November 17, 2023
Society, Very Mix
The body of one woman was recovered from the sea and 18 passengers of a dinghy boat were rescued after the boat sank south-east of the island of the Agathonissi in the eastern Aegean Sea on Friday morning. A Search And Rescue operation was launched with the participation of two …
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November 12, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 17-year-old Roma boy was shot dead after a police chase in the town of Thebes, north of Attica, on Saturday night. According to media information, the police were trying to do a car search of a suspicious car in the greater area of Aliarto in the region of Viotia, …
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November 9, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A small aircraft crashed in the sea area of Maleme on north-western Crete on Thursday evening. Two people, the pilot and one passenger,are missing. Big Search And Rescue operation underway. The twin-engine aircraft belonging to the Chania Aeroclub crashed in the late afternoon, less than one nautical mile from the …
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October 24, 2023
Society, Very Mix
A 38-year-old climber fell to his death on Tuesday morning while attempting to cross a canyon in southern Crete. The man, a Greek national, was among a group of climbers exploring Agiofarango when he fell onto the rocks below from a great height, local media reported. It was not clear …
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October 16, 2023
Society, Very Mix
A search and rescue operation was underway Monday after a dinghy carrying migrants sank overnight off the coast of the small eastern Greek island of Symi, leaving at least three people dead, the coast guard said. Eight people were rescued, with two of them transported to a hospital on the …
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October 8, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 62-year-old man was found unconscious above the beach of Preveli in Rethymnon on the island of Crete earlier on Sunday. According to local media ekriti.gr, the man was a German tourist. He was found on the steps leading to the beach. Passersby informed the ambulance service, however, due difficult …
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September 29, 2023
animals, FEATURED
A bear cub was shot dead by most probably a poacher in the region of Florina in northern Greece. Wildlife protection organizations urge authorities to investigate the killing of the cub. ATTENTION – GRAPHIC PICTURES below The cub was born last year and was still at an age where …
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September 20, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
Sixteen days after the floods in Central Greece and people still struggling with dirty stagnant waters and mud, the stench of carcasses of thousands of drown animals, the questionable quality of drinking water and the threats of infectious diseases. Not to mention the chaos regarding the initial compensations for the …
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September 14, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A young Greek woman has died in Bordeaux, France, after dinner at a local 4-star restaurant. Her husband, an Irish national, and another 20 people, among them her parents got sick with botulism after consuming sardines, the owner himself had canned. The botulism outbreak took place in the famous restaurant …
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September 11, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A bloodbath, a mafia-style execution with six dead took place in Artemida near the sea-side resort of Loutsa in northern Athens, some 35 km from the center of Greek capital on Monday afternoon. The victims, all men and foreign nationals, were killed in an mafia-style gunfire. It is currently unclear …
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September 8, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix, weather
Death toll from storm Daniel and the floods it caused in Greece rose to 10, Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Friday afternoon. The dead are 3 men and seven women who lost their lives in Volos, Pilion in Magnisia as well as in Ellinopyrgo, Palamas, Astritsa and Marathea …
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September 7, 2023
Society, Very Mix, weather
UPDATE: Death tool in the floods rose to six on Thursday afternoon, after rescuers found two elderly women dead in their home in the village Astritsa, Central Greece. Relatives of the two women,aged 75 and 80, had alerted authorities as they had no contact with them. Rescuers evacuating people in …
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September 6, 2023
Society, Very Mix, weather
Two people have died and three are being missing in the floods caused by storm Daniel sweeping Greece since Monday. According to the Fire Service, an 87-year-old woman who was missing from the area Paltsi, Magnesia region, since Tuesday, was found in under a pile of wood on Wednesday morning. …
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September 5, 2023
Society, Very Mix, weather
One man has died and another one is missing in Volos, central Greece, a region heavily hit by storm weather “Daniel” that has been bombarding the area with torrential rainfalls since Monday night. By Tuesday morning the bad weather deteriorated further as large amounts of water from the continuous rain …
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September 1, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 22-year-old British tourist was found dead on a side street in the area of Kavos on the island of Corfu on Friday morning. The tourist was working as police officer in London, UK, and was on the island in the Ionian Sea for vacations together with a colleague. The …
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August 28, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Four men and one woman have lost their lives on Monday morning in two separate incidents with boats carrying migrants and refugees from Turkey to Greece. According to Greek authorities, four people died and 18 were rescued Monday after a boat carrying migrants apparently sank northeast of the Greek island …
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August 22, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The charred bodies of at least 18 people have been found in Dadia forest that has been on fire since Monday afternoon, the Fire Service announced on Tuesday. The bodies were found in two spots of the dense forest near the village of Avantas in Evros, north-eastern Greece. Fire Service …
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August 21, 2023
environment, FEATURED
A shepherd was found dead in his sheepfold following the wildfire in Viotia prefecture, northwest of the Greek capital Athens. The 80-year-old man was reportedly trying to rescue his animals from the flames. According to first estimations, the shepherd’s death is attributed to inhalation of fire smoke. The wildfire broke …
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August 18, 2023
Society, Very Mix
The body of the 42-year-old surfer missing on Paros since Tuesday, August 15, was located by a Coast Guard boat on Friday noon. The body was found in the area between Dryonisi and Hrysi Akti. the surfer had gone missing in the sea area of Tserdakia, local media reported. The …
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August 11, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A tragedy unfolded on the island of Fournoi by Ikaria, when the body of an 11-year-old boy was pulled unconscious from the popular beach of Plaka. For hours locals, visitors and coast guard were searching for the child whose mother had reported it as missing. According to media information, the …
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