The man Greek authorities believe is the brain behind the murder of infamous Russian hitman Alexander Solonik and his girlfriend in southern Athens in 1997 was arrested at Thessaloniki’s international airport on Monday afternoon.
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In the wake of a deadly wolf attack on a puppy in Mt Parnitha in Attica on Sunday, the environmental group Callisto has warned that people could be next if authorities do not take measures soon.
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The Greek government is expected to extend for a week the existing limited restrictions imposed to halt the new wave of infections by one week.
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The regional governor of the Southern Aegean, Giorgos Hatzimarkos submitted a call on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency in two municipal units on the island of Kos, battered by storms in the last few days.
A former municipal employee from Thessaloniki convicted to five years in jail for fraud was arrested in the city’s Kalamaria district on Monday afternoon and led before a prosecutor on Tuesday to enforce the sentence.
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 rattled the small island nation of Cyprus and was felt throughout the east Mediterranean region, the country’s Geological Survey Department said on Tuesday.
An unvaccinated man from the city of Volos died from Covid-19 on Tuesday, about ten days after his mother passed away from the same disease.
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Greek Deputy Development Minister Nikos Papathanasis announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
An armed robber entered a bank branch in the district of Dafni, an inner suburb of Athens, on Tuesday morning, confronted an employee, and made off with an unspecified amount of cash, press reports said.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed their sadness at the death of David Sassoli, the president of the European Union’s parliament, which was announced Tuesday.
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The European Union ended travel restrictions on flights from southern Africa on Monday well over a month after imposing them to in hopes of containing the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Young people under 18 years of age do not have to get a booster shot unless they suffer from reduced immunity due to medication or an illness, the head of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou, said Monday.
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New Covid-19 infections are expected to smash yet a new record on Tuesday, as health authorities will incorporate the positive self tests confirmed after the reopening of schools, a medical expert said.
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David Sassoli, the Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics and became president of the European Union’s parliament, died at a hospital in Italy early Tuesday, his spokesperson said.
An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit the Eastern Mediterranean region on Tuesday, rocking Cyprus as well as Egypt.
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias paid a visit to Nigeria on Monday and met with his counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama in the capital of Abuja.
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Education Minister Niki Kerameus has defended the opening of schools Monday, saying that if they had not opened the 15,500 coronavirus cases recorded among pupils and teachers would have gone undetected.
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Police on Monday reported another case of teen violence that occurred on Saturday night in the affluent northern Athens suburb of Kifissia, which left a 14-year-old injured.
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In July and August, a Mediterranean heatwave stoked intense wildfires in countries including Turkey and Greece. Sicily set a new European temperature high of 48.8C, a record awaiting official confirmation.
Residents in Greece who were vaccinated abroad can now register themselves as vaccinated on an official Greek website and schedule a booster if necessary.
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The remains, which were in a state of advanced stage of decomposition, were found in the sea near the island’s main town of Kamares.
Greece hopes the 2,500-year-old marble fragment, which arrived Monday on loan from an Italian museum, may help resolve one of the world’s thorniest cultural heritage disputes and lead to the reunification in Athens of all surviving Parthenon Sculptures.
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