May 22, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Police arrested seven tax officers including the director and deputy director of a branch in Halkida for setting up a criminal organization that extorted local businessmen. Police officers handcuffed the director, the deputy director and five employees after a check carried out by a group of internal affairs officials following …
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August 24, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Α 45-year-old man who was brought in early Thursday afternoon on suspicion of arson in the Avlona area at the foothills of Mount Parnitha was arrested. According to information, the former lawyer is a resident of Avlona. He is allegedly facing psychological problems. Evidence and testimonies have emerged against him …
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July 21, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society, weather
Α 46-year-old man from Halkida has suffered a heatstroke and died after he was making deliveries for a local tavern at the peak of the heat, He is possibly the first victim of the heatwave that hits Greece since last week. The victim of a heatstroke was admitted to Halkida …
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October 26, 2022
animals, FEATURED
The prosecutor of Greece’s supreme Court intervened after a First Instance court in Halkida acquitted a 30-year-old man who kicked a cat into the sea in last May. Prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos intervened to examine the correctness of the court on the island of Evia. The court’s reasoning for the acquittal …
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August 10, 2022
environment, FEATURED
An “army” of brown jellyfish is quickly swimming under the bridge of Halkida in Euripus Strait, moving from the North to the South of Evia. Thousands of brown jellyfish is being swept away by the tide for which the Strait is famous of. Their speed is extremely high as the …
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July 19, 2022
animals, FEATURED
A herd of wild boars took advantage of a lovely beach in Halkida and jumped into the water for a short coll off amid temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius. They problem was, however, that the animals dived into the water next to the regular, the human bathers. As local media …
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July 12, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
A wild party with over 500 guests, loud music, dance, fireworks and dangerous jumps from the balconies into the swimming pool was organized on Saturday in a villa in Halkida on the island of Evia. The party was promoted with posts on social media. Well-known DJs created atmosphere and the …
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January 30, 2021
Social
A little girl is standing in the cold at the door of the kindergarten class and screams. She begs her teacher to let her inside, she shouts for her mum. She is just 4 years old. She wears just a pink dress, no coat or anorak in a freezing day. …
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July 31, 2020
animals
A priest punched and injured an elderly woman for feeding stray cats near the church he was serving. The victim filed a lawsuit against her abuser. She denounced the unprecedented act of violence to a local animal welfare society that published the incident. The woman complained that she was punched …
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July 13, 2019
animals
The brutal killing of a fish that was nearing the shore to lay its eggs. A mob of swimmers in Halkida threw stones at the big fish before they managed to catch it and kill it with their own hands. All these happened in front of the eyes of members …
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March 5, 2019
weather
Dozens of o houses have been flooded, fruit and vegetable crops have been destroyed, the road network in many places is inaccessible and dangerous because the water height exceeds one meter in some areas. Residents in Liani Ammos, Agia Eleousa and Dokos are desperate and abandon their homes and businesses …
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August 14, 2018
animals
Locals in downtown Halkida were alerted to hear a dog whining and barking for help. The poor animal was left locked in a car with closed windows under the sun for several hours. Following the dog’s whining, local spotted the animal laying down inside the car. There was no water …
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July 15, 2018
animals
What does a beautiful deer do in the sea? Swimming…. desperately swimming to reach the shore. Fishermen from Halkida had only fish in mind when they started the boat engine on Friday morning. But their plans changed when they spotted a deer swimming some 300 meters away from the coastline, …
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October 27, 2017
Earthquake
Two earthquakes with the same epicenter stroke in the North of Attica Prefecture Friday noon. The epicenter was located 3km north of Oinofyta and 13km south of Halkida on the island of Euboea. The first tremor stroke with magnitude of 3.4 R at 13:06. Two minutes later, at 13:08, another …
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