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Missing Chinese woman’s phone found in central Athens; man who activated it says he found it on the street

Police officers took the device to examine it — The search for the woman is ongoing

Mati fire: mass grave at Nea Makri cemetery at heart of Supreme Court appeal by victims’ families and burn survivors; video

The Association of Relatives of Those Who Died and Were Burned in the July 23, 2018, Fire in Eastern Attica is calling for a thorough investigation into the management, documentation, identification, and burial of the victims of the deadly fire

Greece’s power grid pushed to the limit for third day as demand tops 10,600 MW

Power cuts hit parts of central Athens and Attica during peak demand, while renewables covered 80.6 percent of generation and enabled net exports of 563 MW to neighbouring countries as wholesale prices ease for Thursday

Greek court blocks extradition of fugitive wanted for 1999 Sydney murder

The Court of Appeals ruling followed a marathon eight to nine hour hearing, with judges accepting the defence's argument that the alleged offence had passed Greek law's statute of limitations, unlike in Australia

Red code in Attica, Euboea, and Rhodes as very high fire risk is forecast for Thursday 23

A red alert has been issued for Attica, the Regional Unit of Euboea, and the Regional Unit of Rhodes, after a forecast of very high fire risk (category 4) for these areas on Thursday, July 23, prompting full mobilisation of the National Civil Protection Mechanism

AI phone scams: Experts reveal how to protect yourself from increasingly common attacks

Voice cloning technology is making phone fraud increasingly convincing, with over 4 million financial scam cases reported in Britain within a year and losses reaching roughly 1.3 billion pounds, prompting fresh warnings from cybersecurity experts

EIB to back Greece’s critical infrastructure resilience as government rolls out over 200 water projects

More than 200 projects totaling 600 million euros for the new national water policy in a strategic partnership with European expertise

Gas smell from closed petrol station in Piraeus; apartment buildings evacuated as a precaution

Authorities have been mobilised after reports of a possible gas leak at a fuel station on Omiridou Skylitsi Street in Piraeus. Traffic has been halted and the area has been cordoned off by the Fire Service and the Hellenic Police - the “Piraeus” station on Metro Line 1 (ISAP) has been temporarily closed, while services are operating only on the Faliro–Kifisia section

Brutal beating behind the death of criminal lawyer Stavros Georgiou – What the initial findings show

No stab wounds or gunshot injuries were found, but the criminal lawyer had suffered punches and kicks to the head. Here is the timeline of the tragic discovery

Greece in the grip of a heatwave today: Emergency Weather Bulletin in effect, temperatures up to 43°C expected

The temperature is soaring into the danger zone today as the heatwave reaches its peak, with temperatures expected to climb as high as 43°C. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service warns of difficult conditions, while a gradual easing of the heat is expected beginning Thursday

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