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Man Attempts Suicide at Social Security Office in Lamia

According to local media, on Tuesday, a 65-year-old man reportedly tried committing suicide by slashing his wrists with a pocket knife at a local branch of the OAEE social security fund for self-employed professionals. The event took place in Lamia,...

One Dead Among 38 Suffering Food Poisoning at Baptism Party in Greece

One dead and two in critical condition are among the 38 people who suffered food poisoning after a baptism party in Aspra Spitia, Viotia, in central Greece. The baptism party was held on Saturday and afterwards 38 people were transferred...

Sirmacis is Youngest Winner in Acropolis Rally History, Athanassoulas Wins 2nd Place

21-year-old Latvian driver Ralfs Sirmacis, secured a sensational win at the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally of Greece held at the dirt tracks of Lamia for the first time since 2005. The victory marks the young driver's debut at the top...

SEAJETS Acropolis Rally 2016: A Weekend of Action Begins!

Spectators and local authorities gathered at the monument of ancient Spartan warrior king Leonidas at Thermopylae on Friday for the ceremonial start of the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally of Greece. A whopping 81 crews entered this year's rally made all-the-more...

Greek President: 'German Reparation Claims Can Be Pursued in Court'

President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, said that judicial procedures on the German reparations are totally legal, in his address on Sunday at the city hall of Lamia before being declared honorary citizen of Lamia. The president focused on...

American Students Getting to Know Greece

The University of Washington in Seattle has launched an original summer program in recent years, highlighting the beauty of Greece. The program was the idea of professor Stergios Fotopoulos who has been teaching statistics at the university since 1985. Every...

Man Dies Inside Gun Shop in Central Greece

A tragic incident took place in Lamia, central Greece, on Monday morning at approximately 9 p.m. A 39-year-old man was accidentally killed. According to local news, the 39-year-old man and father of two children, Kostas Verakis (photo) was the owner...

Constellation Signs on Ancient Greek Wine Cup?

The 2,600-year-old wine cup -- called "skyphos" in ancient Greek -- that is on display at the Lamia Archaeological Museum in Greece is thought to depict constellations, according to a new analysis. Until now, archaeologists believed that the drawings on the...

Greek Football League: "We are West Africans, We are Not a Virus"

According to BBC, earlier this month, Sierra Leonean footballer John Kamara was allegedly denied training sessions with the club of Lamia, following fears of the Ebola virus epidemic. After what was believed to be a misunderstanding, the 24-year-old striker started the...

Plane Tree Collapse Kills 9-Year-Old in Lamia

A 9-year-old boy was killed and his 4-year-old sibling was injured on Sunday evening at Kombotades village, near the city of Lamia in Central Greece, when a large piece of plane tree trunk collapsed on top of them. The accident...