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Greece
Two Lucky Winners Share 18.4 Million Euros in Greek Joker Jack Pot
Today is the first day of their new life for two lucky Greeks from Pella, Macedonia, and Corinth, Peloponnese, as they predicted with accuracy the numbers of yesterday's Joker draw and will share a total of 18.4 million euros....
Crime
60-Year-Old Greek Woman Buries Her Mother Under the Porch
The unprecedented case of a woman who buried her mother under their house's porch is slowly unravelling, shocking people in Kalamata and across Greece. It was determined that the 60-year-old woman who lived in the village of Megali Mandineia buried her mother...
Greece
Hellenic Railway to Reach Nafplio
Within the next six months, the Greek railway line connecting Nafplio, Argos and Corinth is expected to reopen. The head of Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) Panayiotis Theofanopoulos assured the Mayor of Nafplio that the existing rail network and terminal will...
Archaeology
Zigzag Motifs Discovered in Ancient Greek Tomb
Pottery decorated with zigzag motifs was found in an ancient Greek tomb, in the city of Corinth in southern Greece.
The tomb, dating back approximately 2,800 years, was built between 800 B.C. and 760 B.C., a time when Corinth was emerging as a major power...
Archaeology
World's Largest Solar Boat Sails into Corinth Port
The world's largest, exclusively solar-powered boat, the Swiss-flagged MS "Tûranor PlanetSolar", sailed into Corinth, Greece, on Thursday. The 31-metre-long catamaran will stay docked in Corinth for three days before continuing its journey to the Ermioni area to take part...
Archaeology
Restoration of Frankish Tower on Acrocorinth
The restoration works of the Frankish Tower on the Acrocorinth in the Peloponnese, southern Greece, are rapidly progressing. The restoration is funded by the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) and is held by the 25th Byzantine Antiquities Ephorate working group.
Acrocorinth, the acropolis of...
Greece
You Have to Watch This Stunning Aerial Video of Greece!
Aerial photographer Panos Smirniotis of Aerial Photo Video has probably made the best aerial video of Greece capturing the amazing beauties the country has to offer. The photographer captured footage flying over Perachora, Corinth and Loutraki in the Peloponnese.
The video...
Greece
Ring of Ruthless Thugs Terrorize Greece
A ruthless ring of extortionist thugs responsible for terrorizing Attica, Corinth and Euboea have been uncovered by Greek police. Investigations revealed that the ring had a large number of ammunition in its possession, which they used to blackmail shop-owners...
Crime
Witnesses Say Greek Golden Dawn Targeted Democracy
More testimony is developing in the case against leaders of the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, particularly its Members of Parliament charged with running a criminal gang: Ilias Panagiotaros, Ilias Kasidiaris, Giorgos Germenis and Stathis Boukouras.
One of the witnesses,...
Crime
Greek Prison Escapee Nabbed After Robbery
Greek police on May 3 caught an escapee from the Trikala prison who was later involved in a shoot-out in which a 25-year-old woman died. Authorities said Ermal Lita was apprehended after robbing a grocery store in the western...