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Athens installs 388 red-light cameras in crackdown on drivers who jump the lights
Greater Athens authorities have completed the installation of 388 new traffic cameras across 100 junctions in a sweeping crackdown on red-light running, with the first 100 set to go live by August.
Guardian lauds Greek priest with a taste for metal guitar
A feature in The Guardian profiles Father Dionysios Tabakis, a Greek Orthodox priest from Nafplio who has unexpectedly become one of the most talked-about figures in experimental music. His self-recorded album, Paradise Metal, blends doom metal, Byzantine chant, Christmas hymns, rap and dubstep, earning critical acclaim after Pitchfork awarded it a score of 7.6, higher than albums by artists such as Daft Punk and Aphex Twin.
Thrace: Two Turkish nationals arrested with 50 pistols inside a truck, intended to supply criminal groups
Two Turkish nationals were arrested on Wednesday night in Thrace after attempting to smuggle dozens of weapons into Greece with the aim of supplying criminal organizations.