May 11, 2022
Greece, Politics
The Plenary Session of the Council of State ruled on Wednesday that a university police force which is also composed of special guards, does not violate the principles of academic freedom and full self-governance of higher education institutions. According to the announcement, it was unanimously ruled that “no provision of …
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May 5, 2022
FEATURED, Sky
Residents of Thessaloniki in northern Greece were able to observe the rare phenomenon of Fata Morgana. Due to the phenomenon ships moored in the Thermaic Gulf appeared “floating” in the air.A Fata Morgana is a complex form of superior mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon and …
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April 18, 2022
CORONAVIRUS
Hungry customers turned angry and smashed tables in a famous restaurant in Thessaloniki when they were asked to show a Covid-Pass but they did not have any. The owner told them they cannot sit and eat if they do not show vaccination or recovery certificates or even a negative rapid …
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April 17, 2022
Social, Society
A 17-year-old boy stabbed no less than ten times his stepfather because the 36-year-old man was abusing the boy’s mother. The incident took place in the area of Pylaia suburb of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Saturday night. The stepfather had once again beaten his wife and this had the boy …
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April 16, 2022
Very Mix
A public bus in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, burst into flames as it was traveling in the district of Agios Athanassios, in Halkidona Municipality on Saturday. The driver and the passengers managed to disembark in time, no injury has been reported. The Fire Service rushed to the spot …
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April 7, 2022
FEATURED, Very Mix
The man was one of three patients in the ward where the fire broke out on Wednesday morning. A 79-year old patient was completely burned and died on the spot. The third patient, a 72-year-old man, also sustained burn injuries and “is being treated out of danger”, director of …
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April 6, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Very Mix
A fire broke out in the Covid unit of the Papanikolaou hospital in Thessaloniki, where people with respiratory problems are being treated. One patient died and at least two others were seriously injured. The fire broke out in the Covid-unit where 20 patients were treated. Twenty patients heavily ill with …
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March 3, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Femicide in Thessaloniki: A 41-year-old woman was shot and seriously injured by her former partner inside her cafe in the city in northern Greece on Wednesday night. The victim died in the hospital on Thursday morning. The perpetrator, a well known boxer with links to the far-right front, committed suicide …
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February 24, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
A mother and her two minor children died in a fire that broke out in their home in Thessaloniki early Wednesday morning. The 32-year-old mother reportedly tried to open the house door and take the children aged 8 and 11 out of the burning house but she died before she …
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February 14, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 21-year-old suspect turned himself to the authorities on Monday morning. He is 12th young man to be arrested in the murder case of 19-year-old Alkis Kambanos by football hooligans in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on February 1. The suspect, who has previously been identified by other suspects as “Dinos,” is …
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February 9, 2022
Social, Society
The body of a newborn baby boy was found in a dump inside the cemetery of Thermi by Τhessaloniki, northern Greece. the body was found at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning by a cemetery clerk. The shocked man immediately alerted the Greek police. The man has said that the body was …
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February 3, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
The first cruise ship is expected at the port of Thessaloniki on February 5, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Wednesday. He predicted a “record of arrivals of cruise ships in 2022.” The arrival of the first cruise ship at the beginning of February shows the expansion of the tourist …
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February 2, 2022
FEATURED, Very Mix
A video showing the suspects fleeing the scene where a 19-year-old man was stabbed and killed was made public by a news website in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, where the heinus murder took place in the early morning hours of Tuesday. The video obtained by local news website thestival.gr and by …
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February 2, 2022
Society, Very Mix
One more incident of soccer fans violence took place in Thessaloniki and this time the victim was a 14=year-old boy. The teenager escaped the attackers’ rage thanks to the intervention of employees at a hotel nearby. According to a lawsuit filed by the victim’s father, the boy was in the …
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February 1, 2022
Society, Very Mix
A 19-year-old man was stabbed and killed and two others were injured in an attack by five individuals in the early morning hours of Tuesday in Thessaloniki. Police attributes the assault to rival soccer fan clubs, media report. A 19-year-old victim was stabbed in the inner upper thigh and he …
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January 17, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
The public prosecutor in Thessaloniki is investigating the horrific case of a young woman who was allegedly drugged and raped in the suite of a luxury hotel in Thessaloniki during a New Year’s Eve party. The 24-year-old victim of a gang rape has recognized at least two suspects while she …
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December 30, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The 47-year-old owner of a convenience store in Thessaloniki was arrested on Wednesday for posing as a doctor promising Covid-patients treatment against a fee of several thousands euros. According to police, the woman posed as anesthesiologist and approached families with Covid-19 patients in hospital. Following a complaint filed by the …
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December 13, 2021
Society, Very Mix
Scenes from the Wild Far West took place in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Monday morning: A woman was shot while she was buying bread in a bakery. She died short time later. The shooter was reportedly another woman who fled the scene right after the murder.. The victim was transferred …
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December 8, 2021
Society, Very Mix
A train of Suburban Railway Proastiakos derailed on Wednesday evening at the station of Renti in Piraeus. 75 passengers were onboard.The PIraeus-Renti line was temporarily closed, operator TrainOSE said in a statement. Nobody was injured during the incident and all 75 passengers disembarked in safety. According to TrainOSE, the derailed …
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November 29, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A public prosecutor in Thessaloniki investigates incidents where people approach relatives of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 promising an Intensive Care Unit bed for a price of over 3,5000 euros. Hospitals in Thessaloniki have been reporting daily of the shortage of ICU beds and many intubated patients in regular wards. Taking …
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