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1. Ukrainian naval mine washed up in Crete

   Hobby fishermen in Neapoli region in Crete found a Ukrainian mine washed up on the rocks. They immediately informed authorities with Coast Guard officers rushing to the site. Authorities are examining all possibilities regarding how the mine ended up at the site A suspicious metal object found by citizens in a rocky sea zone in […]

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2. Femicide: Man shoots at his wife, takes his own life

   A 57-year-old man shot at his wife and then took his own life with one bullet in Holargos suburb of northern Athens on Monday night. The 53-year-old victim survived the attempted murder with a bullet in her leg and is being currently treated in a hospital in Greek capital. The incident unfolded under circumstances that […]

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3. Two additional taxes to burden property owners in Greece

   Two new property taxes are scheduled to burden owners in Greece as of 1.1.2027. The burden on owners is estimated to be up to three times the current charge. These two taxes are one for the municipalities and one for the Regional governments. The taxes are to be collected through electricity bills. If they won’t […]

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4. Statue of poet Cavafy vandalized less than a month after installation in Athens

   Less than a month after a bronze statue of great Greek poet C.P. Cavafy was installed near the Acropolis vandals have defaced it by breaking off part of the poet’s eyeglasses, the Athens Municipality said Monday. The City of Athens said in a social media post that the statue was repaired on Saturday by the […]

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5. Body of missing young Spanish hiker found on Olympus Mt

   A body was discovered on Monday at Louki Kakoskalas, below the “Zonaria” area on Mount Olympus, during search operations for a 25-year-old Spanish hiker who has been missing in the region since last week. According to reports, a mountaineering team participating in the operation located the body at around 11:20, in an inaccessible location at […]

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