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Workers at trains and Proastiakos have announced three work stoppages for Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The strike will affect also the Metro Line 3 to/from Athens International airport. Scheduled work stoppages: 05:00 am – 08:00 am, 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm and 09:00 pm – 00:00 midnight. During the work …
Read More »92-year-old Greek WWII rescuer meets the Jews she saved in Jerusalem
One by one, the 40 descendants of a group of Israeli siblings leaned down and hugged the elderly Greek woman to whom they owe their very existence, as she sat in her wheelchair and wiped away tears streaking down her wrinkled face. Clutching the hands of those she hid, fed …
Read More »Local communities increasingly protest against refugees’ resettlement
Giannitsa, Serres, Kos, Leros… No a day passes without local communities to protest the resettlement of refugees and migrants to the Greek mainland or from one island to another. Residents of Paralimni by Giannitsa in North Greece blocked the roads to prevent refugees to settle in local hotels. A day …
Read More »Athens Stock Exchange among the world’s top performing markets in 2019
The Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) stands at the top of the world stock market performance charts for 2019, gaining 43.91 pct in a sustained rebound between January and October that has helped the market recoup many of the losses incurred in the previous five years, analysts reported on Sunday. This …
Read More »Folegandros: Missing tourist from New Zealand found 55 nm off Crete
An incredible adventure for a 45-year-old tourist from New Zealand sailing the Greek islands with a catamaran yacht. The woman went missing from the island of Folegandros Friday noon and was found on board of a boat in the middle of the Aegean Sea, 55 nautical miles off the North …
Read More »Greek banks withdraw part of the extra charges for customer services
One after the other, the four Greek systemic banks announced the withdrawal of part of the extra charges for customer services that used to be free of charge. The National Bank, the Piraeus Bank, the Alpha Bank and the Eurobank declared that they will not charge a fee for the …
Read More »Weather Warning: Rain, thunder-, hail-storms, strong winds, flooding phenomena
Rainfalls, thunder- and hail-storms and powerful winds up to 8 Beaufort are forecast in the weather and wind warning issued by the Greek National Meteorological Service (EMY) for November 3-5, 2019. The barometric low passing over Greece will be of short duration, however, the phenomena are expected to be extreme …
Read More »“Greece’s intention is to bridge three continents,” says PM Mitsotakis
Greece-China relations have entered a new era, characterized by a dynamic cultural and economic collaboration, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Xinhua News Agency on Saturday. “The cornerstone of the two countries’ relationship is summed up in just two words: mutual respect, which is derived from a great historical heritage …
Read More »Justice for Tyrell Matthews Burton: Cretan court convicts two Britons
A court on the island of Crete found two 25-year-old Britons as guilty of charges of direct and simple complicity for the murder of Tyrell Matthews Burton. The 19-year-old was stabbed to death while on vacation in Malia in 2013. More than six years after the murder, judges and jury …
Read More »EU expects Greece to reply to Turkey’s allegations of migrants’ mistreatment
The European Commission expects the Greek authorities to follow up on the allegations of the Turkish ministry of foreign affairs over migrants’ mistreatment and the illegal practice of “pushback”, a Commission spokesperson has said. “The Commission is always concerned about reports of mistreatment of migrants and refugees and takes such …
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