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Northern Greece Braces for Heavy Snowfall
Heavy snowfall is expected in northern Greece, even at low altitudes, during Thursday and Friday according to the Meteo weather service of the National Observatory of Athens. According to the weather...
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A Festival of Light at Athens’ Stavros Niarchos Park (video)
This Christmastime, Stavros Niarchos Park in Athens is full of light and sound, thanks to a series of interactive installations forming a magical winter wonderland. Four of these installations are...
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Greek Superman: The Comeback of the One-Armed Boxer (video)
Vaggelis Chatzis, the only one-armed boxer in the world, is returning to the ring on Sunday, December 16 after three difficult years battling an injury, The 32-year-old Greek boxer will face...
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AEK’s European Journey Ends With Another Defeat (video)
AEK’s disappointing Champions League campaign ended with another defeat by Benfica in Lisbon on Wednesday. A late Alex Grimaldo free-kick for Benfica condemned 10-man AEK to a sixth straight Champions...
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Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Hits Off Zakynthos
Α 4.3-magnitude earthquake shook the seabed southwest of the Ionian island of Zakynthos on Thursday. A preliminary reading by the Athens Institute of Geodynamics showed the tremor occurred at a depth...
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Three Migrants Killed in Northern Greece Car Crash
Three migrants were killed and three were injured on Thursday when a car carrying them veered off the road and overturned in northern Greece, police said. The accident occurred on the Egnatia Highway,...
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Greece Says FYROM Abiding by Prespa Agreement
The Greek government is satisfied with the constitutional amendments passed in FYROM’s parliament on Wednesday, according to government sources quoted by the semi-official Athens-Macedonian News...
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Olympiacos Stuns Italian Giants AC Milan in Europa League (video)
Olympiacos pulled off a stunning 3-1 Europa League win over AC Milan which put them into the last 32 of the Europa League. The Piraeus club is the only Greek team left in Europe after PAOK and AEK...
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Import of U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas to Greece Begins
The first batch of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be delivered to Greece near the end of the year as part of an agreement between Greek gas corporation DEPA and the U.S.’ Cheniere Energy, the...
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Eight Greek Startups Win Envolve Business Awards
Eight Greek start-ups and newly-formed businesses received the annual Envolve Award Greece (formerly called the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award) in a ceremony earlier this week in Athens. The winners...
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Central and Northern Greece Covered in Snow (video)
Stunning vista of Meteora covered in snow Many parts of central and northern Greece lie covered in snow this Friday, as a cold front has moved into the country from the north. Epirus, Thessaly and...
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Death Toll From Mati Fire Disaster Rises to 100
Almost five months since the devastating fires in East Attica, a 73 year-old man died of his burns at the Evangelismos hospital in Athens. The latest fire victim brings the number of known total...
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Greek Pensioners Rally Against Austerity
Hundreds of pensioners took to the streets of Athens on Saturday to protest against austerity and falling living standards. With the motto “We claim what was taken away from us,” pensioners from...
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Greece’s Tourism Growth to ‘Level Off in 2019’
Source: Greek Tourism Organisation (EOT) Greece’s extraordinary growth in tourist arrivals over the last years is likely to level off in 2019, the President of the Association of Greek Tourist...
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Holocaust Memorial in Thessaloniki Vandalized
Vandals spray painted a swastika on the Holocaust Memorial in Thessaloniki, on Friday night. The Eleftherias Square Memorial, a bronze sculpture that depicts a menorah with human bodies intertwined...
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The Charming Winter Beauty of Greece’s Samarina (video)
Source: Kostas Spanos, Facebook Nature, local traditions, history, and the environment entwined — this is what can be found in the famous mountain village of Samarina, one of Greece’s gems. It is...
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Rare Jaguars Killed at Greek Zoo After Escaping Enclosure
Two rare jaguars have been shot and killed after they escaped their enclosure at a zoo near Athens. The incident happened earlier in December but it was only revealed through an announcement by the...
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Greek Farmers Start Protests on Monday
Greek farmers are planning to begin protest action next week as they were not satisfied, they said, with the results of their meeting with Rural Development Minister Stavros Arachovitis on Friday. The...
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Herd of Sheep Killed by Lightning Strike in Crete
About 20 sheep were taking cover from the downpour in Omalos, Crete on Saturday, when they were killed by a lightning strike. According to the Meteo Weather Service of the National Observatory of...
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Heavy Rain Causes Landslides in Lesvos
Heavy rain that fell in Lesvos overnight has caused further landslides in the municipality of Plomari, local authorities reported on Sunday. In addition to sections of the road network that have...
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