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An impressive waterspout swept over the island of Chios causing damages on Friday. The phenomenon was formed in the sea off the airport of the island in the eastern Aegean Sea. The waterspout moved from the sea to the shore and caused material damages. A local reporter who watched the …
Read More »Tsunami Drill on the island of Kos to test warning devices Nov 19
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and authorities at the island of Kos will carry out a tsunami emergency drill on November 19, 2019 to test the Tsunami Last Mile (TLM) warning and response services that were set up at the Dodecanese island last August. The capital of Kos …
Read More »Three Metro stations in downtown Athens closed on Nov 17
By order of the Greek Police, three metro stations in downtown Athens will be closed to public on Sunday, November 17, 2019. The measures will be implemented during the march to commemorate the Polytechnic School Students’ Uprising in 1973. Metro station will close at 03:00 p.m, while the stations and …
Read More »17. Nov 1973: Greeks still fiercely argue on casualties in Students’ Uprising
Fourth six years after the Polytechnic Students’ Uprising in November 1973 and the number of casualties is still a taboo for a part of the Greek society. The question is simple: Were the Casualties, Yes or No? Every year, on the anniversary, Greeks get involved in an endless argument race: …
Read More »IMF report: Greece made progress, just remain on reforms path
One of the same: Greece has made steps towards creating a more competitive and dynamic economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report published on Friday. However, the country “should remain on the road of reforms, to preserve a general fiscal balance and the restructuring of the banking …
Read More »Earthquake 4.2 R strikes off the island of Hydra, felt in Athens
An earthquake measuring 4.2 Richter occurred in the sea area off Hydra one of the Saronic islands at 08:15 on Friday night. The tremor was felt also in the 90-km away Greek capital Athens. The earthquake epicenter was 39 km South-East of Hydra. According to preliminary reports, its focal depth …
Read More »Man arrested for injuring refugees’ translator; Monasteries resettlement unsuccessful;
Τhe idea to host refugees and migrants in monasteries was good and kind but its implementation difficult. The Monastery in Divri, Peloponnese, could not offer the basics to the 105 refugees and migrants resettled there: neither electricity nor heating. At the same time, a violent incident against a refugees’ translator …
Read More »“Greece 2021 celebrations more significant than the Olympics 2004,” says Gianna Angelopoulos
“The 2004 Olympics did not bankrupt the country, it is a mistake, it is a lie,” said Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, adding “The Games were a success, the Committee’s budget was 2 billion euros, we left 135millions to Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis.” In an interview with Skai TV, the former head of …
Read More »Trump’s present to Erdogan: Resolution on Armenian Genocide blocked
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have not agreed with US counterpart Donald Trump on crucial issues, however, he got a present of important significance: the blocking of the Resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. A US Senator has blocked a resolution to formally recognize the mass killing of Armenians by …
Read More »Trump present to Erdogan: Resolution on Armenian Genocide blocked
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have not agreed with US counterpart Donald Trump on crucial issues, however, he got a present of important significance: the blocking of the Resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. A US Senator has blocked a resolution to formally recognize the mass killing of Armenians by …
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