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Leader of main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, Stefanos Kasselakis, announced on Friday a “referendum” in which grassroot members will decide whether four party members should be ousted from the party. In his post on social media,  he addressed the “Greek people” and the “large majority in the country who want an …

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The 55-year-old woman with disabilities whose husband set her on fire five days earlier died in hospital on Monday. The victim was being treated for severe burns in the face and the body. The woman is the 12th victim of femicide in the country in 2022. The attack took place …

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Angry producers of famous tsipouro in central Greece poured liters of the strong distilled spirit on the road and set it on fire. Together with dozens of farmers on tractors, the tsipouro producers occupied a part of the national Larissa-Kozani highway to protest government plans to change the name of …

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An elderly businessman set himself on fire on the main street of the city of Pyrgos on Friday evening and died before passersby or firefighters and paramedics could offer any help. Eyewitnesses told local media, the 73-year-old man poured a liquid on himself and his clothes and set them on …

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Unknown perpetrators have set on fire two cars belonging to members of the Turkish diplomatic mission in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. The two attacks took place in neighboring areas the early morning hours of Monday and damaged also four other vehicles parked next to the targeted ones with Turkish diplomatic plates. …

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Every year, just minutes after Jesus Resurrection on Saturday, the local custom in several villages on the island of Crete is to burn the dummy of Judas Iscariot for having betrayed Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins. However, this year, in several villages mostly of Western Crete, decided to …

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A Syrian refugee set himself on fire in the hotspot of Moria on the island of Lesvos on Thursday. The 26-year-old man poured an inflammable liquid over his body and set himself on fire. He was transferred to the hospital of the island where he has been treated. He suffered …

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Unknown perpetrators set three trolley buses on fire outside the Polytechnic School in downtown Athens on Monday evening. According to media, a group of people wearing masks stopped the buses, order the passengers to get out and set them on fire. The group reportedly doused the windows with flammable material …

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A group of some 20 people wearing hoodies raided a trolley bus on Friday night, ordered passengers to get off and set it on fire with molotov cocktail bombs. Eyewitnesses said that the passengers were in panic and that the moment the group entered the bus the first thing they …

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Scroll Down for the latest Updates and News! An international rescue operation under bad weather conditions is taking place in order to evacuate 422 passengers and 55 crew from ferry Norman Atlantic that is ablaze. According to Greek state NERIT TV, 42 passengers have been rescued and were transported to …

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Greek police arrested the mayor and two deputy mayors of Oropos village north-west Athens, after protesters set a highway toll booth on fire in Malakasa junction on Sunday evening, to protest the tripling of  toll fees. According to Greek media, the protesters pushed out the employee out of the booth, …

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The engine of a Greek F-16 caught fire during the take off from the Souda airbase on Crete earlier on Wednesday. The fire was followed by a small explosion and some metal parts were detached. During the thriller that lasted a couple of minutes, the pilot managed to empty the fuel …

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