A prosecutor in Athens ordered the detention and the temporary hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital of the 47-year-old man who stabbed his 14-year-old dog who to death in Kypseli two days ago. Dog Ira was sick with cancer and had other health issues too due to her age. Prosecutor and …
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Man arrested for stabbing dog; suspected for cats’ killings in Kypseli
A 47-year-old Greek man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he was caught on video stabbing a dog next to a garbage bin on Kerkyra Street in Kypseli district of Athens. He is being currently further investigated whether he is also responsible for the beheading and poisoning of at least …
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Student, principal injured by young man in Athens school attack
A 17-year-old student and the 60-year-old principal of a high school in Kypseli district of Athens have been hospitalized with multiple injuries after a young man barged into the school grounds and attacked the student in the head with a hammer. Armed with two knives and a hammer, the 19-year-old …
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“Break the Pomegranate” event in Kypseli, Athens, Dec 29-31
A three-day festive event called “Break the Pomegranate”, organized by the City of Athens, will be held at the Kipseli Municipal Market cultural space on December 29-31, 2023. Organized by the ‘Booktopia’ team, the event includes interactive happenings, book stalls, children’s activities, DJ sets, gifts for attendees and plenty of …
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Elderly couple dies of heatstroke and starvation in downtown Athens
An elderly couple died alone and helpless from heatstroke and starvation in downtown Athens. The tragedy was revealed when neighbors informed the police of a “strong stench” coming form the apartment of the 5th floor of a residential building in Kypseli district of the Greek capital. Forensic report and police …
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“We Need Books”: Library with 14,000 books in 30 languages in downtown Athens
“We Need Books” is an NGO that functions as a library and, more broadly, a multicultural space in Kypseli, a vibrant and culturally diverse neighbourhood in the centre of Athens. The library features 14,000 books in over 30 languages and at least 6 alphabets, and also includes a children’s library. …
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Corona-Police hinders youth access to squares, yet the party is elsewhere
Dozens of corona-police were deployed at Varnavas Square in Pangrati district of Athens on Friday to prevent young people from hanging out there and crowd on a spring night outside their homes. Some 100 police, members of a corps with the incredible name “Management and Delimitation of Gatherings Squads” established …
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Athens Grannies singing “Death’s out for quick kill” (video)
Unique moment with Athens grannies with black humor. The two cheerful ladies, in house isolation due to the coronavirus, came in their balcony on Sunday evening for a …morbid performance. They sang the popular Greek song Ο Χάρος βγηκε παγανιά (Death came out for quick kill), while one of them …
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Athens Mayor’s sophisticated benches to prevent use by homeless
No, no, no! Public benches are not for homeless to sleep. Public benches are for proper people with proper homes and proper beds. In Agios Georgios Square, in Kypseli district of Athens, the new public benches have been installed: nicely lacquered and with a metal detail – apparently a designer’s …
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Awarded poet Kiki Dimoula on the …xenophobic bench
Many Greeks were stunned to hear poet Kiki Dimoula sitting on the xenophobic bench. Speaking at an event organized by movement Atenistas, Kiki Dimoula let the public know “I can’t stand migrants in Kypseli. They occupy all benches.” Dimoula reportedly also said “I am afraid to come out of home, because they steal”. …
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Greek PPC Cuts Electricity to 235 Bed-Ridden Seniors 80-90+ Years Old in Athens Hospice
For a bill of 866 euro Greek Public Power Company (DEH) cut the electricity supply to an Athens Hospice hosting 235 bed-ridden seniors who average age is between 80 and 90+ years old. The strange thing is that the bill expires in upcoming August 3rd, 2012. According to daily To …
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(UPD)Tax-man disappears with €2 million from the Tax Office
UPDATE: Two days later, the taxman was detected in the state psychiatric hospital of Dafni. He had gone there after he was informed that his bank accounts were frozen. Probably couldn’t cope with his own failure to make the big deal and go unnoticed. Now justice is after him for …
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