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Moderate quake strikes off Zakynthos
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 has hit the western island of Zakynthos, but no damage has been reported.
The Athens Institute of Geodynamics reported that the temor struck at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
The epicenter was southeast of the coast of Zakynthos and at a depth of just 10 kilometers.
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Refugee camps are seething
The tension was palpable at the weekend at migrant facilities on the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos, Samos and Chios, with asylum seekers frustrated as they are not permitted to move outside the camps and are forced to wait in line for hours for food as a result of the problems created by the coronavirus restrictions.
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Castle of Mytilene getting a facelift
The Castle of Mytilene in the capital of the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos. Authorities are carrying out works to promote the Byzantine site - which findings suggest hosted a sanctuary to Demeter, Kore and Cybele in ancient times before it was turned into a fortress - and improve accessibility to the Lower Castle (Kato Kastro) on the northwest side, which was added by the Ottomans in 1644.
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Scores homeless after Greek migrant camp fire: Official
Scores of asylum-seekers were left homeless when a fire tore through a camp on the Greek island of Samos, a migration ministry official said on April 27.
"Around 200 people have been left homeless," Migration Ministry Secretary Manos Logothetis told AFP.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Turkey raised at summit
The resumption of Turkish drilling inside Cyprus' continental shelf by the Yavuz drillship and Ankara's behavior in the Aegean was raised at Thursday's European Union summit by both Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis despite the fact that the issue was not on the agenda.
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Hundreds to be moved out of Moria camp on Lesvos
As part of the government's plans to ease pressure at overcrowded migrant reception centers on the eastern Aegean islands, some 1,500 residents of the notoriously cramped Moria camp on Lesvos are to be transferred to the mainland on Saturday.
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Turkish jets smash overflights record this year
Greece raised the issue of Ankara's aggression during Wednesday's NATO summit of defense ministers via teleconference as Turkish fighter jets this month smashed the record of Aegean overflights.
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124 fines issued for unauthorised travel, seven arrests over store openings
Greek Police (ELAS) on Wednesday slapped 124 fines for unauthorised movement outside of the area residence on the previous day, data showed.
Greek forces on alert as migrants gather on Turkish shores
Greek forces are on high alert to prevent a repeat of the standoff on the Evros border earlier this year when Turkey opened the doors for migrants to travel to the European Union, Kathimerini understands.
Police hand out 2,286 fines for curfew violations
The Greek Police (ELAS) on Thursday reported 2,286 citations for violating the curfew imposed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in Greece, as well as four arrests for the illegal operation of shops and other businesses.
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