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Chicken, goats, sheep and rabbit in your picturesque home yard in the village? Forget it! The Greek government issued a decision to ban domestic animals in cities and villages yards especially in those with touristic interest. To start with, the ban will be implemented first on the island of Crete …

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Residents and tourists at the village Megala Alonia -Megaloni – were ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire that broke out in the northern part of  the island of Zakynthos short before Wednesday noon. Residents have received a message via the 112 emergency number to evacuate toward the village of …

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LESVOS FIRE VATERA: A hotel facility was evacuated as the flames were nearing and the preventive evacuation of Vatera village was ordered Saturday noon as the big fire that broke in the morning in the area of Rogada Polichnitos was out of control. Two houses have been burned down. One …

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A forest fire is raging on the island of Rhodes near the village Soroni on Tuesday and there is fear the blaze could get out of control due to strong winds blowing in the area. The blaze on Rhodes is only one of the three forest fires raging on Tuesday. …

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The Muslims minority in north-eastern Greece is in outrage and has condemned with one voice the destruction of the Ottoman-era Muslim cemetery Horozlu in the village Peteinos in Xanthi prefecture. The local municipality of Avdira wants to turn the field where the cemetery from the 17th century is located into …

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At least two ethnic Greeks were killed and another six including one child were injured in the outskirts of the village Sartana in eastern Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry in Athens announced early Saturday afternoon, confirming media reports a little earlier. Initially media reported of three dead. According to the correspondent …

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Wearing winter coats and masks, five elementary school children sit in the cold, they are struggling to attend the distance learning, the e-classes of the Greek Education Ministry. The pupils in the village Pefki in the Municipality of Pyrgos, Peloponnese, have no internet at home, have no computer, mobile phones …

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Women in Galatista, Halkidiki, decided to beautify their village. They painted with color old fountains as well as walls of houses that needed a make up. The result? A fresh, playful touch by the local residents. Ten women, members of the local Culture Association of Arts Τhe Anthemouses, with the …

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Tons of rocks flooded the village Assos in the west coast of Kefalonia, trapped people in their homes, buried vehicles, destroyed houses and businesses. The picturesque harbor of the village is practically non-existent. The torrential rainfalls of medicane Ianos brought rocks, mud and other debris from the mountain. There is …

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Greek police has arrested a 57-year-old priest for the sexual abuse of the 12-year-old daughter of his partner. The abuse had started three years ago, when the girl was 9 years old. The shocking case was revealed beginning of the week and the man was arrested by order of the …

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Greek authorities have found high levels of radioactive uranium in the tab water of the village Mikrokomi in Volvi Municipality, northern Greece. They have warned the 50 residents of the village against the consumption of tab water for drinking and cooking and in favor of bottled water. The warning has …

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In the land of smokers there is a village where nobody smokes, no shop sells cigarettes and ashtrays have disappeared long ago. Residents of village Skotino decided to cut this bad habit some forty years ago. Nobody in the picturesque village of Hersonissos Municipality by Heraklio can really remember how …

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A 72-year-old man in one of the snowed-in villages in Evia suffered and stroke and died early Wednesday morning because medical help or transfer to a hospital was impossible due to harsh weather conditions. The man was living with his family in Stropones village where snow has reached a height …

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A whole village on the island of Crete is under negotiation for sale. The traditional village with its houses made of stone has been not been inhabited for years. According to a post on Facebook, investors from Athens want to buy the whole village and turn it into a traditional …

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The church bell rang and all the village residents rushed to prevent technical teams deployed from the Water Company units from installing devices measuring water consumption in the fist houses of the village. Water for the village of Xylopariko by Trikala in Central Greece comes from own fountains in the …

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