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1. 89-year-old gunman of Athens arrested in Patras; he was heading to Italy and Strasbourg

   The 89-year-old gunman of Athens was arrested in a hotel in the port city of Patras, western Peloponnese, six hours after he shot at two locations in the Greek capital injuring four people. According to state broadcaster ERT, the hotel was located next to the Intercity Bus Station (KTEL) and he was also in possession […]

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2. “There is no specific place named “Feta” in Europe,” claims US Trade Rep

   The US government is complaining that the EU is protecting under the “Protected Destination of Origin” (PDO) the name of the traditional Greek cheese “Feta”. The ignorant US Trade Representative is considering as absurd that the name is protected even though there is not a place or a village called “Feta”. This regulation apparently runs against […]

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3. Earthquake strikes the island of Skiathos with 4.7R

   An earthquake rattled the island of Skiathos with 4.7 on the Richter scale at 2:12 early afternoon on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The epicenter was 8 kilometers west of the island and its focal depth also 8 km. However, according to Athens University Seismological Institute, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.6 R, its epicenter […]

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4. Elderly gunman opens fire at two locations in central Athens, injuring four

   An elderly gunman opened fire at two locations in downtown Athens, at a social security office and at a courthouse, on Tuesday morning, wounding four people. The man identified as an 89-year-old scrap collector fled the scenes and police has launched a manhunt. The first incident took place at the social security office EFKA in […]

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5. Greece’s top prosecutor’s decision to not reopen the spyware case triggers political outrage

   Greece’s top prosecutor has ruled out the reopening of the wiretapping case, despite a court decision calling for further investigation into potential additional offenses and suspects. The decision triggered an outrage among opposition parties who claimed “cover up by the government and the Justice”, while PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, one of the victims of the […]

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