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Composer Mikis Theodorakis hospitalised after suffering major heart attack
Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis is in hospital after suffering a major heart attack. The 93-year-old was reportedly feeling intense chest pain when he was rushed to a hospital in Athens …
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Police and fire chiefs dismissed following Attica fires
The heads of Greece’s national police and fire services have been dismissed and replaced following the wildfires that broke out east of Athens on 23 July that resulted in 91 …
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The Penny Marathon digs deep to help animals wounded in Attica fires
Hundreds of animals, including family pets and strays have died or been wounded and traumatised as a result of the tragic fires that hit Attica last week. Animal rescue charity …
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Preliminary report sheds light on Attica wildfires’ contributing factors
An urgent report released by the University of Athens last Tuesday, identified authorities’ failure to issue timely warning, along with environmental factors and town planning features, as some of the …
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Fraport fail: Tourists end up in Kos, Crete and Turkey instead of Rhodes
Hundreds of tourists found themselves stranded earlier this week due to an operational issue at the Diagoras airport in Rhodes that send holidaymakers to the wrong destination. Flights with the …
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FYROM parliament approves 30 September as date for referendum on name change
A vote that was held in Skopje’s parliament last Monday regarding the referendum in FYROM saw the government’s proposal to hold a referendum on 30 September come to pass. A …
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Local council in Halkidiki knocks down fence blocking access to beach
Following the deadly fires in Mati, Attiki last week, municipality demolition crews began an operation to knock down a fence that was blocking access. The operation took place in the …
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MIT professor Constantinos Daskalakis receives prestigious maths award
Constantinos Daskalakis, has just won the 2018 Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, one of the most prestigious international awards in mathematics. The award, which comes with a comes with a monetary prize of …
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Could Athens be named European Capital of Innovation for 2018?
Athens has been shortlisted for this year’s European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) Award, among 12 other European capitals. The other prestigious contenders are Antwerp, Bristol, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Leuven, Lisbon, Madrid, Toulouse, …
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Accidental photo of couple getting engaged on Santorini goes viral on Twitter
Col Stinson, a student at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida, was on holiday on Santorini island when he accidentally captured a marriage proposal on camera. The American teenager was …