The Bishop of Kastoria, Seraphim, died early Tuesday morning following complications caused by Covid-19. The 61-year-old Bishop was intubated for the last nine days. He is the second high-ranking clergy in Greece to die of the coronavirus. Seraphim was tested positive in early December. He health deteriorated and was admitted …
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Resistance fighter and left-wing veteran Manolis Glezos dies at 98
Veteran left-wing politician, a symbol for resistance in Greece and abroad, Manolis Glezos has died at 98. He was admitted to hospital on March 18. According to media reports, he died of heart failure. It was the second time he was hospitalized since last November. The legacy he leaves behind …
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Elderly woman dies when device she used to keep her warm catches fire
A 90-year-old woman died when the electric water bottle she used to keep her warm caught fire. A fire broke out Sunday midnight in an 2nd floor apartment in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Neighbors who saw thick smoke coming out of the apartment called the Fire Service. When fire fighters …
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UPD Greek mother who injured in Barcelona terror attack died
UPDATE: the news of the death of the woman doe snot seem to confirm. by Fridat noon, Greek media report that the woman is ‘clinically dead’. Early Friday morning, KTG reported citing a Greek website that seemed to have been in contact with her family: The Greek mother of two …
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Conservative ex Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis dies at 98
Former Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis dies at the age of 98. He was one of the most prominent politicians in the country for decades. He is father of New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and of MP Dora Bakoyianni, a former Foreign Minister and Athens mayor and grandfather of young …
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US rocker Chris Cornell visits Elaionas refugee camp in Athens
US rocker Chris Cornell visited a refugee camp in Athens to hear first hand the stories and the plight of people fleeing war. Cornell and his wife Vicky Karayannis visited the Eleonas camp beginning of the month. The camp hosts mostly Afghan refugees. The Cornell family visited the camp together …
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The Hachiko of Greece: Loyal female dog seeks forever home
Α dog grieving on the owner’s tomb who passed away two months ago. Another dog has been waiting for his owner outside a supermarket for whole seven years. These are the “Hachiko” of Greece desperately waiting for the loved ones to come back. Unable to cope with the new situation. …
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Stylianos Pattakos: Last surviving member of Greece’s Junta dies at age of 104
The last surviving member of the Greek military dictatorship passed away on Saturday. Stylianos Pattakos was one of the junta principles who ruled Greece between 1967 and 1974 and abolished political freedoms and legalised torture, thus sending thousands to so-called “exile” camps mostly on remote Greek islands. Pattakos had the …
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Famous Cretan Crocodile Sifis found dead: victim of cold winter & human stupidity
The crocodile of Crete, the famous Sifis is dead. He was found lifeless in the dam lake of the Rivers in Amari on Sunday afternoon. According to first estimations, the cutie did not manage to survive the harsh winter that stroke Crete in the last months. Sifis was the Cretans …
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Famous singer Demis Roussos passed away at the age of 68 in Athens
World famous Greek singer Demis Roussos passed away at the age of 68. According to Greek media, the reason of his death in the early morning hours of Sunday is unknown, but the singer has been suffering from various health problems in the last years. He died in private hospital …
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Patient who accused surgeon for bribe dies after delayed heart operation; prosecutor investigates
An in-depth investigation has been launched into the death of a public hospital patient who accused a heart surgeon of demanding bride for a life-saving surgery. The 67-year-old man died on Monday after an open heart surgery performed by another surgeon. However the quadruple bypass was apparently much too late …
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Dog Trainer Giulia (Giu) Philippoy-Corleone: A Marvelous Woman Killed in a Car Accident
I am paralyzed. I am not able to recover from the shock: Giulia Philippoy-Corleone is not among us anymore. Giu – as her friends called her – was killed in a traffic accident on September 12th 2012 in Keratea, in the west of Athens. Her family and friends are now desperately seeking …
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Actor and former MP Costas Karras Passed Away at the Age of 76
Popular actor and former lawmaker from Nea Dimocratia Costas Karras, 76, passed away on Sunday in Athens due to cancer complications. A man with profound talent, a unigue voice and a chairy heart. Costas Karras ( 21 June 1936 – 6 May 2012) had studied Political Sciences and was a graduate …
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Singer Dimitris Mitropanos Passed Away at 64
One of the most popular Greek singers, Dimitris Mitropanos passed away at the age of 64. The singer had been suffering from various health problems and had undergone kidney transplant in 2008 in Paris. On Tuesday morning, Mitropanos was rushed to an Athens hospital after he suffered a heart attack. …
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(Upd) Fireman Found Tragic Death in Blaze in Mani
A fireman paid with his life his devotion to duty. Konstantinos Kastris, 49, the commander of Fire Brigades on Gytheio found tragic death in a blaze at Vathi area of Mani, in South Peloponnese. Kastris was inspecting the blaze and sent his driver to get additional aid as the fire was …
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Famous playwright Iakovos Kambanellis died at 89 (music videos)
Famous playwright Iakovos Kambanellis passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89. He was considered one of the most influential post-war Greek playwrights. He was also a poet, a lyricist and novelist. Kambanellis was born on the island of Naxos on 1922. On 1934 his family moved to …
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