Tag Archives: Larissa

A 27-year-old doctor was intubated in the university hospital of Larissa, central Greece, late on Tuesday. The doctor, an intern at the Surgery Department of the same hospital, most likely contracted the coronavirus during vacations in Halkidiki, northern Greece. Local media report that she developed the first symptoms after she …

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Austerity 2019 in Greece and the silent dramas. People, mostly elderly, who live without electricity and heating. A man was transferred to the hospital of Larissa in Central Greece from his hometown in Farsala. He was diagnosed with serious hypothermia. While the medical staff is doing whatever possible to treat …

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Swarms of  blue jelly fish have made their appearance at the shores of Agia in Central Greece in the last few days. Although these species and not dangerous, their presence causes discomfort to swimmers in the area who avoid to go into the sea, local media report. Normally the blue …

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Two women were injured when a local passenger train crashed into the wall of a station building in the city of  Larissa at 5:40 in the morning on Friday. The train was traveling the route Lianokladi-Stylida when it smashed into the wall of a storage room in a building of …

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Three-day public pilgrimage to a Metropolit corspe in a freezer. The corpse of  Metropolit of Larissa and Tyrnavos Ignatios was to be exposed to public pilgrimage for the locals in the Agios Achillios Church in Centrla Greece. However, the high summer temperatures threatened to cancel the pious action and break …

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AMBER ALERT: A 12-year-old boy has been missing since Tuesday, 3. July 2018. The boy was living with his family in Koytsochero migrants reception center in Larissa, Central Greece. Yousef Osso has black eyes and brown hair, is 150cm tall. At the time he went missing he was wearing a …

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A lightning stroke 14-year-old boy who was training in the stadium of Football Academy in Larissa, Central Greece, on Wednesday afternoon. The teenager was severely injured and passed out. He was reportedly transferred to a local hospital, where doctors are struggling to keep him alive. A summer storm hit the …

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For the first time, American military drones are operating from a Greek airfield. The U.S. Air Force has begun using MQ-9 Reaper drones out of Larisa Air Force Base, in Central Greece as of beginning of May. But the stationing is not permanently. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is an …

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Greek police arrested a priest on Easter Sunday for having beaten and injured a puppy on the head with a crowbar. Authorities imposed an administrative fine of 30,000 euros. Due to immediate medical care the puppy managed to have survived the brutal hit. According to local welfare organizations,  an eyewitness …

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The general assembly of a multi-apartment building in Larissa decided to implement harsh measures against those who do not pay maintenance charges and building fees. They put a padlock on the elevator door and distributed keys only to those are consistent with their obligations. The building has reportedly 75 apartments …

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Some employers made their threats come true: they fired employees who refused to return the Christmas bonus. This unprecedented case occurred in Larissa, Central Greece. Five workers filed complaint to the local Labor Inspection department saying that they were fired because they did not comply with the employer’s demand to …

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A cancer patient postponed his death for a couple of days in order to secure pension for his wife and future widow. The terminally ill man was asked doctors to put him on life supporting machines and prolong his life for just five days in order to secure that his …

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A TL 20 Ultralight aircraft crashed in agricultural area near Larissa, Central Greece, on Wednesday night. The pilot and one passenger were killed. The debris was located around 3 a.m. on Thursday, near Dendra. The aircraft disappeared from the radar short before it was scheduled to arrive to its destination …

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It was high time that the prosecutor intervenes in the case of the self-proclaimed “Father Kleomenis”, a racist and social media persona, who claims to be a monk and uploads on youtube full of hate against the Jews. Beginning of the week, the man staged an unprecedented anti-Semitic show. He …

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A toddler was found to be wandering around in the small park outside the church of Agios Achillios in the Frourio area in the won of Larissa in Central Greece, on Wednesday. Passerby saw the boy and after they realized it was alone they informed the police. The boy is …

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The cooking hit of Friday: save energy, fry eggs using natural heat produced by the sun. Directly by the sun. No need for photovoltaic installations and other forms of energy saving that are expensive in the short-term even though cheap in the long-term. Highest temperatures recorded on June 30 2017 …

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Unknown persons stole Baby Jesus from the Nativity scene in the center of the city of Larissa in central Greece. According to Athens news Agency, the perpetrators broke the plexiglass protection of the Nativity scene next to the Christmas Tree in the main square of the city. They stole Baby …

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A fire broke out in an apartment without electricity seriously injuring a 4-year-old child. According to preliminary reports, authorities investigate whether the fire was caused by a makeshift ‘heating device’ or by a burning candle. The fire broke out short after 8 o’ clock in the morning in an apartment …

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The Three Member Felony Court in Larissa imposed the penalty of 15 years imprisonment for a cleaning lady who had submitted a fake Primary School Diploma in order to get a job at a state nursery. She was hired at the municipality nursery 20 years ago. The court found that …

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A young migrant took his life in the center of the city of Larissa, in central Greece. According to local media, the man was found to have hanged himself from a tree very close to one of the main streets of the city. According to locals, the young man was …

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