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Four life sentences for quadruple murderer

A mixed jury court in Patras has handed a man four life sentences after convicting him of the murder of four members of the same family in March 2022.

In a case that shocked the country, a 32-year-old father, a 37-year-old mother and their two children, aged 1.5 and 2.5, were found dead in their home in Andravida, a village in the Peloponnese region of Ilia.

Synoikismoi | Elefsina | June 9-28

A festival within the ongoing Eleusis European Capital of Culture 2023 program, Synoikismoi, named after the Greek word for an amalgamation of tribes, villages or towns, celebrates the western Attica city and its denizens. Using different venues across Elefsina, the multimedia event features dance, music, theater, performance art, food and much more.

Activists decry illegal horse track in Lesvos’ Natura area

Animal rights activists and concerned citizens decry the illegal transformation of a 900-meter road in a Natura area on the island of Lesvos into a horse racing track.

Although the Environment Ministry was involved in the issue, calling for a "complete ban on any kind of excavation activity in the area," races were held as normal, and attended by local officials.

Pregnant teen dies in Nea Makri amid allegations of ambulance delay

A 19-year-old pregnant girl has died in Nea Makri, in eastern Attica. Her relatives claim that she had to wait for hours for an ambulance to arrive.

According to reports, on Tuesday around 11 a.m., the National First Aid Center (EKAV) received a call regarding an 8-month pregnant woman who was feeling unwell and experiencing contractions.

Scientists say 50 beaches are clean, 7 are not in southern Attica

Scientists from the Center for Ecological Research published on Thursday their annual evaluation of the beaches in the southern coast of Attica.

The microbial analyzes in seawater taken from 50 beaches from Piraeus port to Vouliagmeni showed that 43 are clean but seven are unsafe.

No cash for piling trash

Just 14 months after the first waste management unit opened in the Peloponnese, local authorities owe more than €3.9 million to the site's private operator, who is threatening legal action to collect interest.

The worst offenders are the municipalities of Nafplio (€1.4 million) and Argos (€1.1 million), with Corinth (€323,000 in arrears) in third place.

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