Athens-Macedonian News Agency
Thousands of fish dead in Koroneia lake as water levels dropped to 60cm
Thousands of freshwater fish, mostly carp, have been found dead around Lake Koroneia, where the water level has fallen dramatically to just 60-80 cm.
Greek FM in Berlin to discuss migration, East Med
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is visiting Berlin on Monday, where he will be holding talks with German counterpart Heiko Maas and Bundestag President Wolfgang Schaeuble.
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US tourist's organs donated to eight people
The organs of a 30-year-old American tourist who was killed in a road accident while vacationing on the island of Tinos have gone to eight people, it emerged over on Sunday.
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Economic cooperation to top agenda in PM's Hague visit
Developments in Europe, Greece's economic reform program and the migration crisis will top the agenda of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' talks with Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in the Netherlands on Tuesday, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) has reported.
Expert rebuffs WHO, says Greek measles epidemic has been contained
The Greek Health Ministry's Immunization Committee is planning to send the World Health Organization (WHO) a letter asking that it clarify its decision last week to list Greece among four European nations - including the Czech Republic, Albania and the United Kingdom - where measles is no longer considered eradicated.
PPC CEO to present 500-million-euro rescue plan on Friday
The new President and CEO of Greece's struggling public power utility PPC wll present to the company's board on Friday a 500-million-euro rescue package, where rate hikes will be offset by lower VAT and other levies for a net neutral impact on consumers, according state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Wednesday.
Shipping gearing up for fuel price hike
The price of ship fuel is expected to rise by 20 to 25 percent from January 1, 2020, as a result of a new regulation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandating the use of fuel with less sulfur content - 0.5 percent from the current 3.5 percent.
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Electricity restored to Skiathos after power cut
Electricity was gradually restored to the popular holiday destination of Skiathos on Saturday following a blackout on Friday night that had left parts of the island without power.
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Smoke from blazes led to major air pollution in Athens
The high concentrations of airborne microparticles in the atmosphere of the Greek capital due to the large wildfire that raged across the island of Evia had dropped Wednesday from the levels observed on Tuesday, according to the director of the Institute for Environmental and Sustainable Development Research, Nikos Michalopoulos.
Interest grows for 'last chance' debt settlement scheme
Tax authorities have recouped just under 194 million euros of unpaid debt thanks to increased interest in the 120-installment repayment scheme, hailed as the "last chance settlement," ahead of its September 30 deadline.