Chalkida
Greece
No Injuries After Head-On Train Collision in Athens
The head-on collision between two trains at Rouf station in Athens on Tuesday resulted in damages to the two trains but no injuries.
It was 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday when the Suburban Railway train number 1539, running the Chalkida-Piraeus route,...
Greece
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake in Central Greece Rattles Athens
An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude on the Richter scale rattled Central Greece, today, July 11 at 12:46 pm. The areas where the earthquake was mostly felt were Chalkida and Eretria, while Athenians also felt its impact.
According to the Institute...
Environment
Two Big Fires Broke Out in Euboea
Two big fires broke out in forest land with pine trees in Ritsona and Psachna, both located in Euboea, Greece.
The firefighters are struggling with the flames to extinguish both fires.
Residential areas in both cases have not been threatened.
The first...
Greece
AGET Heracles Closes Cement Factory
The AGET Heracles cement factory in Chalkida, a victim of dwindling construction activity in debt-crushed and austerity-buried Greece, closed on March 26, putting 236 people out of work.
The plant's work will be transferred to its other operations in Volos...
Greece
Sarantidis: The Greek Who Fought in Vietnam
A documentary on the life of a Greek who fought with the Vietnamese resistance in the first Indochina war against the French has won first prize at the sixth Greek Documentary Festival held in Chalkida, Greece.
Titled Viet Costas: Citizenship...
Economy
Al Jazeera Live from Chalkida on Greek Debt Crisis
Al Jazeera, the biggest broadcasting news station of the Arab world and its reporter Andrew Simmons have decided to visit the city of Chalkida to record opinions and reactions of simple citizens on the Greek financial crisis and the unpopular...