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OU student dies in fall from deck
Athens :: OH :: USA | 3 months ago
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An Ohio University student died early today after falling from his second-floor deck at his off-campus residence, Athens police said...Smith was pronounced dead at 12:37 a.m. at O'Bleness Hospital in Athens.
Tags: Athens, student died, floor deck
Back after successful launch
Athens :: Greece | 3 months ago
Credibility Kathimerini English Edition After last year's successful start, the Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra is once more venturing out. Last summer, the newly founded orchestra made its debut in Athens at the Herod Atticus Theater and in Patras as well as in Turkey.
Tags: Athens
Turkish oil exploration rankles Greeks
Nicosia :: Cyprus | 3 months ago
Credibility An oil exploration plan by Turkey increased tension created when Turkish jets violated Greek air space, officials told the news agency Kathimerini...Greek officials did not react to the news but reports from Athens said the mood was tense in the Foreign...
Tags: Turkish, Athens, greeks air, air space
Attacker fires shots at riot police in Greece
Athens :: Greece | 4 months ago
Credibility Reports said a hooded man approached riot police on duty along a busy street in Athens and fired several shots before fleeing. No one was injured and a manhunt is underway to capture the assailant...Since January, three police officers have suffered gunshot...
Tags: Athens
NO SMOKING...BUT WE'RE STILL PUFFING
Six days ago, Greece jumped on the band-wagon of the anti-smoking regulations and laws by banning smoking from public places such as bars, restaurants etc. But, guess what? The Greeks still puffing away...and we're proud about that. Allow me...
Tags: smoking ban, greece, athens, smoke, puff
Bomb explodes outside tax office
Athens :: Greece | 4 months ago
Credibility A powerful bomb exploded outside an Athens tax office early today causing considerable damage but no injury, Greek police said. The blast occurred at 4.35am local time today in the central Ambelokipi district, and followed an anonymous warning call to...
Tags: Athens, tax office, bomb exploded, mcdonalds restaurant, exploded outside, central athens, McDonalds
Greece opens Acropolis Museum, wants marbles back
Athens :: Greece | 4 months ago
Credibility Greece inaugurated its long-delayed Acropolis Museum on Saturday with the prime minister calling for the Classical Parthenon marbles, held in Britain for 200 years, to be repatriated. The 2 500-year-old sculptures were removed from the Parthenon in 1806...
Tags: New Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece Updated, Parthenon Temple, Parthenon Marbles, Classical Parthenon, Britain, Bernard Tschumi, elgin marble, culture minister
Fire engulfs landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens
Athens :: Greece | 4 months ago
Credibility Police say a major fire has erupted at the landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens that has been a venue for Georgia bands including REM., Widespread Panic and the B-52s...They said the converted movie theater would likely suffer major damage. In 2008 national...
Tags: Georgia Theatre, Athens
Greek policeman shot dead in Athens suburb
Athens :: Greece | 4 months ago
Credibility Greek police suspect that at least four people were involved in the deadly attack. In recent months, leftist and anarchist groups have systematically attacked the police force as well as government and business establishments in the worst outbreak of...
Tags: Athens, shots dead, police officer, Greek, policeman shots, close range, Witness Protection Program, gunmen killing, Greece, Patissia
Greece's first wildfires sweep Athens area
Athens :: Greece | 4 months ago
Credibility Firefighters Tuesday brought under control wildfires sweeping pine trees on Mount Hymettus outside Athens and on nearby Evia Island, Greek authorities said. More than 100 firefighters, along with eight water-dropping planes and two helicopters, Monday...
Tags: Athens
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