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Snowfall closes road on Attica’s Mount Parnitha
Heavy snowfall and ice prompted traffic police to close off a section of the road leading up to Mount Parnitha, north of Athens, on Tuesday afternoon.
Cars traveling on Parnitha Avenue will only be allowed as far as the cable car station, authorities said.
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Cabbies treat elderly to holiday cheer
Participants in the "Ride of Love" initiative take a photo in front of the Christmas tree on downtown Athens' Syntagma Square on Thursday night.
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Strong rains, winds topple trees; shipping affected
The strong rains and winds across several parts of Greece felled trees and caused power outages.
Among the hardest hit areas were some of Athens' northern suburbs.
In the municipality of Filothei-Psychiko more than 40 trees were toppled and some streets remain closed to traffic, state broadcaster ERT reported.
Emergency traffic measures on Patra-Athens motorway due to weather conditions
Emergency traffic measures were implemented on the Patra-Athens highway on Saturday near Eliona, northern Peloponnese, due to anticipated hazardous weather conditions.
Specifically, traffic towards Athens is being redirected for precautionary reasons, using a bidirectional flow on the Patras-bound lane, reported the Greek operating company Olympia Odos.
Dozens of old church icons retrieved
Police located and seized 56 old church icons and arrested a 43-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman, accused of violating legislation for the protection of antiquities and cultural heritage.
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Elliniko projects of €2.15 bln
A total of 2.15 billion euros will be invested by 2027 in the Elliniko plot in southern Athens by four companies that have agreed with Lamda on the development of individual parts of the area once occupied by the capital's airport.
It is estimated that the required building permits will have been secured by end-June so that these projects can start.
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‘Green’ building reflects reuse trend
The recently unveiled eco-friendly Eurobank building on central Stadiou and Omirou streets opposite the Old Parliament calls to mind the historical layers of Athens as the same plot featured earlier notable structures.
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Dozens of historically significant religious icons recovered by police
Experts have confirmed that at least 20 religious icons from a haul of more than 50 seized by the police in Athens on Wednesday are historically significant and protected by cultural heritage laws.
The icons were seized in the southern Athens suburb of Moschato from a 43-year-old man who claimed to have acquired them from a woman, aged 74, who has also been arrested.
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Museum housing shackled skeletons on track
The Culture Ministry has announced that a tender will be completed in the next few months for the selection of the contractor who will construct the museum/shell that will protect and showcase an ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 during digging at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at Phaleron (present-day Faliro) Delta, south of Athens.
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