News archive of February 2019
Lamia shocks Olympiakos to dump it out of Cup
Lamia added another major scalp to its collection in the Greek Cup this year, as it followed up the elimination of Panathinaikos with a shock win at Olympiakos on Thursday, to see the central Greece team through to the tournament's semis and the Reds crash out. Lamia has joined AEK, PAOK and Asteras Tripolis in the semifinal line-up.
Corfu police arrest four over landfill vandalism
Police on the Ionian island of Corfu said they arrested four people and detained another 10 Thursday in connection with the vandalism Tuesday morning of infrastructure at a landfill near the southeastern town of Lefkimmi by a group of hooded individuals.
The four men that were arrested are aged 30, 33, 35 and 40, while the other 10 are between 23 and 56.
Crete damage to exceed 100 million euros
The damage to roads, buildings and infrastructure caused by the torrential rain and gales that hit the island of Crete earlier in the week will exceed 100 million euros, according to Regional Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis.
He said the precise cost will be known after a team of Infrastructure Ministry experts and local engineers complete their assessment of the damage.