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1. Legendary Greek singer Marinella passes away at 88

   The Grande Dame of Greek music, legendary singer Marinella passed away at the age of 88  on Saturday evening, her family announced. In September 2024, she had suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke   during a live performance in the antique Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens. After three weeks in ICU and four months of hospitalization, […]

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2. Greece’s Migration Ministry staff trained by US Homeland Security officers

   Service staff of Greece’s Migration & Asylum Ministry are in a process of being briefed and trained by United States officials of relevant services, in order to utilize innovative practices to step up the deportations of illegal migrants, the Ministry in Athens said on Friday. The initiative is implemented following a decision by Migration & […]

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3. Czech national dies in climbing accident on Kalymnos island

   A 60-year-old man from the Czech Republic died on Friday afternoon on the island of Kalymnos in the eastern Aegean Sea. The man fell from nearly 10 meters during climbing. According to local Kalymnos News report, the incident occurred at the “Jurassic Park” climbing area, on the left side of a particularly steep slope, in […]

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4. Greece changes its clocks into “Summertime” on March 29

   Clocks in Greece will be reset an hour forward in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 29, 2026, as the country changes into the daylight saving time. The reset occurs from 03:00 am to 04:00 am. Winter-time period ends on this day, following directives of the European Parliament (2000/84) and the Council of the […]

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5. Metro station in downtown Athens shuts down due to Anti-War protest

   By order of the Greek Police, metro station <Syntagma> will shut down in downtown Athens early afternoon on Saturday, March 28, 2026 due to an Anti-War protest. At the same time, traffic regulations will be put on effect. The closure of <Syntagma> station starts at 2:00 p.m. and will open again when the protest rally […]

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