June 19, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Α journalist reporting live from the wildfire in Vari-Koropi on Wednesday was brutally punched and beaten by three workers of a business on fire. The unprecedented incident against Frixos Drakondidis, reporter at protothema.gr took place in the yard of a Jet Ski business that was already engulfed by flames. The …
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May 4, 2024
FEATURED, Lifestyle, Society
Thousands of worshippers have gathered at the the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday morning to celebrate the Holy Fire Ceremony. Holding 33 candles marking the age of Jesus Christ, Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem traditionally receives the Holy Flame that symbolizes Jesus Resurrection on Holy Saturday, the …
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April 12, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
Greece is among the 40 best countries worth living and working. In fact it ranks 20th in the list by “Market Australia,” a company that analyzes rates. It is surprising that the first 20 positions on the list are covered entirely by European countries. The first place is occupied by …
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November 30, 2023
animals, FEATURED, News
For a second year in a row and despite strong reactions the mayor of Volos placed live animals in two Christmas mangers in central squares of the city in central Greece. The action triggered an outrage among animal welfare societies whom the mayor cursed as “curs who need a psychiatrist.” …
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May 29, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
For the first time ever, Iron Maiden played live on stage their legendary “Alexander the Great” a tribute to king and great army leader. he performance took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Sunday, May 28, where Iron Maiden launched their “The Future Past” tour 2023. Alexander The Great#IronMaiden #TheFuturePastTour pic.twitter.com/9GtDhKyJnC …
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April 15, 2023
FEATURED, Lifestyle, Society
In an atmosphere of religious devoutness and magnificence, the Holy Fire marking Jesus Resurrection appeared again in the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday. Crowds of people, even though much less than in previous years due to Israeli restrictions, had gathered in the church to get the …
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March 25, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The big military parade of Armed and Security forces to celebrate the Greek Independence Day on March 25 started at 11 a.m. in front of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma in the center of Athens. 25. March 2023 marks 202 years after Greeks revolted against the Ottomans …
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November 5, 2022
FEATURED, weather
Storm EVA has already started to affect Greece and rainfalls have been recorded in the Ionian islands and parts of the West of the country since Saturday morning. Watch Live STORM EVA Saturday noon, the National Meteorological Service EMY has updated its RED ALERT emergency bulletin from Thursday, however, there …
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June 16, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society
Two out of three Greeks aged 18-34 live with their parents, according to recent Eurostat data. Greece ranks 6th in a list of 35 European countries where young people live under parental care. According to a recent survey by the European Statistical Office (most data date back to 2019), the …
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April 15, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
For the first time in Turkey a foreign diplomat and thus the Greek Foreign Minister did not mince his words and told Ankara what its neighbor think of a series of illegal actions and claims. The joint statements of guest Greek FM Nikos Dendias and host Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu …
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October 7, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Large crowds of people have gathered outside the Appeals court in downtown Athens on Wednesday morning, awaiting for the verdict of the neo-nazi Golden Dawn party. Five and a half years after the trial started and 453 sessions, the moment for the judges to announce the decision that will write …
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August 26, 2020
Lifestyle
Deputy mayor of Thessaloniki Haris Aidonopoulos underwent a xematiasma procedure during a teleconference of the Municipal Council on Monday. While his assistant was mumbling the spell against the evil eye thus making the sign of the cross over the face of the troubled man, the conference camera was on, recording …
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August 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Live government briefings on the course of the coronavirus will be held twice a week and with participation of Greece’s epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras.This was announced by government spokesman Stelios Petas on Monday, an indication that things do not go well. Next to Tsiodras will be head of Civil Protection and …
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October 28, 2019
Greece, Politics
OXI DAY – 28. October 1940 – The day Greece rejected the Italian ultimatum to surrender to the Axis powers. The day marks the beginning of the war between Greece and Italy that ended in the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany. Greeks celebrate the historical day with a big military …
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April 27, 2019
Lifestyle
In an atmosphere of religious devoutness and magnificence, the Holy Fire marking Jesus Resurrection appeared again in the Church of Holy Supulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday. Thousands of people had gathered in the church to get the Holy Fire directly from the hands of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of …
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March 25, 2019
Greece
The big military parade on 25. March that marks the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821 traditionally starts at 11 o’ clock in the morning. The parade starts with the heroes wounded in wars of modern Greek history, i.e. WWII, Cyprus. They are followed by rescue groups of …
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March 9, 2019
Lifestyle, Video GRID
The Night Parade of Greece’s biggest and most famous Carnival in Patras started on Saturday night. Estimated 40,000 carnivalists are currently marching through the streets of the port city in West Peloponnese. As the live stream concluded midnight Saturday, below is a recorded video form the Night Parade. According to …
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September 29, 2018
weather
Greece’s National Meteorological Service issued an updated Red Alert Warning on Saturday afternoon. The warning refers to the extreme weather phenomena that strike the country in the form of Mediterranean Cyclone Zorbas. The word ‘Medicane” deprives from “Mediterranean” and “hurricane”, a phenomenon that is rare in the Mediterranean basin. In …
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April 7, 2018
Lifestyle
Thousands of Orthodox Christians pilgrims and locals have gathered in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Saturday morning awaiting for the Holy Light or Holy Fire. The Holy Fire ceremony in the Church of Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Watch Live the Holy Fire ceremony from the Tomb of …
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March 25, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece is celebrating the Independence Day on 25th March with a big military parade at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens. Thousands of Greeks have flocked to the city center to watch the best the Greek Armed forces have to offer. The parade takes place in front of the President of …
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