August 8, 2024
environment, FEATURED
The wildfire in south Rethymno has rekindled on Thursday prompting more evacuations of several villages and settlements. Powerful winds make the work of firefighters extremely difficult. The fire started around noon on Wednesday in the wider region of the municipalities of Amari and Aghios Vassilio south of Rethymnon on the …
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July 1, 2024
environment, FEATURED
A wildfire has been raging uncontrollable on the island of Kos with the flames threatening houses and hotels in the wider area of Kardamena. Municipalit authorities call on residents of Kos to collect essential items such as water and food for the evacuees. With sms sent via the emergency line …
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April 9, 2024
FEATURED, Social, Society
Domestic violence in Greece has literally gone out of control with 12 incidents reported to police in the last 24 hours. The victims were assaulted by their current or ex husbands and partners or by their fathers, their mothers or their children. Citizens’ Protection Minister, Michalis Chrysochoidis, said on Monday …
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July 26, 2023
environment, FEATURED
A fire in Velestino, Magnisia Prefecture, is out of control due to strong winds and is heading toward the city of Volos in the east due to powerful winds, just two hours after it broke out on Wednesday afternoon. Within an hour after it broke out short before 4 p.m. …
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July 22, 2023
environment, FEATURED
For fifth consecutive day the forest fire is raging on the island of Rhodes on Saturday forcing more evacuations of villages and thre hotels. Greece’s Fire Service said the blaze was out of control, keeps expanding and moves eastwards to the Gadoura dam. Power outages as the fires fire on …
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July 21, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A military officer opened fire with blank rounds and threw flash-bang grenades at the 2nd Parachute Brigade in Aspropyrgos, in western Attica on Friday, media report. According to some websites, the officer is alleged to have taken a fellow officer hostage during the incident. Others report that after he allegedly …
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July 18, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Desperate residents in Nea Zoi village, western Attica, have been crying for help as the flames approach their homes early Tuesday afternoon. They complained to Skai TV that have not seen any firefighter or engines or even water-dropping aerial means to halt the fire front heading to their village. Confused …
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December 1, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A van caught fire and started moving backwards and downhill on a street in the city of Rethymno in the island of Crete on Thursday morning. The 70-year-old driver managed to get of the moving vehicle without injuries. Without the driver and out of control, the van continued its route …
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August 21, 2018
Video GRID
You just do not want want to be around when a motor boat is making the rounds without someone on the wheel. A chartered motor boat crashed on the rocks of Megali Ammos beach in Ammouliani, Halkidiki, after the ‘captain’ and the passenger abandoned it. The motor boat was chartered by …
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September 13, 2017
environment
With every wind blow, with every wave the oil spill sails a bit further. The thick, oily, stinky, black carpet breaks into pieces that now sail independently, swept away by the winds, the waves and the sea currents. It is normally the penetrating smell of petroleum that has locals to …
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October 24, 2014
Very Mix
A teacher in amok, students in shock. Ateacher in a high school class went out of control and started to cut his arms, from the wrist to the elbow, with a paper cutter in front of screaming children in the classroom. Amid students’ screams and cries, the teacher spread the …
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May 29, 2014
Very Mix
This was certainly one of the most fear-mongering propaganda launched by journalists to influence voter. Fined-tuned with the government propaganda against main opposition left-wing SYRIZA before the elections for the European Parliament last Sunday. It was one of Greece’s biggest private television channels that for consecutive three consecutive days it …
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