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Greece’s caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas declared a three-day national mourning for the dozens of victims of the shipwreck, 47 nautical miles south of Peloponnese,  early morning Wednesday. By 9 p.m. Wednesday, the death toll has reached 79 bodies have been recovered and 104 people have been rescued. Dozens of …

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The sudden death of NBA legend “Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Sunday shocked not only his family, his friends, colleagues and supporters in the US. The shock spread like a wildfire all over the world. The wave of  grief grabbed also Greek athletes who used the …

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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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Heartbreaking. A dolphin cow carries her dead calf on her back, refuses to let it go. Again and again, the mourning mom comes out of the water and carries the floating body of her dead baby for a while. IT looks as if she tries to bring it back to …

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Lesvos’ City Hall turned its lights off and flew the Greek and EU flags half-mast as a message of solidarity and mourning for the terror attack in Manchester on Monday night that left 22 people dead and dozens injured. “The people in Lesvos are shocked by the tragedy in Manchester. …

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