Greece News

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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:20:39 GMT
A female statue that was kept in the Archaeological Museum of Athens will return to its homeland, to be hosted in the museum of Kalymnos.

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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:55:00 GMT
The sub-perfect of the island asks for a better ferry conenction to Piraeus, as the present itineraries are not convenient for the residents and visitors.

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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:46:08 GMT
In a survey conducted by the international magazine "Travel and Leisure", Santorini was voted among the top 10 tourist destinations in the world for 2008 and in the 1st position for Europe.

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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:43:59 GMT
The Municipality of Paros has decided to extend its recycling program and to include electronic waste, too. Recycling bins for electonic waste have been put in all villages of the island.

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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:46:26 GMT
After 20 years of discusions and plans, the new marine of Zakynthos has been auctioned. If things go well, it is expected to be ready before the next summer.

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Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:11:53 GMT
An earthquake of 4.5 Richter took place on Monday, November 24th, between Rhodes and the Turkish coasts. The erathquake was noticveable, but it didn't cause any damage or panic.

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Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:11:34 GMT
Aegean Airlines has announced the cancellation of three flights and the alternation of the flight time of tweleve others, due to the three-hour strike of the Controllers of the Air Traffic.

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Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:05:10 GMT
The students of the primary school of Skopelos village, on Lesvos, take part in Comenius educational program, which includes exchange of teachers with foreign countries.

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Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:45:25 GMT
Underwater volcanic formations were discovered by a group of Greek scientists in sea depth of 160 m to the west of Santorini. They are actually small, submarine volcanos.

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Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:02:28 GMT
This was a very good harvest year for the wines of Paros, as announced by the Association of Greek Wine. The wine of the island is known for its high quality and it gets very popular in Greece and abroad.

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:30:31 GMT
The people of Kalambaka, the town just off Meteora, are protesting against the decision of the Railway Organization of Greece to abolish the direct train from Kalambaka to Athens and Thessaloniki.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:52:41 GMT
Simi faces a great problem with the illegal emigrants who continuously deluge the island. Unfortunately, they island doesn't have the proper infrastructure to temporarily host them.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:54:38 GMT
Halkidiki is the place that the Association of Austrian Pensioners chose as their next holiday destination in April and May 2009. In fact, the Austrians are the most loyal visitors of Greece.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:17:06 GMT
The first thematic Puppet Museum opened in Larisa and exhibits dolls that were used in puppet performances and that took awards in international contests. It also organizes workshops for doll-making.

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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:22:13 GMT
Meetings are done between the local authorities, the Aegean University and the International Hippocrates Institution to establish a Medical School on Kos. However, this seems pretty difficult, that is why they are directed to create a Post-Graduate Porgram on the island about Medical Deontology.