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Kaili in fresh bid to secure jail release
Jailed Greek MEP Eva Kaili has appealed to the highest court of cassation in Belgium in a fresh attempt to secure release from pre-trial detention.
Police nab church theft suspects
Police in the northern city of Grevena have arrested six people following an investigation into 40 thefts and break-ins in the area, in which churches were also targeted.
Transport workers revise working hours for Wed strike
Transport workers in Athens have revised the hours they will work on Wednesday, when private-sector union ADEDY has called a 24-hour strike. Lines 2 (Red) and 3 (Blue) of the Athens metro will operate from noon until 4 p.m., while Line 1 (Green) will run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Mitsotakis attends train driver’s funeral
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attended the funeral of train driver Spyros Voulgaris, one of the 57 people killed in last week’s railway disaster at Tempe.
Turkish authorities allow jailed father attend son’s funeral
The jailed father of a train driver killed in the Tempe train crash is to be released from a Turkish prison so that he can attend his son’s funeral.
Economy expands in Q4 on higher consumer spending, investment
The economy expanded in October to December last year with higher consumer spending and investment more than offsetting lower exports, official data showed on Tuesday.
Oropos mayor laments treatment of 69-year-old woman by private ambulance crew
The mayor of the East Attica town of Oropos has expressed regret over an incident concerning the treatment of a troubled 69-year-old resident by the crew of a private ambulance service working for the municipality, describing the incident “like something from the Middle Ages.”
Vatican Parthenon Sculptures heading home
It appears to be only a matter of time, specifically of weeks, for the return and placement in the Acropolis Museum of the three Parthenon fragments, which Pope Francis ‘donated’ to Archbishop Ieronymos last December.
Two doctors – one a candidate MP – suspended over rail inspector’s ‘bogus’ sick leave
Two doctors have been suspended from duty pending a disciplinary inquiry after it emerged that they granted 30 days of sick leave to a key Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) supervisor just hours after the deadly train collision at the nearby Vale of Tempe.