Arcadia

Greece’s return to parliamentary democracy wasn’t accompanied by checks, balances

In April of 1947, in the midst of the civil war, the leader of the Nationalist Party (renamed People's Party in 1920), Theodoros Tourkovasilis, while speaking to the Greek Parliament, mentioned Switzerland in passing: "I was recently given the chance to admire this people and to see the fine organization of this state up close. Switzerland is indeed a masterpiece of a state.

Cyclist killed after being hit by car in Tripoli

A cyclist aged 79 was killed on Saturday in southern Greece after being hit on a provincial road in Tripoli by a car driven by a 37-year-old man.

The elderly man was rushed to the Pan-Arcadian Hospital of Tripoli but died of his injuries a short time later. Local police launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.

Mild tremor rattles Tripoli

An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale hit the area of Tripoli, in the Peloponnese, at 9.20 a.m. on Monday, the Athens Geodynamic Institute reported.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries

The quake's epicenter was located 14 kilometers southwest of the village of Dimitsana at a depth of five kilometers.

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