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The European Railway Agency (ERA) has been warning successive governments in Greece, as well as the European Commission, since at least 2014 about safety gaps in the Greek railway system, according to ERA head Josef Doppelbauer, speaking to daily Kathimerini in the wake of last week’s deadly collision at Tempe. …

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In the grip of rain and storm bad weather front ARIEL are many regions in Greece, including Attica, since Wednesday morning. Repeated 112 sms messages were sent to residents of seven regions, warning them of dangerous phenomena and urging them to avoid unnecessary traveling. The first regions to receive the …

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The crew on board of the Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad  have ignored multiple warnings sent not only by the Greek-owned tanker Sola but also by maritime traffic authorities based at nearby Fedje, local media report. The frigate responded at least once to the warnings, claiming they “had control.” They …

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French official have named Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, Belgian national of Moroccan origin, as the alleged mastermind behind the dreadful attacks in Paris last Friday, where 129 people were killed and at least 350 were injured. He was allegedly the leader of “an Islamic State cell” in Belgium and the mastermind …

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The bailout standoff between Greece and its creditors has reached an unprecedented escalation with the default clock ticking. Two weeks before the key €1.5-billion payment to the IMF on June 30th that threatens Athens with a “credit event”, the two sides do not seem able to reach an agreement that …

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