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Charges pressed against 17 people in Lesvos, for the attack against refugees
Lesbos Police authorities are pressing charges against 17 locals for their involvement in the racist attacks against refugees and migrants on Sunday. The incident took place at Sappho Square, where …
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Crete desperate for anti-drought measures
Crete is facing its driest year in more than almost thirty years. According to the local water management authorities, only 3.8 billion cubic meters of rainwater have fallen on the …
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Increase in tax wedge puts further stress to Greek Families
Greek salary earners saw their pre-tax and after-tax gap widen in 2017, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports. According to the OECD data, Greek families have taken on …
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Greeks in Space: the first crisis
It took about 18 months for the Hellenic Space Agency to be officially launched. It took only six weeks for it to undergo its first crisis. On Wednesday, the head …
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Ancient wall revealed in Lesvos
A third century BC wall extending from the city of Mytilene out to the sea was revealed during an excavation in Lesvos. It consists of massive ashlar blocks from local …
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Kate Hudson reveals Greece as her favourite holiday destination: ‘I feel really at home there’
Greece is popular holiday destination with a number of A-list celebrities, one of them being American actor and co-founder of workout brand Fabletics, Kate Hudson. In an interview with fashion …
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112-year-old Greek woman, not the oldest in the world
Following the death of the world’s oldest person on Saturday, Japan’s 117-year-old Nabi Tajima, reports have been circulating around the world about the new title holder of ‘Oldest Woman in …
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Greece rules out trade-off of soldiers with Turkey
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offer of a swap deal between Athens and Akara of the two Greek soldiers being held in custody in …
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Turkish President calls for peace with neighbouring Greece
After months of heightening tensions between Turkey and Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come out and called for peace and cooperation with its neighbour. “Now we want peace, …
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EU Parliament calls on Turkey to release Greek soldiers from jail
The European Union (EU) Parliament convened on Thursday and issued a resolution on the issue of the two Greek military officers detained in Turkey since 1 March, calling for their …