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Mayor of Rhodes plans mass killing of deer to control overpopulation

May 3, 2022 animals, FEATURED 2

Mayor of Rhodes Antonis Kampourakis recently proposed to the Municipality Council the “controlled deer hunting” as well as a sterilization program for the animals that now exist in large numbers, as he claims, even though there is no sutdy to confirm that. The proposal triggered the outrage by environmental organization …

Efstratia Mavrapidou, one of the symbol Grannies of Lesvos, passes away

February 16, 2022 FEATURED, Social, Society Comments Off on Efstratia Mavrapidou, one of the symbol Grannies of Lesvos, passes away

Efstratia Mavrapidou, one of the famous three Grannies of Lesvos, passed away at the age of 96. The three grannies became a symbol of solidarity with refugees in 2015, when they offered to feed and comfort a refugee baby and give a break to the mother from Syria who fled …

“I screamed Help! when I didn’t see my husband” says the woman-symbol of Evia fires

August 12, 2021 FEATURED, Social Comments Off on “I screamed Help! when I didn’t see my husband” says the woman-symbol of Evia fires

Panagiota Ritsopi, 81 years old: An elderly woman in black, screaming in agony as the flames swallow the forest and threaten her home. The woman who became the face of the tragedy in Evia. Her picture taken by Konstantinos Tsakalidis became the symbol of the devastation the fires engraved in …

Resistance fighter and left-wing veteran Manolis Glezos dies at 98

March 30, 2020 Greece 1

Veteran left-wing politician, a symbol for resistance in Greece and abroad, Manolis Glezos has died at 98. He was admitted to hospital on March 18. According to media reports, he died of heart failure. It was the second time he was hospitalized since last November. The legacy he leaves behind …

Lara, the first guide dog in Greece, passes away at the age of 16

March 27, 2019 animals Comments Off on Lara, the first guide dog in Greece, passes away at the age of 16

Lara, the first guide dog in Greece, passed away at the age of 16. The black Labrador Retriever was a symbol for people with vision problems in the country. Inspired by Lara, her owner, psychologist and blind by birth Ioanna-Maria Gertsou had established a Guide Dog School and named it …

Tsipras finally wears a tie – to celebrate the Eurogroup deal

June 22, 2018 Greece, Politics 1

In a move full of symbolism Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, appeared in an event for the Eurogroup deal wearing a tie. A red tie. When he to power in 2015, he had said, he would not wear a tie unless Greece gets a debt relief and exits “the memoranda,” the …

Magic Carpet: A handmade gift by refugees and migrants to Lesvos

May 19, 2017 Refugees Comments Off on Magic Carpet: A handmade gift by refugees and migrants to Lesvos

A large “magic carpet” decorates since Thursday the wall of the Municipality Theater of Mytilene on the island of Lesvos since Thursday. Under the guidance of two exceptional artists from Greece and France, forty refugees and migrants as well as ten volunteers from different countries joined their forces to create …

Church of Greece requests the withdrawal of shoes

April 7, 2015 Very Mix 1

I would never thought that the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece would care about …shoes. But this is exactly what happened! Because a shoe-manufacturer brought to the market shoes bearing the symbol of the Holy Cross on their soles. In a statement the Holy Synod of the Church …

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