October 2, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Initial evidence gathered by the Fire Department has shown that the wildfire in Rozena by Xylokastro, western Greece, was started by a beekeeper smoking honeybees, the Crimes of Arson Directorate announced on Wednesday. The fire started on Sunday and killed two people, caused extensive destruction, as it burned for three …
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October 1, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Ηundreds of firefighters and volunteers keep battling a wildfire in Xylokastro by Corinth, western Greece, for the third consecutive day. Two local men have died, two firefighters have been injured, over 100 sq. km of forest have burned down, but also houses and agricultural land and , of course, wildlife …
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September 30, 2024
environment, FEATURED, Very Mix
Two local residents died, two firefighters were injured, houses were burned down, several acres of forest were extinguished and wildlife was killed as a wildfire has been raging near Xylokastro by Corinth in western Greece in the last 24 hours. The charcoal bodies of two men were found in a …
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February 16, 2024
FEATURED, Lifestyle, Society
Members of a religious community they call themselves “Palaio-Christians, “Early-Christians” or Old-Christians that is, were arrested a few days ago for the possession of weapons, among them arrows and axes, air rifles and makeshift bows and rifles, shotgun shells as well as one military-grade rifle with two magazines. Arrested were …
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December 16, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Two minors were remanded custody after they were charged with the attempted rape of a 14-year-old classmate. The schoolboys were arrested along with three more in the city of Corinth in North Peloponnese on Thursday The arrest of the five schoolboys, aged 13 to 16, followed the complain of the …
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October 3, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
A 28-year-old woman experienced the sheer horror when the ex husband abducted her, beat her and raped her and threatened to set her on fire thus put her hair on fire with a lighter. The new shocking case of domestic violence took place in Corinth, north-eastern Peloponnese, when the 33-year-old …
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August 23, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 6.5-year-old girl was found unconscious under a boat at the beach of Kalamaki in the Saronic Gulf of Isthmia by Corinth on Monday afternoon. Authorities arrested the father, a foreign national, on Tuesday. According to a statement by the Greek Coast Guard, the body of the girl was discovered …
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June 2, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
The Corinth Canal will reopen for ships in July, the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations SA (HCAP) said on Wednesday. The reopening will be temporary, though, over the summer and will shut down again for a few months in autumn in order to complete repair works and stabilize the …
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April 5, 2022
environment, FEATURED
A forest fire is raging on the island of Rhodes near the village Soroni on Tuesday and there is fear the blaze could get out of control due to strong winds blowing in the area. The blaze on Rhodes is only one of the three forest fires raging on Tuesday. …
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December 13, 2021
Greece, Politics
Work on the walls and basin of the Corinth Canal will begin in January 2022, Deputy Environment & Energy Minister Nikos Tagaras said last Thursday. The canal was shut down in January 2021 and remains closed to sea traffic ever since after the last of a series of landslides made …
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May 27, 2021
animals, FEATURED
Thousands of wildlife, farming animals, pets, stray cats and dogs were burned to death or injured at the forest fire on Gerania Mountains and West Attica last week. Volunteers who went there to help found a landscape of horror, while the government and the mainstream media cheered that there were …
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May 23, 2021
Economy
Interior Minister Stelios Petsas announced on Sunday an immediate economic support of 600 euros to the fire stricken citizens in the region of Corinth and western Attica for their first needs Additional aid of up to 6,000 euros for household appliances is yobe given, after the recording of the damages. …
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May 21, 2021
environment, FEATURED
Two more settlements west of Megara were evacuated on Friday noon as the forest wildfire kept burning for the second day and the winds pushed it to the East. Residents of Papagianneika and Kalkani were ordered to leave their homes as preventive measure while the fire was some 7 km …
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May 20, 2021
environment
Smoke from the forest fire in north-eastern Corinth covered Greek capital Athens and reached also distanced islands in the Aegean Sea. The smell of burning wood filled the air in the Greek capital that was also covered with a yellowish-grey cloud that affected visibility and covered also the Acropolis. The …
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March 27, 2021
Refugees
Refugees in the camp in Corinth, northern Peloponnese staged widespread protests on Saturday, following the suicide of a Kurdish asylum seeker. Protesters set up mattresses and other flammable material on fire and threw stones and other items at the fire fighters and police officers who rushed to the camp, local …
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September 11, 2020
Earthquake
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale rattled Corinth at 6 o’ clock early Friday morning. The tremor was felt in surrounding area but even in Athens, some 50 km away, in the East. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea area, east from the Alkyonides islets, …
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September 4, 2020
environment
Several settlements and one monastery were evacuated short before Friday down in the area of Sofiko by Corinth after a huge fire in a forest area. The fire broke out in the area of Agios Vlasis 10 minutes before 3 o’ clock in the morning and for currently unknown reasons. …
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July 23, 2020
environment, Uncategorized
4,000 people from settlements and 800 children’s summer camps have been evacuated due to the forest fire in Kehries by Corinth that has been raging since Wednesday noon burning the wonderful pine forest of the area, agricultural land, houses and animals. Images from hell in Athikia Media report that 10 …
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July 22, 2020
environment
Three settlements and one children’s summer camp were evacuated early afternoon Wednesday after the forest fire in Kehries by Corinth in eastern Peloponnese went out of control due to powerful winds. Residents of Galataki, Zimens and Agios Konstantinos as well as the children of the camp were transferred to safe …
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November 8, 2019
animals
A rescue operation was launched for a cat trapped on top of a power column in Corinth. All previous efforts to get the frightened kitty down had failed. When the rescuer reached out to the cat, the frightened animal made a surprise move. Initially, pupils from a nearby school tried …
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