Peloponnese
Shocking video shows elderly man shoot and kill employee in Greece (warning: distressing footage)
The murder happened in the Peloponnese
No atmospheric burden noted after fire at Attica power station
There has been no serious atmospheric burden as a result of the fire that broke out at a high-voltage power station in a suburb of Attica on Sunday night that led to power outages in Athens and Piraeus as well as areas of the Peloponnese peninsula, according to a team of Environment Ministry inspectors that visited the site on Monday.
Peloponnese eyes waste management
Work begins on Saturday on the new waste management system in the Peloponnese, the biggest of its kind in Greece.
Friday will see the signing of the concession agreement, granting Terna Energy the rights to start operating the system managing the waste of Corinthia, Arcadia, Argolida, Messinia and Lakonia in 10 months' time.
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New cold snap bringing showers and snow to many parts of Greece
A fresh bout of wintry weather that swept into Greece on Monday and Tuesday has whipped up gale-force winds and brought storm clouds over many parts of the country, and is also pushing temperatures down to single digits and below.
The perfectly preserved Crusader castle in Greece
It is in the Peloponnese
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Reopening of Corinth Canal after landslide delayed
Sailors traveling between the gulfs of Corinth and the Saronic will not be able to cut across the Corinth Canal for a couple more days, the company that manages the strait said on Monday.
Corinth Canal SA said that a landslide which shut down the passage will take longer to repair than the original deadline of Tuesday, January 19.
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Athens to ratify Rafales, sea zones deal before Jan 20
In view of the imminent resumption of exploratory contacts with Turkey, the government is reportedly seeking to ratify the all-important bills for the purchase of 18 French Rafale-type jets and the extension of its maritime zones in the Ionian Sea before January 20 when Joe Biden is sworn in as US president.
Bad weather sweeps Peloponnese
The Arvanitia promenade and beach, beneath the towering Palamidi fortress in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese, are battered by waves during a storm on Monday. Conditions around the country are expected to improve from Tuesday.
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For archaeologists, at least, 2020 was a good year
Excavations carried out in 2020 uncovered all sorts of exciting surprises, despite the challenges of the health crisis, which required stringent safety measures and resulted in fewer hands in the field, especially archaeology students and volunteers from abroad.
Epidaurus
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Chinese firm buys out local startup Adveos
As 2020 draws to a close, another Greek startup has been bought out, joining this year's long list. Adveos Microelectronic Systems, based in Aigio in the Peloponnese, has just been acquired by Chinese technology firm Beken Corporation for an amount said to reach $7.5 million (about 6.12 million euros).
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