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A 40-year-old US citizen died in what it seems an accident during a climbing tour in Leonidio, Arcadia, Peloponnese. According to local media, the man fell from a height of several meters while he was climbing the rock known as the Crash of the Titans. He died on the spot. …
Read More »Polish tourist Andrzej Weber missing in Chania area, relatives ask for help
Local authorities are on alert about 64-year-old Andrzej Weber who arrived on the island of Crete on April 6 and went missing three days later. His last phone call to his family was on April 8, 2019. Weber went missing in the region of Sougia on Tuesday, April 9. According …
Read More »VirtualDIVER: Innovative platform for underwater experience around Santorini
The innovative platform VirtualDIVER for virtual underwater experiences targeting the cultural and tourism industries has been developed in cooperation of Greek academics and private companies. VirtualDIVER will allow people to “travel” and “explore” the magical terrestrial and underwater environment of the island of Santorini, while they comfortably sit on their …
Read More »IMF’s Lagarde positive on early loans repayment by Greece
Managing Director of International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde is positive to the idea that Greece repays earlier part of its loans, state broadcaster ERT TV reported on Saturday following a meeting between Lagarde and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos in Washington. the news comes just hours after reuters reported that Greece …
Read More »Greece joins 16+1 Cooperation CEEC for regional trade with China
“Greece confirmed today its leadership role in the greater region of the Balkans, and in East and Central Europe, and restored its reputation” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at the summit of the Cooperation of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) and China, an initiative long known as 16+1, held …
Read More »Airbnb: Irish family discovers 8 hidden cameras in Athens luxury villa
A luxury villa in Athens was banned from Airbnb and with a 9-month delay also from Booking.com after an Irish family found that the landlord had installed and hidden eight cameras were in “every room” including the bathroom. An Irish family were shocked to discover eight hidden cameras at an …
Read More »Olive branch wreaths from Greece to crown Boston Marathon winners
At the 36th Annual Wreath Ceremony, the Consul General of Greece, Stratos Efthymiou presented four olive branch wreaths to the Boston Athletic Association, which will be used to crown the winners of Monday’s 123rd running of the Boston Marathon. The wreaths are offered in the name of Stylianos Kyriakides a …
Read More »Athens archaeological sites and museums extend opening hours as of April 12
Archaeological sites, monuments and museums in Athens begin their operation with extended summer opening hours as of Friday, April 12, 2019. The new summer hours are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. In other parts of Greece, summer opening hours will start by the end of next week, the Greek Culture …
Read More »Designer Baby: 3-parent boy born in Greece after controversial fertility technique
Fertility doctors in Greece and Spain announced on Thursday that they have produced a baby using DNA of three people in order to overcome a woman’s infertility. The baby boy was born weighing 2.9kg on Tuesday. The mother and child are said to be in good health. But experts express …
Read More »Ex ND Justice Minister: Bribery is minister’s duties
Former Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou (ND) stunned Greeks when he openly admitted on Thursday that “kickbacks are among a minister’s duties.” The ex New Democracy minister was speaking live to state broadcaster ERT TV when he made this unbelievable statement. As the topic was the Novartis-Gate, Athanasiou was asked whether …
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