In light of the problems Zakynthos has been facing, since the tourist season started, mainly concerning environmental marine pollution, the FB group “Clear water” is calling for its members to join in on an organised protest.. In a message by the group’s administration stated:- YOUR TIME IS UP ALL OF …
Read More »Transport Minister calls ticket dodges “scums of the society”
In a totally unacceptable statement, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Costas Karamanlis, called ticket dodges “scums of the society.” “Those using the metro without buying a ticket should feel like dodgers and scums of the society,” baby face Karamanlis of the famous politicians family said in an interview with …
Read More »Gianna the Return! To lead the “Greece 2021” fiesta committee
Greek businesswoman Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki was assigned to head the committee for “Greece 2021” a fiesta to celebrate the 200 years of liberation from the Ottoman occupation. Known as the Greek Iron Lady, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki was the head of the committee that organized the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens with magnificent …
Read More »A glass bridge opening next month in China will be the world’s longest
A new walkway in China set to be the longest glass bridge in the world has an unexpected twist — it spirals through the air, offering spectacular views of the surrounding scenery.
Read More »McDonald’s banned from site near ancient Rome baths
McDonald’s fast food outlets are ubiquitous sights around the world, but Italy’s culture ministry has banned the chain from building yet another restaurant in the capital, Rome.
Read More »China bans solo tourists from visiting Taiwan
The Chinese government announced Wednesday that it will suspend a program allowing solo tourists from 47 cities to visit Taiwan, amid rising cross-strait tensions.
Read More »European heat wave threatens to accelerate Greenland ice melt
Weather conditions that brought a heat wave to Europe last week are spreading to the Arctic, where scientists predict they could trigger one of Greenland’s biggest ice melts on record.
Read More »See a crowd catch a boy who fell from a sixth-floor balcony
A 3-year-old boy who fell from the sixth floor of a building in Chongqing, China, was saved when the crowd below caught him with a blanket, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Read More »Crete: Truck driver punches tax officers, sends them to hospital
A Cretan truck driver angry about an inspector’s control punched two tax officers and sent them with injuries to the hospital. The driver was about to deliver goods to a canteen in Rethymnon, Crete, when the tax officers stopped him and asked him to show delivery papers and invoices. The …
Read More »Parliament lifts immunity of ex SYRIZA deputy Health Minister Polakis
The Greek Parliament lifted the parliamentary immunity of former SYRIZA Deputy Health Minister, Pavlos Polakis for two cases he is to be prosecuted. The voting took place following a prosecutor’s request as well as one by the Justice Ministry. The first case refers to the alleged illegal recording of a …
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