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Trail of devastation as deadly Greek rainstorm ebbs
Hundreds of people are stranded without food or water for a third day in Greece after a devastating rainstorm killed at least six people and caused billions of euros of damage. Storm …
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Dire consequences for those involved in tragic death of 36-year-old man at Port Piraeus
Attica Group CEO Spyros Paschalis has resigned following the tragic death of 36-year-old Antonis Karyotis at the port of Piraeus earlier this week. A video that circulated social media and …
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Greece launches rescue effort in flooded villages
Greek rescue teams used divers, lifeboats and helicopters to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece Thursday, as the death toll from the Storm Daniel rose to six. The fire …
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Fires burned 170,000 ha in Greece during 2023
The fires that broke out in Greece since the start of 2023 burned a total of 170,000 hectares (1.7 million stremmas), with 120,000 of these (1.2 mln stremmas) destroyed in …
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Four Greek crew members face homicide charges over passenger’s death
A ferry captain and three crew members appeared before a Greek prosecutor on Wednesday facing homicide charges over the death of a passenger after being forcefully pushed into the sea, …
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Storms kill 14 in Mediterranean, east Europe
Storms have killed at least 14 people in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, with a Greek region hit by more rain in 24 hours than it normally sees in a year, …
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Rivals Turkey, Greece herald ‘new era’ in ties
The top diplomats of historic rivals Turkey and Greece on Tuesday hailed a “new era” in relations and vowed to intensify dialogue in the coming months. The visit by Greek …
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Tragedy in Piraeus – Man drowns allegedly pushed from ship gangway (Video)
After a shocking incident at the port of Piraeus, the Prosecutor’s Office in Piraeus has ordered the arrest of the deck officer and the captain of the vessel, Blue Horizon. …
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Fifteen migrants, including one fatality, found on Greek islet
A Greek coastguard patrol boat on Tuesday picked up 15 migrants, one of whom had died, on the Aegean islet of Farmakonisi, port police said. The 14 – five men, …
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Afghan refugee wrongly imprisoned in Greece awarded damages
An Afghan refugee who spent nearly three years in prison after being wrongfully accused of trafficking migrants was awarded thousands of euros in damages, his lawyers said on Tuesday. Akif …