February 9, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
The city council on the island of Kos decided to have the people have a saying on whether they want to allow the establishment of a Refugees’ and Migrants’ registration center (Hot Spot). According to local media Aegeannews.gr, the majority of city counselors voted in favor of the mayor’s proposal …
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February 8, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
Parked cars are known to be very dangerous and incredibly unpredictable. Especially, if there is no driver in them. There have been times in the history of the parked cars that the innocent looking metal boxes on wheels turn into evil creatures that spread horror to everyone who comes near. …
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February 7, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
Residents on the island of Kos in Eastern Aegean Sea and the municipality of Sindos in Northern Greece vehemently oppose the establishment of Hot Spots and Refugee camps. In Kos, a group of hot spot protesters clashed with police on Saturday. Clubs, teargas and even “unbelievable threats” ended in the …
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February 3, 2016
Politics
Greek Defense Minister and junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos had an unpleasant experience this morning. On a Chinook helicopter and in the company of high-ranking army and migration officials he took off from Athens and set the route to Kos in the Eastern Aegean Sea. The purpose of ANEL-Chairman Kammenos …
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October 4, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
The body of a baby was found on Sunday morning at the beach of Lambi area on the island of Kos. The baby was reportedly wearing green pants and a gray blouse over a white bodysuit. Authorities estimate the baby was approximately 6 months old. According to latest information the …
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October 2, 2015
Tourism
A case of suspected cholera infection is being currently treated in a private hospital in Athens. According to Greek media, a 79-year-old Dutch tourist was transferred from the island of Kos to Athens for tests and treatment on Sunday and he is is the Intensive Care Unit under strict hygienic …
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September 4, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
On the island of Lesvos, hundreds of migrants attempted to get on board of a ferry without the necessary papers, clashes erupted between security units and the angry people. In Kos, a mob of angry residents hurled tomatoes and eggs, swore and booed the EU Migration Commissioner Avramopoulso and EC …
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September 2, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
A tiny little boy with tiny blue shorts and a tiny red t-shirt. His body has been washed upon a beach in Turkey. A couple of meters away lies the body of his brother. Aylan was 3 and his brother Galip was 5. Together with their parents, Aylan and Galip …
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August 31, 2015
Society
A man has been swimming and swimming and swimming… for more than 13 hours. He is exhausted. He keeps moving his arms and legs to stay afloat. He wears a life vest and keeps swimming. He is in half fainted state. He is a Syrian refugee. A small group of …
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August 10, 2015
Society
A Greek policeman was caught on camera slapping a migrant while brandishing a knife, on the island of Kos. The policeman was in charge of new arrivals, while the migrants were forming queues outside the administration building in order to check lists of names eligible for travel documents. Associated Press …
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June 3, 2015
Refugees, Tourism, Very Mix
This is an excellent response to the recent despicable article by Daily Mail that British Tourists are disturbed by refugees on the island of Kos. A young Dutch, Niels Verheij, is about to go for holidays to Kos and he is bringing two extra suitcases full of shoes for the …
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May 28, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
The joy of holidaymakers is for UK’s Daily Mail more important than the lives of those who flee the war in Syria and Afghanistan. The shameful article, Holidaymaker misery as thousands of boat people from Syria and Afghanistan set up migrant camp to turn popular Greek island into ‘disgusting’ hellhole is …
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January 21, 2014
Very Mix
Nine children and three women have been missing after a boat loaded with illegal migrants capsized 1.5 nautical mile off Farmakonisi islet of Dodecanese in the Eastern Aegean Sea. According to Greek media, a coast guard patrol boat spotted the migrant vessel that has stopped in the middle of the …
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October 30, 2013
Very Mix
Police in Yorkshire revealed on Tuesday that a DNA test carried out on a Romanian young man in Cyprus has proved he is not Ben Needham, who disappeared in 1991. An anonymous source had handed in the video of the young man attending an event in a church next to a …
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October 23, 2012
Very Mix
British police discovered parts of toys cars that Ben Needham may have been playing with before he went missing in 1991. In cooperation with Greek police, and with latest technology devices, British police searched an area they believed it may contain Ben’s remains. There is suspicion Ben may had been buried under …
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September 17, 2012
Tourism
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has scheduled to cancel to Kos and to Rhodes due to a dispute with the local authorities apparently over a promotion agreement. Ryanair’s flight cancellation is due before the end of the tourism season which ends in November for these two islands of the Dodecanese. Ryanair decided to halt 82 flights per week …
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September 13, 2011
animals
Remember the black fluffy bear damped at the dogs’ kennel of Daidalos Hotel in Kos? Yes, the cute puppy given the name “Gypsy” by the hotel personnel? She found a home! One of the girls working at the entertainment section fell in love with her and convinced her mom to …
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September 5, 2011
Tourism
My day starts with a small bowl of mixed cereals and seeds, milk, a bit of cocoa powder and extra sugar. Two cups of coffee. I sit on the terrace enjoying the breathtaking view over the blue bay on the west of Kos. I watch the Hobby-Cat sailors training as …
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