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1. 17 migrants found dead in half-sunken dinghy off Crete

   Seventeen migrants lost their lives inside a partially submerged dinghy  located 36 nautical miles southwest of Ierapetra, Crete, on Saturday afternoon. The dinghy was spotted by a Turkish-flagged cargo ship that informed authorities. Two Coast Guard patrol boats, a Frontex vessel, three passing ships, a Super Puma helicopter, and a Frontex aircraft were mobilized to […]

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2. Rainfalls and local thunderstorms in the Aegean islands, Dec 7

   According to the forecast of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service, on Sunday there will be increased cloudiness with rain and isolated thunderstorms over the northern and eastern Aegean islands, Sporades, Evia, Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese islands. In the rest of Greece, clouds are expected with a few local showers. Winds will blow from northerly […]

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3. Dog bites 18-month-old baby dead on Zakynthos (video)

   A shocking tragedy on Saturday when a dog attacked and bite to death an 18-month-old baby on the island of Zakynthos. The rescue pit bull  attacked the child in a residence in Aghios Leontas settlement. According to state broadcaster ERT, the parents had returned home from shopping and were unloading their vehicle, when the baby […]

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4. Riot police fires tear gas at protesting farmers near Thessaloniki airport (VIDEO)

   Tension between protesting farmers and riot police earlier in Thessaloniki on Friday, when a group of farmers attempted to break through the police cordon at the “Green Lights” location and move towards the “Macedonia” airport in order to set a blockade. Approximately 15 people climbed over the fence of the American Agricultural School farm in […]

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5. Christmas Tram cheers Athens residents (video)

   While the Greek capital Athens is already moving in the rhythms of Christmas and New Year, with the streets and shop windows decorated, a means of public transportation steals the show. A tram of line 6 “Pikrodafni-Syntagma” decorated with Christmas lights was seen moving on the tracks along the Athens Riviera in Palaio Faliro to […]

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