Greece News

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Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:31:09 GMT
Winter resorts are currently becoming particularly popular in Greece over the last years. However, as a consequence of this popularity, land prices are getting higher and higher

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Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:09:32 GMT
Rescued by the coast guard yesterday, nearly 200 illegal immigrants escaped death, as their ship was struggling against rough waters off the southeastern coast of Crete

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Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:23:15 GMT
A 2.6 million-euro migrant detention center on the Aegean island of Samos was inaugurated on Saturday by the government.

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Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:36:02 GMT
A new speedboat was purchased from the Boatmen Union of Santorini, which will constitute a modern and fully equipped unit for carrying patients.

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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:06:21 GMT
After being rescued from a boat a group of 26 illegal immigrants were detained on Leros yesterday. Believed to have come from neighboring Turkey, they foundered off the island's coast.

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Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:25:58 GMT
A strong undersea 5.6 Richter quake was felt in the northeast Aegean, off the isle of Psara and close to Chios yesterday morning.

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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:35:49 GMT
The 40-year old owner of EasyJet and EasyCruise maritime companies has pledged the sum of 24,000 pounds to the Santorini Animal Welfare Association

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Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:52:27 GMT
Four officers from a cruise ship, which began listing in the Dodecanese Island's harbor on Tuesday, were charged of deliberately trying to run the vessel aground by a prosecutor in Rhodes yesterday.

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Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:47:50 GMT
Over 100,000 patients seek medical help on one of Greece's most popular tourist islands, the island of Santorini.

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Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:39:16 GMT
On Friday night, a 5.4 Richter earthquake, with its epicenter 250 kilometers northeast of Athens, hit between the Cycladic islands of Amorgos and Astypalaia at 11:52 p.m.

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Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:07:21 GMT
The Cyclades are gaining popularity as the ideal travel destination in Greece. In recent years, the islands have witnessed a boom in the tourism market.

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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:31:46 GMT
There has recently been a strong and increasing interest in holiday homes on the island of Crete from mainly foreign companies

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Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:36:05 GMT
The lake of Piso Livadi in Paros Island and the area's environment is in danger by private investigations and constructions nearby.

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Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:47:55 GMT
One person was killed and hundreds evacuated in one of the worst forest fires this summer.

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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:30:51 GMT
The fire was pushed inland by a slight breeze from the north. Between 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. it had traveled along the coast towards Hydra town and behind the natural amphitheater.