Two dead and one missing in a shipwreck in the area of Palios, Mantamados
The Coast Guard announced another shipwreck late on Tuesday, with two dead and one missing.
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Mitsotakis visits construction site of Amfilochia pumped storage energy unit
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday visited the construction site where the Amfilochia pumped storage energy unit is being built, which is the biggest large-scale energy storage investment in Greece. The aim of the investment, which amounts to 650 million euros, is to support the further penetration of renewables into the country's energy mix.
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Ships remain docked due to gale-force winds at the Aegean Sea
Ships remained docked at several Greek ports on Tuesday, as north-northeasterly winds in the Aegean Sea reached 9 and 10 on the Beaufort scale.
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Two Greek-Americans arrested in Queens with hit list, IEDs, and weapons
A 39-year-old and a 51-year-old, two brothers from Astoria, were arrested by the authorities of New York after a “human sacrifice” hit list of names of police officers, politicians, judges, celebrities and bankers was found in their home, along with
improvised explosive devices and weapons. The brothers that were arrested are Andrew Hatziaggelis and his older brother Angelo in Queens.
2 brothers in Queens found with homemade explosives, ghost guns, Queens DA says
The two brothers, whom the New York Post describes as wannabe anarchists, faced 130 charges.
The two brothers from Astoria wrote of some of their victims “wipe out the scum,” the disturbing note said. “Wipe out the earth,” with the lines marked as “chorus – hit list.
The two were arrested in a joint operation by the New York Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the Queens District Attorney's Office.
"The city is safer today. We can't imagine the lives that were saved, but we know that these weapons never harmed anyone," said prosecutor Melinda Katz.
As announced, in the apartment where the two brothers lived, eight improvised explosive devices, two loaded AR-15 carbines and two 9mm semi-automatic pistols were found, as well as 600 bullets and three bulletproof vests.
A 3D printer for making weapon parts that will not be detected has also been spotted.
The two brothers are due in court on February 15 and face up to 25 years in prison each if convicted.
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Decisions Over Exploratory Hydrocarbon Drilling SW of Crete, Ionian Expected Shortly
Decisions are expected over the coming period by energy consortia over whether to proceed with exploratory drilling in five offshore blocks southwest of Crete and in the Ionian Sea, off the western coast of mainland Greece.
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SEV chair Papalexopoulos: Changes must be accelerated
"A leap forward is feasible and will benefit all of us. It is up to us but demands determination and cooperation." said the Chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterpises (SEV) Dimitris Papalexopoulos on Monday, in statement before the presentation of the Federations' survey on the enterpreneurship environment.
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Kasselakis thanks defence ministry for 'candid' briefing on national security issues
The armaments programmes, armed forces' salaries and the modernisation of the infrastructure dominated a meeting on Monday between the national defence ministry's civilian and military leadership and main opposition SYRIZA-PA President Stefanos Kasselakis, who was accompanied on his visit by retired Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, a former defence minister and armed forces' chief.
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Mitsotakis: The Blinken letter seals the strategic depth of Greek-US relations
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Monday with President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and informed her about the important developments over the weekend in matters concerning Greece's foreign and defence policy.
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IMF Cautions of Possible ‘Bubble’ in Greek Real Estate
The Greek real estate market appears to have entered “bubble” territory, following its rally of six years that started in 2017, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) observed in its Article IV Consultation report on Greece.
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From the beginning of February, the applications for the postal
After the passing of the bill on postal voting, the Ministry of the Interior began preparations for the proper implementation of this new institution in the electoral history of the country, but also for informing Greek voters, especially those abroad, about the steps they must follow so they can vote from home.
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Mitsotakis for F-35: Greece is doubly shielded
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described today as an important day for national defense and Greek diplomacy after the American Foreign Ministry gave the green light for the sale of 40 F-35 fighter jets to Greece, for 8.6 billion euros.
Mitsotakis’ message for inauguration of exhibition “Cycladic Art: The Leonard N. Stern Collection on Loan from the Hellenic Republic”
"Part of my mission as Prime Minister is about ensuring the return of Greek artefacts to Greece. But it also means that I have a duty to ensure that in doing that, these collections are also available to as wide an audience as possible," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in his message for the inauguration of the exhibition “ Cycladic Art: The Leonard N. Stern Collection on Loan from the Hellenic Republic” held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Church of Greece 'firmly opposed' to same-sex marriage in response to related bills
The Church of Greece officially announced it opposed same-sex marriage and the bills promoting it, following an extraordinary meeting of the Holy Synod chaired by Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece on Tuesday.
Lanthimos' film 'Poor Things' nominated for Oscars in 11 categories
Yorgos Lanthimos' film "Poor Things" has received 11 nominations for this year's Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Tuesday.