Lavrio

A dramatic heist took place in the port town of Lavrio, in southeastern Attica, on Thursday, as four armed robbers ambushed a cash delivery van and made off with nearly 1 million euros.

According to security staff, the suspects were dressed in white overalls and surgical masks and had been waiting outside a toy store for the van.

The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) is speeding up the program to place power cables underground, while another agency, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE), is implementing a program to connect islands to the national grid.

Two large wildfires were blazing in Attica Sunday afternoon. The earliest, south of the town of Keratea, has already burned through homes and cars, but no casualties had been reported as of 5.20 p.m. local.

Strong winds are helping spread the fires. In Keratea, the blaze, which started at around 1 p.m. is headed south and could get close to the town of Lavrio,

UK-based Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a leading company in the development, production and distribution of pharmaceuticals in liquid form for over 50 years, has acquired Greek private research and development company Pharma-Data, the Leeds-headquartered industry announced on Thursday.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 jolted Athens on Wednesday. No damage or injuries were reported.
The University of Athens' Geodynamic Institute said the quake had an epicenter 26 kilometers west of Lavrio in southeastern Attica and occurred at 1.28 p.m. local time. Its depth was 10 kilometers.

Greece will demolish thousands of illegal buildings in response to the death of dozens of people who were unable to escape a maze of poorly planned streets in the country's worst wildfire disaster.