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1. 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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2. 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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3. Greece’s parliament approves purchase of rocket systems from Israel

   Greek lawmakers approved late on Thursday the purchase of 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from Israel for about 650 million euros ($757.84 million), two officials with knowledge of the issue told Reuters. Greece has said it will spend about 28 billion euros ($32.66 billion) by 2036 to modernize its armed forces as it emerges from […]

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4. Storm Byron floods roads in Athens, creates traffic chaos (videos)

   Storm Byron hit Greek capital Athens early Thursday evening with heavy rainfall and thunder, turning major roads into rivers and creating a traffic chaos. Due to water accumulation, traffic disruptions took place on Poseidonos Avenue along the Athens Riviera, Vouliagmenis, Piraios and Hamosternas avenues, that is the usual main roads that get flooded every time […]

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5. OPEKEPE scandal: Money laundering through lottery tickets

   More and more people involved in the illegal subsidy scandal of OPEKEPE seem to have luck on their side, as it is reported that they or their relatives have won several lottery tickets. The most crashing example is a farmer in Thessaly, central Greece, who won 6,000 lottery tickets within only one year in 2022! […]

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