Greece’s Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of two women and one man after a boat carrying migrants crashed into rocks on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday morning. So far 19 people have been rescued and more are missing as survivors said there were a total of 41 people …
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3 children, one woman die when migrants’ boat capsizes off Leros
Three children and a young woman died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Leros early Sunday morning. The body of the woman, estimated age 17-20, was found floating in the water. The children, two boys aged 5 and a 4-year-old girl, were alive but in serious …
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Second F-4 pilot confirmed dead; Crash scenarios
The pilot of the F-4 Phantom has died after the fighter jet crashed in the Ionian Sea in western Greece, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) confirmed early Wednesday afternoon. According to a HAF statement, analysis of evidence from the crash site confirmed that Captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis, 31, died in the …
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Constantine Glücksburg, ex king of Greece, dies at 82
Former king of Greece, Constantine Glücksburg, passed away at the age of 82 in a private hospital in Athens late on Tuesday. He was suffering from several health issues, and had been hospitalized in the past seven days. He had recently a brain stroke and a year ago he was …
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December traffic accidents in Attica: 13 dead, 603 injured
A total of 13 people died and another 603 were injured in 511 traffic accidents in December in the Attica, Attica Region traffic police headquarters said on Tuesday. Of the 603 injured, 13 were severely injured and 590 lightly so. According to the traffic police, the main causes of accidents …
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17-year-old boy shot dead in Mandra, West Attica
A 17-year-old boy was shot dead and his body was found with a fatal head injury in Mandra village, west Attica. The body was found by a passer-by at 5 p.m. early Thursday evening. A bullet casing was found next to the body. According to preliminary information, the victim was …
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Three dead after elderly drives wrong on Athens highway
An elderly woman, her co-passenger and a motorcyclist died on Monday, when the woman entered the Athens-Corinth highway in the wrong direction. According to local media korinthostv, a car driven by an elderly woman entered the National Highway in the direction of Korinthos and collided with a motorcycle. The traffic …
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Missing woman in Crete floods found dead; compensation for damages
The woman who had been missing in the floods of seaside resort Agia Pelagia by Heraklio, Crete, was found dead in the sea by divers on Sunday morning. It was drones that had spotted her body among rubble swept by the rushing waters through the village into the sea. The …
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One dead, two missing as torrential rains hit and flood Crete (videos, picts)
One person has died and at least two others are missing after torrential rainfalls hit the island of Crete on Saturday morning. Homes and businesses have been flooded, streets turned into mud rivers, vehicles have been swept away, bars, restaurants and supermarkets landed in the sea, when the sky opened …
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Turkish fishing boats escorted migrants’ dinghy to Greece, say survivors
Turkish fishing boats allegedly escorted the dinghy carrying migrants into Greek territorial waters, survivors of the wreck told Greek authorities on the island of Lesvos. The dinghy was escorted by two or three fishing boats from the moment it set off from a village near Ayvalik on the Turkish west …
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Patras Hospital turns away patient who dies short after; investigation
A 49-year-old man sought a hospital in Patras due to heavy chest pain and breathing difficulty. He was turned away though, as the hospital staff claimed it was not on emergency duty. He died short time later. Greece’s health minister has ordered a preliminary investigation into “Agios Andreas” hospital in …
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Halkidiki: Authorities investigate death of German tourist found in the sea
Port authorities in Halkidiki are investigating the cause of death of a 64-year-old German tourist who was found dead in the sea off the coast of Ouranoupolis on Monday afternoon. The body had signs of injuries in the head and the abdomen. The body was found by another swimmer who …
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Greece denies involvement in alleged migrant shooting at Evros border with Turkey
Greece’s Minister for Citizen Protection denied any involvement in an alleged incident where an Afghan national was killed inside Turkish territory by shots fired from within Greece in the area of the Evros river, the natural border between the two countries. Turkish media claimed on Monday, the incident took place …
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Cruise ship passenger found dead in her cabin
A cruise ship passenger has been found dead in her cabin on Sunday morning. The 63-year-old woman was found while the ship was anchored off the island of Santorini. The body of the tourist was transferred to the hospital on the island where doctors could only confirm her death. It …
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Young tourist found dead in the caves of Matala, Crete
Α foreign tourist was found dead in the caves of famous Matala in south Crete on Friday afternoon. The man was found unconscious and local called the ambulance that sought the assistance of the Fire Service as the body was laying on a difficult to access area. When the rescuers …
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“Azov is part of Ukrainian Army” Zelensky tells ERT; controversial ethnic Greek fighter dead
The Azov “is part of the Ukrainian army. The Nazis are the Russians.” With a month delay Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said about the video presence of two fighters of the controversial neo-Nazi brigade in the Greek parliament beginning of April, an act that had provoked a storm of reactions. …
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Migrant woman shot dead, as boat tries to cross the Evros river
One migrant woman from Africa was shot in the back and died on Saturday night as she was trying to cross the Evros river and reach Greece from Turkey together with other migrants. Her body was found floating in the river, close to a boat carrying migrants to Greece. The …
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Burning papers for heating: Thessaloniki home on fire; 3 elderly die in Larissa and Crete
An elderly man in Thessaloniki saw his home being destroyed by a fire in the early morning hours of Thursday. The man, who could not afford heating, was burning papers to warm his hands in the cold March night. Speaking to media after the disaster, the tenant of an apartment …
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Polish man killed partner’s 7-year-old child found dead in prison cell
A 33-year-old Polish national being held for the murder of his partner’s seven-year-old son was found hanged in his cell in a prison on the island of Corfu. Prison guards found him hanged with a bed sheet around his neck when they opened up the cells for the prisoners’ yard …
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Six bodies washed ashore of Lesvos; authorities suspect shipwreck
A shipwreck with six dead so far has occurred in the sea off the coast of Lesvos, near the PPC factory in Epano Skala, Mytilene. It is suggested that there was a shipwreck as so far, the boat has not been located, nor was there any distress signal to authorities. …
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