An elderly woman was fined with 120,000 euros administrative penalty by the police in Volos for dumping four new born kittens in a garbage bin. She had put them in a tightly closed plastic bag which she threw to the bin near her home on Monday night. The 75-year-old woman …
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British tourist found dead next to garbage bins in North Corfu
A British tourist found dead next to garbage bins on the land road Sidari-Karysades near the Ai Giannis village in the north part of the island of Corfu on Wednesday morning. According to preliminary media reports, the man is believed to be a British tourist aged between 40 and 45 …
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Newborn in Garbage: Police arrests mother and grandmother
Greek police has arrested the 19-year-old mother and the 54-year-old grandmother of the newborn that was found in a garbage bin in Petroupolis suburb of West Athens in February. Autopsy had revealed that the baby boy was born alive but was murdered right after his birth. Cause of death was …
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UPDATE 2: Dead newborn found in garbage bin in Petroupolis, West Athens
The body of a newborn baby was found in a garbage bin in Petroupolis, suburb of West Athens on Monday. The baby was found by a trash picker on Pindos street around noon time, media report. Shocked by the horrible finding the trash picker immediately informed the police. The newborn …
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“Success, Greeks no longer seek food in garbage bins,” says Culture Minister
“There are no people seeking food in the garbage bins as in 2014,” Culture Minister Elena Kountoura said adding that citizens congratulate the government for its social policies. People are congratulating the government because “in 2014 there were people struggling to have a meal on their table. It is a …
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Amber Alert: Missing 6-year-old girl found dead in garbage bin near home
The worst scenario about the fate of the missing 6-year-old girl was confirmed short after midnight on Thursday. The boy of little Stella was found in a garbage bin near the parents’ home. It was stuck in a big plastic bag for garbage. After hours of police interrogation, the father …
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Homeless woman arrested & charged for fire in garbage bin to warm herself
Last night, a homeless woman started a fire in a public garbage bin in order to warm herself. However, authorities had little understanding for her plight and arrest her. The incident occurred in the heart of the city of Volos in Central Greece. The homeless started the fire in a …
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Municipality cleaners find corpse in garbage bin close to police and metro station
A municipality cleaner made a creepy finding in the early morning hours of Thursday: the body of a man inside a garbage bin. The body was wrapped in a blanket and a sleeping bag secured with cables and wires. The body was in “advanced state of decomposition”. According to media, …
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Crete: school boy digs in garbage bin for food
When a picture says 1,000 words, no further explanation is needed. However many times there is an interesting background. The picture below shows a young boy digging in a garbage bin in Heraklio, Crete. It was not clear who shot the picture but a school yard fence seems close. Neither …
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Greece 2013: Seeking cooking oil in garbage bin
This picture could pose a very good quiz question: how many garbage bins are needed to get together enough oil to cook a day’s meal. It’s not a joke. It’s just the reality of somebody trying to get along, while awaiting development and growth in Greece of 2013. Picture form Greke …
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Athens: People Get Food from Garbage Bins…
There has been a lot of talk about people digging deep inside garbage bins to find food, mainly low-pensioners -in Greece of 2012, in Greece of European Union and the Euro zone. I personally have wondered several times, why people hang plastic bags with old bread on one of the garbage bins in …
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