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Olympic Stadium in Athens closed for urgent repairs after iconic roof found riddled with rust
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new inspection has been ordered at the stadium that hosted the 2004 Athens Olympics after rust was found along the iconic arched roof, forcing the site to close, government officials said Monday. The 70,000-seat Olympic Stadium, Greece’s largest, and...
Georgia police arrest pair for selling nitrous oxide in balloons after concert
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police officer has arrested two people for selling nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. An Athens-Clarke County officer made the arrests Thursday, the Athens Banner-Herald reports, after spotting people milling around with balloons following a concert in...
Flood-hit central Greece braces for new storm as military crews help bolster flood defenses
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Emergency services in central Greece were on alert Tuesday as storms headed toward areas hit by massive floods this month. Municipal and military crews using excavators reinforced flood defenses along rivers near the central cities of Larissa and Trikala....
As Gen. Milley steps down as chairman, his work on Ukraine is just one part of a complicated legacy
OSLO, Norway (AP) — On a frigid U.S. air base in Germany, the top U.S. military officer was in his element. Striding along the training area in his fatigues, Army Gen. Mark Milley bellowed at the Ukrainian troops gathered around him. “Slava Ukraini!” he hollered, again and...
Bodies of 5 Greek military personnel killed in Libya flooding rescue effort are flown home
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s armed forces declared three days of national mourning after five members of a military rescue team were killed in a road accident in flood-hit Libya. The bodies of the five — three military officials and two civilians — were flown back to a...
Dynagas: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) on Thursday reported net income of $14.4 million in its second quarter. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had net income of 31 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 8...
6 people fatally shot in Greece, at a seaside town near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Six people have been fatally shot in an attack at a seaside town near Athens, Greek police said Monday, and a state-run TV broadcaster said authorities suspected it was a gangland shooting. A police statement said the bodies were discovered Monday evening in...
The death toll from flooding in central Greece has increased to 10 while 4 others are missing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country's civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats ferried hundreds of people from inundated villages to safety. ...
Tsakos: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TNP) on Thursday reported earnings of $60.6 million in its second quarter. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had net income of $1.65 per share. The oil and gas shipping company posted...
Severe rainstorm triggers flooding in central Greece, 1 man dies. Police order a traffic ban
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police ordered vehicles off the streets of three regions in Greece Tuesday as a severe storm hammered the center of the country and some of its islands, turning streets into flooded torrents. Traffic was banned in the central town of Volos, the nearby...
