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Plaka Explosion: What authorities are examining about the gas leak – Second-floor apartment under the microscope
Area around the building cordoned off; Urban Planning Department inspections of structural stability begin tomorrow – Ten experts are searching for evidence that will establish the exact causes of the explosion
World
UK Counter-Terrorism Police take over investigation after security alert at RAF Base used by US Forces, arrests over explosives
The strategic significance of RAF Fairford – Roadblocks have been set up at the site & armed police officers deployed throughout the area
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Politics
Ten years since the failed coup attempt in Turkey: The unknown story of the eight Turkish officers who arrived in Greece
Unpublished photos and videos, fears of abduction, years of isolation and the secret hosting of one of the eight near the Turkish embassy – Panos Kammenos, Dimitris Vitsas, Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos Mylonopoulos & Miranda Xafa speak to Medusa
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Culture
Cliff Burton: 40 years since the tragic loss of one of rock’s most beloved musician – Metallica’s wound that never healed (video-photos)
He was 24-years-old - Watch Metallica talking about his death
What goes on behind closed doors
DarkroomWhat the (unpublished) poll findings say, Mitsotakis as peacemaker in Athens, Tsipras, Kasidiaris and the forgotten “present”
Free batteries & Oracle’s problems in the desert
Politics
September 27: The assassination of Greece’s first Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias
One of the files the UK refuses to declassify to this day is the one referring to the death of Kapodistrias...
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Mitsotakis: Our priority is the cost of living amid a period of international uncertainty
The Prime Minister’s weekly review – “With Turkey, it is...
Ten years since the failed coup attempt in Turkey: The unknown story of the eight Turkish officers who arrived in Greece
Unpublished photos and videos, fears of abduction, years of isolation...
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>This week's Highlights
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Return of illegal migrants to third countries enters final phase: Greece and four other countries’ plans and the three options under consideration
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North Macedonia-based group calls for armed self-organisation against “fascist Greece” after Florina festival song probe
Greek PM tells NY Greeks re-election bid is about changing the country, not breaking records
Mitsotakis told diaspora groups in New York that ExxonMobil will begin exploratory gas drilling off...
Athens’ Ancient Kerameikos cemetery reopens to visitors after major overhaul
The Prime Minister and Culture Minister unveiled €4 million works adding 4,500 square metres of newly accessible ground, a second...
Agios Panteleimonas: Café “riddled with bullets” and 10-year-old girl injured (photos)
Four assailants opened fire from a car on Agorakritou Street, the vehicle was found burned in Aspropyrgos – The girl...
New Taliban “Morality Police” crackdown on women in Afghanistan (video)
Around 20 women arrested in Kabul, with four released after...
Omiros the Blind Caretta Caretta turtle rescued off Gytheio dies in Cornwall aquarium
Omiros, found injured on Mavrovouni beach in 2007, spent his remaining years in Newquay's ocean tank, where he helped thousands...
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Stournaras: If the quality of institutions improves, Greece can achieve an A rating within three years
Greece may be able to achieve an A credit rating before 2030, provided that it...
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
A Greek restaurant in the 101 best steakhouses in the world
A Greek restaurant in the 101 best steakhouses in the world
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