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A golden funerary mask was among the finds in an Archaic-era cemetery in Achlada, west of Florina in northern Greece, the Ministry of Culture said this week. The tomb was one of six that stood out in the 6th century BC cemetery containing a total of 73 tombs. The six …
Read More »Chemotherapy treatment “postponed” in big Athens hospital due to lack of funds
Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in Attiko Hospital in Athens were shocked to be informed that their treatment is postponed on indefinite time. The patients were informed by phone on Thursday. Hospital workers president and doctor at Attiko ICU, Mihalis Rizos, told news outlet documentonews.gr, that hospital employees learned form the …
Read More »Zak Kostopoulos: Protesters demand “Justice” one year after his brutal murder
Demanding justice for Zak Kostopoulos hundreds of people gathered in downtown Athens at the spot where the activist was killed a year ago. In front of the jewelry shop where Kostopoulos was killed, the protesters carried out actions with sprays and banners. “1 Year – 0 Justice” Friends, activists, members …
Read More »Double earthquake in Albania felt in Northern Greece
A double earthquake stroke Albania on Saturday afternoon, caused panic among the locals and was felt also in North and West Greece. The first earthquake occurred at 5.30 in the afternoon. The tremor had a magnitude of 5.6 R and a focal depth of 10 km. Its epicenter was in …
Read More »Hijacker of TWA 847 arrested on Mykonos, while cruising Greek islands
Greek police have arrested a 65-year old Lebanese man, suspected to be one of the hijacker s of TWA flight 847 in 1985. The man was wanted by German authorities for aircraft hijacking and kidnapping, crimes committed in 1985 and 1987. The man was reportedly touring the Greek islands and …
Read More »DevMin: “Stability, privatizations, flexible employment will bring investment to Greece”
“Stability, privatizations and flexible employment will bring investments,” Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Friday. “We are building an investment environment that allows the investor to make money and we tell him you will come here, will not be bothered by going from office to office, you will not beg …
Read More »Athens Public Transport Means on general strike day, Sept 24
Public and private sector unions have declared a 24-hour general strike on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 to protest the “development Law” tabled by the conservative government. Also workers at public transport means participate on the strike. Buses, Trolley buses and Urban Train ISAP (Metro Lin 1) will be on 24h …
Read More »Council of State rules “religion courses in schools only for Greek-Orthodox students”
The Council of State ruled on Friday that religion courses in primary and secondary education schools are exclusively “Greek-Orthodox.” The ruling cancels the previous content of religious books as it was decided by SYRIZA Education Minister Kostas Gavroglou and leads to re-writing of thousands of books. The Plenary of the …
Read More »Greeks disapprove Athens Metro decision to rename two stations
The management of the Attiko Metro in Athens has decided to rename two metro stations. Line 3 station will be renamed into and Line 2 station into . The two metro station will no longer have a geographical specification but a reference to two politicians from the right- and … …
Read More »Municipality and police “liberate” Exarchia from a container full of books
The operation started as early as 6:30 a.m. apparently while the anarchists were sleeping and could not intervene to defend their “property.” The operation was secret, even though media reporters and cameramen were informed in time. At the same time, Athens municipality workers also removed banners hanging around the square. …
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