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A 74 year old British man who, according to some local press reports is a resident of Apokoronas, has been arrested by military security while taking photographs of the 115 Fighter Squadron facilities at the Souda air base last Thursday. He is held in police custody in Chania. on suspicion of breach of regulations that […]
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Australian firm Greatcell Solar Ltd has received a EUR-500,000 Horizon 2020 grant for an experimental solar project in Crete, involving the use of perovskite cells. A perovskite solar cell uses a calcium titanium oxide mineral compound (perovskite) which is cheap to produce and simple to manufacture. The company’s unit in Rome, Greatcell Solar Italy, secured the funds for […]
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Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall Camilla are set to make their first official visit to Greece on 9 and 10 May and the programme includes a stay in Athens and Crete. The Prince will meet with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, while the Duchess pays a visit to the Kaisariani […]
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Fraport Greece CEO Alexander Zinell, attending a meeting with regional authority officials in Chania, Crete on Friday, expressed the company’s intention to begin dialogue with local authorities on working together to attract companies to regional airports during winter months. The meeting took place to brief the regional authority on plans for the development of Chania’s […]
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Magnitude mb 4.3 Region CRETE, GREECE Date time 2018-04-18 14:32:17.9 UTC Location 35.60 N ; 23.42 E Depth 0 km Distances 265 km S of Athens, Greece / pop: 730,000 / local time: 17:32:17.9 2018-04-18 159 km W of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 138,000 / local time: 17:32:17.9 2018-04-18 55 km W of Chaniá, Greece […]
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