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German corvette crosses Corinth Canal
A Braunschweig class corvette F260 is towed through the Corinth Canal, which separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece, Monday. The international maritime exercise NAIAS was conducted in the Aegean Sea from September 14 to 22 with the participation of Greece, the US, Egypt, Albania, Romania and vessels of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. [ANA-MPA]
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Kids become archaeologists for a day at Ancient Corinth
A colorful and joyful gaggle of 31 kids head down a narrow footpath to an excavation site at Ancient Corinth. They are all carrying backpacks and wearing identical green hats to protect them from the hot sun.
Hyped about becoming archaeologists for a day, they were excited about digging, sifting and making exciting discoveries.
Athens-Corinth highway reopens; Proastiakos running as usual
Police reopened the Athens-Corinth national highway on Tuesday morning, which had been closed to traffic due to a fire that broke out on Monday in nearby woodland that blanketed the area in thick smoke and ash.
Authorities also said that service has resumed as normal on the Proastiakos suburban railway and on KTEL Intercity buses running between the Peloponnese and the mainland.
Corinth Canal bridge being repaired
Work began Monday to raise a submersible bridge connecting the Peloponnese to the Greek mainland at the Corinth Canal. It has been out of use and underwater since early 2017. [ANA-MPA]
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Heavy rainfall causes problems in Attica
Heavy rainfall on Sunday evening caused serious problems in Attica, prompting Traffic Police to close off flooded roads and leading to several calls to the fire service to pump out flooded homes and basements.
Among the roads closed by the authorities were a section of Pireos Street as well as a stretch of the Athens-Corinth national highway.
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New app offers highway traffic information
Olympia Odos, the company responsible for the operation and maintenance of the national highway from Athens to the Peloponnese, has created an innovative road traffic prediction service accessible through the website www.olympiaodos.gr.
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Corinth Canal shut after landslide
Authorities on Monday closed Greece's iconic Corinth Canal, used mainly by commercial ships and pleasure craft, after a landslide caused by heavy rain in the area. Repairs are expected to take up to two weeks, significantly lengthening the journey of vessels which had been planning to use the shortcut.
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Cargo ship quarantined in Gulf of Corinth after crew member dies
A cargo ship traveling from Italy to Greece has been placed under quarantine in the Gulf of Corinth amid fears that a contagious disease may have caused the death of a crew member, the Maritime Bulletin website reported on Monday.
Athens-Sparta bicycle race to cause traffic disruptions on Saturday
Parts of downtown Athens near the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro) and sections of the national highway linking the capital to the Peloponnesian town of Sparta will be intermittently closed off to traffic on Saturday for the 29th Spartakiada.
3.1 earthquake near Loutraki
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