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1. Varoufakis referred to trial for “drug-related offenses”

   Yanis Varoufakis, the secretary of MeRA25 and former SYRIZA finance minister, is being referred to trial for “serious” drug-related offenses: for saying in a podcast that he made use of drugs 30 years ago. MeRa25, the party Varoufakis founded, denounced in a statement on Wednesday, “another episode in the course of fascistization of the functioning […]

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2. Missing German teenager Laura L. located in Berlin

   Missing German teenager Laura L. has been located in Berlin and thus in a children protection facility of the German capital, Greek Mega TV Live news magazine reported in the afternoon of Thursday, February 26. According to initial information, the 16-year-old girl is in good health and will remain in a facility for the next […]

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3. Students rally for the Tempi victims; 7 detentions

   Students throughout Greece rallied on Thursday to mark the third anniversary of the train tragedy in Tempi, central Greece, where 57 people were killed, among them 13 high-school and university students. Central slogan of the students was “Justice for the victims!” and “No Cover-up!” ✊ Στέρεψαν τα δάκρυα κι έγιναν οργή, η νέα γενιά δεν […]

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4. RTMS Cables along the Athens-Thessaloniki railway cut; Minister speaks of “sabotage”

   A public prosecutor in Thessaloniki ordered an urgent investigation on felony crimes into the damage of cables of the railway remote management system (RTMS) on the Athens-Thessaloniki line, short before Platy in the regional unit of Imathia. According to one scenario, the damage on the cables was a theft attempt with the aim to sell […]

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5. Civil Servants on 24h strike to mark Tempi train tragedy

   Greece’s Civil Servants Federation (ADEDY) has called a 24-hour strike on Saturday, February 28, for all public sector employees working that day. The action marks three years since the tragic Tempi railway accident where 57 people were killed and dozens injured. A rally will take place at 12:00 noon at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens, […]

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