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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 …

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Greek government to push for the demolition of illegal properties

Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis, his alternate Sokratis Famellos and Interior Minister Panos Skourletis heralded a government plan to initiate the demolition of properties that have been illegally built …

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European Commission grants Greece 37.5 million euros in emergency refugee assistance

In a statement, The European Commission (EC) said yesterday that an additional 37.5 million euros will be distributed to Greece in emergency assistance to improve migrant reception conditions at the …

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Man suspected of arson in Marathonas arrested

Greek police officers placed a man in custody last night; the man’s suspicious activities are being investigated in regard to the fires in the Marathonas municipality in Attiki. “The 35-year-old …

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Dog traumatised in Greek fire on the mend

Among the victims of the wildfires that swept through east of Attica last week were hundreds of defenceless animals. One of them, has emerged as a symbol of survival. According …

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