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Ark of the World charity founder denies wrongdoing
Father Antonios Papanikolaou, founder of the Ark of the World charity, insisted on Monday that he is innocent of any wrongdoing regarding allegations of abuse and mistreatment of minors at the organization’s facilities.
GSEE calls 24-hour strike for Nov 20
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has called a 24-hour general strike for November 20 to highlight inflation, rising rental and housing costs and the need to restore collective labor rights.
Corinthia wildfire stretches 32 km in length and remains uncontained
The large wildfire near Xylokastro in eastern Corinthia, in the Peloponnese, which broke out on Sunday and claimed the lives of two people, has not been brought under control, fire service spokesperson Vasilis Vathrakogiannis has told Kathimerini.
Greece, Turkey wade into maritime issues
The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey have been tasked with discussing maritime boundaries and the delimitation of continental shelves, following last week’s brief yet pivotal meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Tourists stay in to eat and drink
There is a clear shift to food and drink made “at home.”
Greeks leave parental home aged 30.6 on average, Eurostat survey finds
Greeks are on average 30.6 years old when they move out of their parental home, making them the third oldest in the EU to do so, a Eurostat survey has found.
Rescue operation underway after French sailboat sinks in eastern Aegean
A rescue operation is underway after a French-flagged sailboat with eight people on board sank under unclear circumstances in the eastern Aegean, 3.4 nautical miles off the coast of the small island of Levitha in the Dodecanese.
Fake pastures used to claim EU subsidies
Greek authorities are currently investigating a large-scale fraud involving agricultural subsidies, where individuals falsely claimed over 45 million euros from European Union funds for non-existent or leased grazing lands.
Bodies of Ukrainian tourists recovered from sea off Corfu
Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of a woman and her daughter from the sea off northern Corfu.