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Greek Training Aircraft Crashes in South Peloponnese; Pilots Unharmed

A Hellenic Air Force T-2 training aircraft crashed while flying south of Kalamata, in Peloponnese, at 12:02 on Wednesday local time. The two-man crew managed to bail out of the aircraft safely and were picked up by an Air Force...

Greek Teacher Goes Homeless for a 'Special Lesson'

A Peloponnese teacher who believes that teaching is more than making students learn theoretical lessons from a book, attempted a social experiment to find out how his class would respond to poverty and homelessness. The teacher; who works at Kalamata's...

Three Children Set Room on Fire with Candles after Power Company Cut Electricity

A mother in Kalamata woke up and saw the room of her three children on fire after they had lit candles to see, since the Public Power Corporation cut the electricity supply for failing to pay the bill. PPC had...

Signature Collection to Protect the Name 'Kalamata Olives'

A collection of signatures to protect the name of origin of Kalamata olives is underway, as the designation of origin of the special Greek delicacy is in danger. The protection of the particular olive as Product with Designation of Origin (PDO)...

Greek Coast Guard Rescues About 85 Migrants Off Kalamata's Coast

The latest arrivals of migrants in Greece were found near the mainland of the country's southern coast near Kalamata, theglobeandmail.com has reported. Authorities have reported that on Thursday morning, the distressed boat was found drifting some 40 nautical miles southwest of...

Earthquake 5 Points on Richter Scale Shakes Kalamata

An earthquake measuring 5 points on the Richter scale shook Kalamata on Wednesday morning, bringing memories of the 1986 tremors that killed 22 people. The tremors were felt in Kalamata at 10:17 am, while several towns and villages in southwestern...

Four Dead After Flood in Kalamata, One Missing in Thessaloniki

Four people are dead in Kalamata and Lakonia, the Messinia region, and one missing after killer floods hit Greece early Wednesday morning. All four deaths took place in the southern Peloponnese region. Two women, aged 80 and 63 years, were found dead in...

Writer Victoria Hislop Finds Inspiration in Greece's Peloponnese

On searching for inspiration for her latest book, writer Victoria Hislop explored Peloponnese and praised its beauties in a feature published in the Mail on Sunday. The British author explains that Peloponnese, the southern peninsula of mainland Greece, is in...

Greek Seismologists: We Must Be Prepared for Faults With Accumulated Energy

 Greek seismologists warn that there are faults in Greece with a lot of accumulated energy that may result in strong earthquake activity. The geologists' estimates speak of "mature faults" and "accumulation of energy," indicating that, statistically, a strong earthquake has...

Firefighters Battle Blaze on Mount Taygetus Forest

More than 60 firefighters and 17 vehicles are employed to contain a forest blaze that broke out late Sunday in the Taygetus Mountain range in Peloponnese. On Monday the fire had spread to steep, inaccessible terrain, near the village of...