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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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Santorini: A donkey’s Golgotha
There are over 44 million donkeys worldwide and many are suffering unimaginable abuse and neglect in the hands of their owners. Unfortunately, a worryingly increasing number of such incidents has …
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The Thessaloniki metro tunnels are finally complete
The president of Attiko Metro announced yesterday that the digging of the underground tunnels in Thessaloniki has been completed. According to Mr Yiannis Mylopoulos who proceeded to post photos on …
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Greece approves Aleksandr Vinnik’s extradition
Following weeks of consultations a Thessaloniki court ruled yesterday in favour of Moscow’s request to extradite 39-year-old Russian cyber-crime suspect Aleksandr Vinnik. According to Vinnik’s lawyer Ilias Spirliadis, the suspect …