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1. Long-term propane leak to blame for explosion in biscuit factory

   Long-term propane leak from underground pipe to blame for explosion at Violanta factory, investigators reported on Wednesday. A months-long propane gas leak led to the explosion that caused the death of five workers at the ‘Violanta’ biscuit factory in Trikala on Monday, the chief of the National Coordination Operations & Crisis Management Center (ESKEDIK) said […]

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2. PM Mitsotakis presents plan for diaspora Greeks voting (POLL)

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented his plan for the creation of a new electoral district for diaspora Greeks. Speaking at the cabinet meeting on Monday, Mitsotakis described the move as a “very important step of democracy and modernization.” Under the PM’s proposal, registered voters residing permanently outside Greece would be able not only to select […]

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3. Greece’s Meteo warning of heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms

   Greece’ National Meteorological Service EMY issued a warning of temporary weather deterioration with heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms and  possibly local hail. Most areas affected by the barometric low tomorrow, Thursday, January 29, are mainly western Greece and the islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. EMY Weather Warning January 29, 2026 Local heavy rains and storms […]

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4. Biscuit factory tragedy: Police arrests owner and two managers in charge

   The owner of the biscuit factory “Violanta” in Trikala was arrested on Tuesday evening, together with the safety technician and the shift manager, less than 24 hour after the  fire that killed five female workers in the early morning hours of Monday. All three are being held and will be brought to the competent Trikala […]

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5. Seven PAOK fans killed in traffic accident in Romania (Shocking Video)

   Seven Greeks, fans of PAOK FC, were killed and three injured in a traffic accident in Romania on Tuesday. They were traveling from northern Greece to Lyon, France, for a match of their favorite football club on Thursday. On Tuesday morning, the van they were traveling on, crashed head-on with a lorry on a road […]

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