Pope Francis donates 50,000 euros to Lesvos earthquake victims
Pope Francis donated 50,000 euros to address the needs of the earthquake victims of Lesvos, the Vatican's Apostolic Nunciature in Athens said on Sunday.
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Fofi Gennimata closes Democratic Coalition's three-day conference
The new symbol and political declarations of the Democratic Coalition were approved unanimously by the delegates on the last day of a three-day conference in Athens on Sunday.
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Patmos and Arki gain water autonomy with desalination units
The islands of Patmos and Arki in the eastern Aegean have achieved water autonomy with the creation of desalination units, ending their longtime dependency on water tankers.
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Large fire ravaging southwestern Cephalonia
A large wildfire is raging in the forested area of Agia Irini in southwestern Cephalonia since Sunday afternoon.
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Fifteen people dead in 494 road accidents in Attica in June
Fifteen people lost their lives and 566 were injured in a total of 494 road accidents which occurred in June, in the region of Attica alone, data by Attica's Traffic Police Directorate showed on Sunday.
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Media mogul, shipping tycoon Minoas Kyriakou passes
Shipping magnate and founder of ANT1 TV channel Minoas Kyriakou passed away from a heart attack on Sunday afternoon, aged 75.
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Orthodox Christian work in Guatemala through the eyes of two US Greeks
In early May, well-known Greek businessman and co-owner of the Bareburger restaurant chain, Michalis Pitsinos, and internationally acclaimed Greek photographer, Kostas Pigadas, traveled to Guatemala in response to the invitation of the Metropolitan of Mexico, Central America, Cuba and the Caribbean, His Eminence Athenagoras on the occasion of the inauguration of the new church in the country.
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Bullets barely miss bus drivers in Menidi
A new tragedy almost took place in Menidi, as bus drivers complain that they were barely missed by two stray bullets that struck next to them.
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TOTAL-ENI drill ship sails for Cyprus
The drill ship West Capella sailed from the Spanish port of Tenerife on Thursday headed for the Cypriot exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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Greek PM: Greece will go to the bond markets after the summer of 2018
“The skein began to unfold. Greece is being released gradually, leaving behind the gradual recession and shaping the conditions for leaving the memorandums, with its own plan for a new Greece, more productive and fair”, stressed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in his speech at the Economist conference on Thursday night.
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Dombrovskis urges Greek authorities to swiftly resolve issue with HRADF consultants
There has to be a swift resolution of the issue that has arisen with the charges against three foreign consultants of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis noted on Thursday.
Top court deputy prosecutor appeals against indictment of HRADF experts
A Supreme Court deputy prosecutor on Thursday lodged an appeal against an indictment targeting three board members of Greece's privatization agency (HRADF) and six members of the Council of Experts.
Heat wave to scorch Greece over weekend
Temperatures in Greece were expected to soar on Friday and over the weekend in the first heat wave to hit the country this summer, the national meteorological office warned on Thursday.
Two riot police officers injured after clashes with youths
Two riot police officers were injured during scuffles with hooded youths late on Thursday, in the wider area of Exarchia.