Kavala

Car crash in Kavala leaves 61-year-old passenger dead

One dead and one injured after a car crash outside the northern city of Kavala on Saturday night. 

According to the police, the car hit a signpost and then fell into a ditch. The 33-year-old driver and the 61-year-old passenger, both of Albanian descent, escaped the crashed car and were transferred to the hospital. 

The 61-year-old man died later at the hospital. 

Bulgarian embassy condemns actions of Bulgarian that lowered Greek flag

The Bulgarian Embassy in Greece on Saturday condemned the actions of a 35-year-old Bulgarian man who attempted to flee justice following his arrest for lowering the Greek flag at the passenger port in Kavala, saying his behavior had been "illegal" and "regrettable".

Bulgarian man arrested for flag incident at Kavala harbor

Officers of the Kavala CentralPort Authority arrested a 35-year-old Bulgarian man after he lowered the Greek flag from a mast in the harbor of the northern Greek town while hoisting a Bulgarian flag and apparently yelling, "This is Bulgaria." 

In an announcement, the Kavala Central Port Authority said the incident occurred on Friday. 

Two people dead from West Nile virus

Eight new cases of West Nile virus and two patient fatalities were reported in Greece over the last week, highlighting the dangers of mosquito bites.

This summer, a total of 11 cases have been reported to the National Public Health Organization, 10 of which were more serious due to central nervous system symptoms.

Last chance to use the depleted gas field at Prinos?

The government is examining a plan for the return to the state of the depleted Prinos gas field south of Kavala after the second unsuccessful attempt by state asset fund TAIPED to keep alive the vision of utilizing it as a natural gas storage facility, this time with the possibility of mixing hydrogen.

Czech tourist dies on Thasos beach

A Czech tourist has died after collapsing on a beach on the northern Aegean island of Thasos, with eyewitnesses saying that it took 51 minutes for an ambulance to reach the scene.

The woman, who was aged between 45 and 50, is understood to have collapsed shortly after emerging from swim at Astrida beach, in the southern part of the island.

ND’s Mitsotakis back on the road, as party leaders tread the campaign trail

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis resumed his pre-election campaign tour on Tuesday, after testing negative for Covid. Mitsotakis posted a photo on his personal Instagram account with the negative test result, calling it "The good news of the day."

He had tested positive for the virus on Friday and had to cancel several events, including a planned trip to Mount Athos.

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