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Two arrested after high-speed police chase in Acharnes, one injured
Two individuals were arrested following a dramatic police chase in Acharnes, East Attica, on Wednesday.
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Focus on cutting wait times for surgeries
The drop in waiting times for surgeries dominated Tuesday’s meeting convened at the Maximos Mansion by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Health Minister Adonis Georgiaidis on the National Health System (ESY).
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New cases of goat plague detected in Ilia
Fresh cases of goat plague, also known as Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), have been detected in the Vartholomio area of Ilia, southern Greece, according to reports on Wednesday.
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Police investigate shooting incident in Nea Filadelfia, no injuries reported
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday night in the Nea Filadelfia district of Athens.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
PM attends school year opening in Glyfada, heads to Vienna for meeting with Austrian chancellor
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis visited the 2nd Primary School of Glyfada, located south of Athens, on Wednesday for the traditional blessing ceremony marking the official start of the school year.
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4 magnitude quake strikes Feneos in the Peloponnese
A magnitude 4 earthquake hit Feneos in the Corinth prefecture of the Peloponnese on Wednesday morning.
CHILD ABUSE
Some 4,000 youngsters abused annually
One in 10 children aged up to 3 years who arrive at the outpatient clinics of the National Health System (ESY) hospitals with injuries are victims of abuse.
NEWS
School’s back from summer
The excitement accompanying the start of new school which this year starts on Wednesday is somewhat tempered by the permanent tug-of-war between the leadership of the Ministry of Education on the one hand, and the teachers and their trade union representatives on the other over lower wages and departmental mergers.
ECONOMY
Tackling water shortage with 32 new dams
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras emphasized on Tuesday that over 170 major dam projects are operational in Greece, serving as key pillars for water management safety, agricultural production, water supply, energy generation and flood protection.
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Bus passengers trapped by flooding in Athens amid Storm Atena
Passengers on a bus in the northern Athenian suburb of Galatsi were trapped for an extended period on Tuesday due to heavy flooding from Storm Atena.
NEWS
Schools’ reopening postponed in eastern Macedonia and Thrace due to storm Atena
The regional authority of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace has decided to postpone the reopening of schools due to Storm Atena, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Standoff with man threatening to commit suicide ends after five hours
A standoff with a man threatening to commit suicide by detonating a gas cylinder in an apartment building on Acharnon Street in central Athens ended after approximately five hours of negotiations on Tuesday.
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DNA reveals man behind cannabis plantation 16 years later
DNA taken by British police has revealed the identity of the man behind a plantation of almost 1,800 cannabis plants in Greece that was found 16 years ago.
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Man threatens to cause explosion with gas cylinderin central Athens
Police in central Athens have closed off a section of Acharnon Street, where a man in a sixth-floor apartment has threatened to explode a gas cylinderor jump from a balcony.
ENVIRONMENT
Heavy rainfall recorded in Zakynthos and Corfu
Zakynthos and Corfu recorded 70 millimeters of rain by 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday as Storm Atena makes its way across the country.
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Swimming ban in Volos lifted
Authorities in the city of Volos have lifted a ban on swimming at beaches in the wider area, imposed after thousands of dead fish appeared along the coastline.
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Police investigate explosion outside event venue
Police in southeastern Attica are investigating the explosion of a device outside an event venue on the Athens-Sounio road.
ENVIRONMENT
Storms on the horizon
Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vassilis Kikilias has not ruled out the possibility of local flooding from the Atena storm which is moving east from the central Mediterranean, sweeping through part of the county from Monday night until Wednesday.
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Gov’t earmarks €250 mln for school renovations
The government will allocate 250 million euros from the Public Investment Program to renovate schools, an interministerial meeting has decided.
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Greece’s Paralympians return home to jubilant welcome
With 13 medals to show for their efforts, Greece’s Paralympians have returned home to a jubilant welcome at Athens International Airport.
NEWS
Rhodes municipality honors British couple for visiting the island over 100 times
The Municipality of Rhodes awarded a British couple a platinum plaque, honoring them for visiting the island over 100 times, it was announced on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT
Rain and storms expected across Greece from Monday until Wednesday
Rain and storms are expected across the country from Monday afternoon until Wednesday evening, meteo.gr of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Monday.
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