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For the first time in Argolida, East Peloponnese, a spectacular phenomenon appeared before the storm on Monday: a shelf cloud. The shape and the colors of the shelf cloud created stunning pictures. A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal, wedge-shaped arcus cloud. A shelf cloud is attached to the base …
Read More »Handful of candy saves New Zealand woman during dinghy adventure
A 45-year-old woman from New Zealand survived almost two days adrift in the Aegean Sea thanks to a handful of candy and the strategic use of three plastic bags to keep herself warm and dry. She was rescued by the Greek Coast Guard 55 nautical miles north of Crete and …
Read More »Bishop Ignatios: He who doesn’t help refugees & migrants “is not a Christian”
Someone who refuses help to refugees and migrants is “neither Greek nor Christian,” Bishop of Dimitriados and Almyros, Ignatios, amid growing protests by local communities against their resettlement from the islands. Speaking to Alpha FM, Ignatios said “I cannot accept anyone who refuses to help refugees and immigrants. For me, …
Read More »Bank of China opens its first branch in Greece
The Bank of China (Europe) Luxembourg opened its first branch in Greece , It received an operating license from the Bank of Greece on November 1, 2019. The branch will be located on Mesogeion Avenue No 2 in Ambelokipoi district of Athens. The announcement of the first Chinese bank in …
Read More »Kasos: Ancient shipwrecks discovered in SE Aegean (pictures)
Five shipwrecks, large sections of their cargoes and the possible remains of an ancient port have been discovered in the sea area of the island of Kasos in south-eastern Greece. A particularly remarkable finding is a shipwreck of the late Classical period, which had five stone anchors in pyramid-like shape …
Read More »Number of unaccompanied refugee minors in Greece rises to 4,800
They are the most vulnerable group among the refugees: unaccompanied minors in Greece. 4,800 children, aged 2 -17. A real challenge for those in and outside Greece dealing with their protection. 30 percent of them are orphans. Seven out of ten have families in Europe and need to be reunited. …
Read More »Turkey to send ISIS terrorists back to their European countries of origin
Turkey will send all 1,200 ISIS terrorists of foreign origin arrested during the Syria operation back to their countries, Ankara said on Monday. “Turkey will send all detained foreign Daesh terrorists to their countries of origin even if their citizenship have been revoked, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced. Reiterating Turkey’s …
Read More »Pirates kidnap four crew from Greek oil tanker near Tongo
Pirates attacked a Greek oil tanker off the coast of Togo in the early hours of Monday and fled after taking four crew members -among them one Greek- as hostages. The company confirmed the kidnapping on Monday afternoon. Of the kidnapped crew members, two are Filipinos, one is Greek and …
Read More »Molotov cocktails and tear gas in students’ protest in Athens
Another students’ protest turned ugly. Police fired tear gas after a group with hoods hurled stones and molotov fire bombs at them on Monday noon. the protest rally was marching from University of Athens to the Parliament opposite Syntagma square in downtown Athens. At Vassilisis Sofias avenue, a group of …
Read More »Xanthi: Greek police finds 80 migrants in a lorry (video)
Greek police released 80 migrants from a container truck near the town of Xanthi in north-eastern Greece on Monday morning. Due to suffocating conditions many of them suffered respiratory problems. The truck driver was arrested. Several people lay on the asphalt. It was short after the tolls on Egnatia highway …
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