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1. Femicide in Greece: Husband stabs to death his wife

   A 41-year-old man stabbed a total of 45 times his 39-year-old wife, while the couple’s two minor children were sleeping in the next room. The murder took place in the early morning hours of Monday, June 1, in Kalamata, Peloponnese. It was neighbors who hear the victim screaming and calling for help and informed the […]

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2. Inflation in Greece climbs to 5% in May

   Inflation in Greece rose further in the month of May and climbed to 5% while the Eurozone average is 3,2%, the europium Statistics authority Eurostat said on Thursday. Greece ranks third in the highest inflation within the eurozone after Bulgaria and Lithuania. In April inflation in Greece was at 4.6%. High prices that affect the […]

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3. Safe Water Sports launch awareness campaign for swimmers over 60

   Residents of Greece over 60 years of age will be notified through SMS (text) and IDIKA platform messages of a Ministry of Health campaign to prevent accidental drowning, as the summer season begins, said Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Tuesday. At a press conference with Safe Water Sports organization, Georgiadis said that “of 378 people […]

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4. Greek summer is here. Now what?

   Greek summer began with a lovely weather and temperatures up to 34 degrees Celsius. Reason enough for the people Greeks to flock to the beaches and thus on a long weekend due to the religious holiday of Pentecost on June 1. I personally took advantage of the circumstances to relax, go out with friends and […]

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5. Dutch tourists arrested for stealing pieces from Lesvos Petrified Forest

   Two Dutch nationals have been arrested after they were found to have stolen pieces of fossils from the Petrified Forest protected by NATURA 2000 Network on the island of Lesvos. The two were arrested while they were attempting to board a flight to Amsterdam from Levsos airport. The fossil fragments were detected by inspectors of the […]

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