Corfu

Knife clash injures three individuals following minor altercation

Three individuals were stabbed after minors clashed at a square in the Ionian island of Corfu on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster ERT.

A fight erupted among three minors, during which one of them brandished a knife, injuring the other two individuals as well as a 50-year-old who attempted to intervene.

The suspect has been apprehended.

Dean Metropoulos denies involvement in Kassiopi property acquisition

Greek-American expatriate billionaire businessman and investor Dean Metropoulos has denied any involvement in the acquisition of a 32-million-euro, 44-hectare property in Kassiopi, Corfu.

"I can assure you that [the claim] is completely unfounded," he said in a letter to Kathimerini following a report published in the newspaper last week.

Kasselakis: Homophobic rampage at a carnival in Corfu - They took out a "Kasselakis" carnival banner with painted lips and women's underwear

A lot of reactions and negative comments - "In satyrs everything is allowed. Except for one: the insult to the personality of each of our fellow human beings" said the mayor of South Corfu, Vassilis Himariotis for the carnival in the village of Moraitika

Dean Metropoulos to buy Kassiopi for €32 mln

Greek-American expatriate billionaire businessman and investor Dean Metropoulos is expected to acquire a 44-hectare property in Kassiopi on Corfu that formed the first privatization conducted as a result of the Greek debt crisis.

It is understood that a sale price of €32 million has been agreed and that bank financing for the project is pending.

Rough seas for offshore wind parks

The National Offshore Wind Farm Development Plan is facing fresh obstacles, in addition to those initially imposed by geopolitical factors, such as the non-extension of territorial waters beyond six miles in the Eastern Aegean and the military operations of the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff.

Police arrest 282 persons in one day

More than 250 individuals were arrested across Greece on Wednesday by the police. 

According to the police, officers took into account local operational plans and focused on areas with increased crime in an effort to improve public safety. 

From the 21,609 people that were checked, 733 individuals were brought into police stations and 282 people were arrested. 

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