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Punk-rock legend goes back to her roots in Athens performance
Patti Smith tapped into her roots as a poet and narrator at the Onassis Foundation's Stegi in Athens on Thursday and Friday, delivering a spellbinding performance on the devastating impact of climate change on our planet.
Society’s red lines
Parliament's investigative committee for the Tempe rail disaster wrapped up its deliberations, with the findings submitted by the ruling New Democracy party being approved by the House majority. One of the key conclusions that has emerged is that seven separate violations of the rail operator's regulations were confirmed.
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Institutional games stoke suspicion
We don't know what happened in the trial concerning the ordeals of the Athens child who was sexually abused and exploited, as the hearing was held behind closed doors. Nor do we know why the prosecutor came to the conclusions she did. The first thing we need to remember, though, is that the only thing that counts in a trial is what can be proven, not what people think may have happened.
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First Zen monastery in Greece in the works
Konstantinos Sgoumpopoulos, a Zen abbot as well as shipping and real estate businessman, talks to Kathimerini about the first Zen monastery to be built in Greece and the wider region.
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Bill to free up space on Greece’s electricity grid
The Recovery and Resilience Plan is the "most ambitious program the European Union has ever conceived of planning and implementing," Environment and Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said on Thursday, expressing satisfaction with the progress in its implementation and the loans envisioned under RepowerEU.
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City folk head to the country for the long weekend
Athens residents who aren't planning to go anywhere for the long Carnival and Clean Monday weekend are in for a treat, as nearly 60,000 cars passed through the toll stations leading out of the Greek capital between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday.
The exodus is expected to continue through Saturday.
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The routine of violence
Arson attacks and "raids" by hooded youths are starting to become a routine occurrence in downtown Athens once more, incidents that are relegated to the bottom of the crime news bulletin.
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European Commission intervenes in tender for Faliro Indoor Arena
The tender that the Hellenic Public Properties Company (ETAD) has proclaimed for the concession of the Faliro Indoor Arena, where the Athens 2004 Olympics tae kwon do events were hosted, is heading for an extension.
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Farmers generally satisfied after meeting with PM
Farmers' representatives have said they are generally positive after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at his office in Athens on Friday.
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