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The body of a 67-year-old British national was recovered from a remote area in Megalo Spileo, Kalavryta in Peloponnese, according to a police announcement on Friday. According to the announcement, the British national had gone to the location with a fellow Briton to watch passing fighter jets. However, the 67-year-old …

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Ninety passengers on board of Kalavryta rack railway – Odontotos in Greek- were trapped on Monday after two landslides blocked the rail track due to bad weather affecting the area. Nobody was injured and all passengers were in good health, media reported. According to police and local media, buses were …

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“Greece will not stop demanding the payment of German war reparations,” Foreign Minister Nikos Denias said on Tuesday on the occasion of the anniversary of the Massacre of Kalavryta. In a post on Twitter, Dendias said: “Today we honor the victims of the Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupation forces, …

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The three mountain climbers who had gone missing near the town of Kalavryta in Peloponnese were found dead Sunday afternoon, the fire service reported. The three bodies were found near the Kalavryta ski resort. Efforts were underway to recover the bodies and transfer them to a morgue for autopsy. According …

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A middle-aged woman in Kalavryta collapsed a died a few minutes after she was administered the second doze of a vaccine against Covid-19. The incident tool place Friday noon, while the 56-year-old woman was in the waiting room of the local hospital waiting for possible reactions to the vaccine. She …

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The hardliner Metropolit of Kalavryta and Aigialia,  Amvrosios, has ordered the churches to ring the bells in mourning until Saturday, when Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, and his FYROM counterpart, Zoran Zaef will sign the Macedonia Agreement. The bells will ring in mourning every morning from 11:00 am to 11:15 …

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A video showing a small truck dragging a dog on a road in Peloponnese outraged animal lovers in Greece. The truck owner keeps driving, while the body of the poor animal tied on the truck is being dragged on the rough asphalt of the land road.  The dog dies a …

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There have always been rumors that candidates buy votes. Occasionally, these rumors are confirmed when the ballot boxes are opened and the counting of votes begin. “In municipality of Kalavryta in Peloponnese, an envelope was found to contain not only a ballot but also a 50-euro banknote. Apparently, the candidate …

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It’s not a secret that we live in a country with a rather schizophrenic attitude towards stray animals. While laws against animal abusers mostly are not applying and municipalities neglect their duty to feed and care for the strays with the EU available funds, an old man finds himself in …

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