Open wound in Greece’s health system
Intensive Care Unit for children are an “open wound” in Greece’s the National Health Service ESY as recent cases of children in need for an ICU bed had to travel hundreds of kilometers have shown. In total, there are 55 ICU beds for children in public hospitals, of which 35 …
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6-year-old boy “brain-dead” after 300km adventure for ICU bed
6-year-old boy Thomas was declared “brain-dead” after a 300-km adventure with ambulance though western Greece to get an ICU bed. It is the second case in just two days that a child that had to be transported hundreds of kilometers from northern Greece to the south for an ICU bed. …
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Generic drugs for children fully available, no price hikes, says Health Minister
Generic medication with the same therapeutic value is fully available for children, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday, seeking to reassure parents about shortages, particularly of inhalers and syrups. In a press conference, the health minister said, “I understand parents’ concerns, and what I am saying is that there …
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