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Group of 106 refugees leave Lesvos island for relocation in Germany
Another 106 migrants granted asylum recognition left Mitilini on Lesvos island on Wednesday for Hanover.
Newly excavated fossilized trees at Lesvos provide more information on scale, magnitude of ancient volcanic eruptions
Some 50 fossilized tree trunks have so far been brought to light at the island of Lesvos' Petrified Forest, near Sigri, during ongoing excavations that continued until New Year's Eve, Professor Nikos Zouros, Director of the Petrified Forest of Sigri Museum, told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) on New Year's Day Friday.
Odd case of foreigners arrested on Lesvos
A strange case involving four foreigners is being investigated by the Mytilene Port Authority. It all started the day before yesterday, Tuesday, in the sea area of Agios Stefanos in Mantamado of northeastern Lesvos, when, as part of a patrol by officials of the Mytilene Port Authority, a speedboat from Turkey was found approaching the shores at high speed and landing two people. Then ιτe left ατ great speed towards the Turkish coast.