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1. British tourist killed, son hospitalized after accident with ATV on Corfu

   A road accident with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on the island of Corfu on Tuesday, left a 42-year-old British tourist dead and his 15-year-old injured in the hospital. According to media information, father and son were riding an ATV vehicle on the provincial road Sideri-Kassiopi in the North of the island in the Ionian Sea. […]

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2. Unstable weather in Greece with rainfalls, storms, hail, Sahara dust

   An intense weather instability with rainfalls, storms, locally hail and Sahara Dust will affect Greece from Tuesday until the end of the week, May 19-24, 2026. At the same time, temperatures will remain high according to the seasonal average. According to forecasts by Greek meteorologists local rainfalls will be recorded in Attica and Thessaloniki, and […]

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3. Princess Anne official visit to Chania for Battle of Crete commemorations

   UK’s Princess Royal Anne is paying an official visit to Greece over the upcoming weekend.  Accompanied by her husband, Sir Tim Lawrence, Princess Anne will visit Athens and Chania from Friday to Sunday, May 22-24, 2026., . In her institutional role, King Charles’ sister Princess Anne often represents him at official events and commemorations both […]

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4. +++Strong Gas smell in Athens south: Authorities on alert, citizens should stay indoors

   Strong smell of gas in south suburbs of Athens and along the Athens Riviera on Tuesday has raised concern among residents and set authorities on high alert. Businesses and schools in Kallithea and Nea Smyrni have been evacuated as precautionary measures. Hundreds of phone calls by concerned citizens to the Fire Service. Reasons for the […]

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5. Karpathos: Greece to replace the Patriots with Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets

   A pair of Mirage 2000-5s fighter jets will be stationed on the island of Karpathos in the south Aegean Sea to replace the Patriot battery that had been transferred to the island to provide protection from a possible ballistic threat to the Southeastern flank of the NATO. According to daily “Kathimerini”, this decision was made […]

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