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Greece Orders Pre-Trial Detention for Two Accused in 2010 Marfin Fire

A court in Athens ordered the pre-trial detention of two men accused in connection with the deadly 2010 arson attack on a Marfin Bank branch in central Athens that claimed the lives of three employees during anti-austerity protests. The two...

Greece Fires Four Judges for Being Slow

Areopagus, Greece's Supreme Court, recently fired four judges, accusing them of being slow in issuing judicial decisions for cases. In a rare and yet decisive move to combat the chronic problem of judicial delays, the Disciplinary Plenary Session of the...

Hunter Biden Found Guilty on Gun Charges

Hunter Biden, the United States President's son, has been found guilty on three counts related to illegal gun possession after around three hours of deliberation by the jury. The jury's verdict followed a week-long trial in the Biden family's hometown...

Greek Court Finds 6 Guilty Over Deadly 2018 Mati Fire

A Greek court on Monday found six people, five top officers from the Fire Brigade and Civil Protection and a resident, guilty of the 2018 fire in Mati. Mati is east of Athens. The wildfire claimed the lives of...

Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial

It has been confirmed that a man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where former US President Donald Trump is on trial has died. The man has been identified as Maxwell Azzarello. On Saturday morning, the police...

EU Sues Greece for Failing to Revise Flood Risk Plans

The European Commission is taking Greece to the EU’s top court for failing to revise its flood risk management plans, a key tool for EU countries to prepare themselves against floods. The action comes five months after the worst rains...

YouTuber Who Intentionally Crashed His Plane Faces 20 Years in Prison

A YouTuber who purposely caused an airplane crash to gain more views on his channel has decided to admit guilt in obstructing a federal investigation. The charge pertains to deliberately destroying and hiding evidence with the intention of hindering...

Mark Zuckerberg to Testify in U.S. Case Against Facebook

Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a U.S. case by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The case argues that the company's proposed deal to buy virtual reality (VR) content maker Within Unlimited Inc should be blocked. In...

Greek Court Convicts Killers of Gay Rights Activist Zak Kostopoulos

A Greek court sentenced two men to 10 years imprisonment on Tuesday for the killing of gay rights activist Zak Kostopoulos in Athens on September 21, 2018. A 59-year-old real estate agent was led to prison while the prosecutor proposed...

Greece’s Top Court Rules Mandatory Vaccination Lawful

The Council of State, Greece's top court, ruled on Friday that a policy of mandatory vaccination is constitutional, as appointments for the first dose of the Covid vaccine skyrocketed this week. The Plenary Session of the court rejected all requests...