April 16, 2024
FEATURED, Sports
The Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday. The ceremony took place in front of 600 guests and marked the start of the torch relay to Paris for the Olympic Games start on July 26. In the sanctuary …
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February 25, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Two more bodies were recovered from the burnt ship ‘Euroferry Olympia’ on Friday, raising the total of confirmed dead to eight, and leaving another three people unaccounted for. The bodies of the two men were found in the third and second car deck of the ship by a fire brigade …
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February 24, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
One more body was discovered by a fire brigade disasters team (EMAK) on the burnt ship Euroferry Olympia later on Thursday, the third in a day. The discovery of the three male bodies raised the number of confirmed fatalities to 5, while another 5 people, truck drivers, are reportedly still …
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February 23, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Rescuers operating on the Euroferry Olympia discovered one more charred body late on Wednesday afternoon. It is the second dead passenger found on the ship, while another 9 truck drivers, are still missing, among them two Greeks. According to media information, the body was detected in an embryonic position next …
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February 22, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Τhe still-smoking Euroferry Olympia is being towed to a safe harbor in western mainland since Tuesday morning to facilitate the work of firefighters and rescuers. The removal of the ferry from the north of Corfu to the Astakos on the mainland coast has triggered outrage among the relatives of the …
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February 18, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Dozens of passengers and crew members were on board of the Euroferry Olympia have been evacuated from the burning ship and are reportedly on lifeboats and coast guard vessels sailing to the island of Corfu short after 10 o’ clock Friday morning. There are currently reports of some 11 missing …
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December 8, 2020
Archeology
The workshop of the most emblematic sculptor of the Antique, Phidias, in ancient Olympia will be restored after the Central Archaeoglogical Council (KAS) approved its restoration, the Greek Culture Ministry said on Tuesday. The restorations will give an extremely interesting picture of the archeological site of Olympia, while it will …
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May 7, 2020
Archeology, CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced on Thursday the country’s plan for the opening of archaeological sites and the possibility of holding cultural events in open spaces. The Acropolis and Ancient Olympia will open to the public again on May 18, 2020, along with all other archaeological sites. Rehearsals and …
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April 16, 2018
environment
Firefighters worked all through the night, and areal means started operation early Monday morning to take the raging wildfire in the areas of Frixa and Skyllountia, in Ilia Peloponnese, under control. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon near the archaeological site of Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic …
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October 24, 2017
Sports
The flame for the Pyeong Chang Olympics was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Tuesday, despite a brief cloudburst that disrupted the sun-reliant ceremony. It launched a long torch relay that will culminate with the Winter Games Opening Ceremony on Feb. 9. Using fire kept from a …
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April 21, 2016
Sports
The Olympic flame for RIO 2016 Summer Olympic Games was lit earlier today in the ancient site of Olympia in Peloponnese. The Lighting Ceremony was performed by actress Katerina Lehou who lit the torch using a parabolic mirror to catch the the sun’s rays. The torch was lit within seconds. …
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