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A Dutch tourist died after falling off the cliff of the Venetian Castle in Parga, Epirus in Western Greece on Thursday. It was a couple of French tourist who found the woman’s body on the rocks below the Castle. The woman was touring the Castle apparently alone and she was …

A hotel employee on Crete risked his life to catch a thief. He jumped on the back of the thief’s pickup truck until the driver made dangerous maneuvers and threw him over the board and on the street. Together with an accomplice, the thief had stolen a 500-euro worth motor …

Boris Johnson says he will give MPs more time to debate Brexit, but only if Labour agrees to an election.

One student suffered a head injury during a students’ protest rally in downtown Athens on Thursday. The 19-year-old received first aid on the spot and was transferred to a hospital. The student was reportedly hit by a sound flare when riot police fired tear gas and sound flares against the …

Greek bankers have committed themselves to review their extra charges policies on a series of transactions following a meeting with Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on Thursday. Citing government sources, media report that the prime minister told bankers that the government cannot accept extra charges on digital and other bank transactions, …

Mayors on the island of Crete have agreed to host 400 unaccompanied refugee minors in accommodation structures. This was decided in a meeting between the Regional Union of Municipalities of Crete and the Deputy Labor Minister, Domna Michailidou. According to the plan, about 400 children will be accommodated on the …

Who said we can’t turn back time 😉 All clocks around Greece will go back one hour on Sunday 27th October, 2019.  So, don’t forget to change yours back! The change will happen at 4 am, when clocks turn back to 3 am, marking the start of standard time. This …

Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, top priority is among others to protect the brand name of Macedonian products. At stake is to make it easy for international consumers to understand which products come from Greek Macedonia and which ones from the North Macedonia. In order to differentiate the products sold on …

The Syrian Democratic Forces.

The demonstrations seemingly began with a single spark. In Chile it was a hike in metro fares. In Lebanon it was a tax on WhatsApp calls. In Hong Kong it was a proposed extradition bill.