ck
LightNews LightNews
banner
ckantouris.bsky.social
ck
@ckantouris.bsky.social
18 followers 12 following 22 posts
Reporter. On the road
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
ckantouris.bsky.social
ck @ckantouris.bsky.social · May 14
On #Greece’s #MountAthos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of #Orthodoxy By @apnews.com @dgatopoulos.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/orth...
On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.
apnews.com
ckantouris.bsky.social
A strong bomb explosion targets a #Greek prison guard’s home #Thessaloniki @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/gree...
A strong bomb explosion targets a Greek prison guard's home
A bomb explosion has targeted the home of the president of the Greek association of prison guards. The blast occurred early Saturday morning in Sykies, a suburb of Thessaloniki.
apnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
ckantouris.bsky.social
#Greek court rejects extradition request for US national accused of running child exploitation site. #Thessaloniki @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/gree...
Greek court rejects extradition request for US national accused of running child exploitation site
A Greek court has rejected a U.S. extradition request for a 21-year-old American national accused of involvement in an online network targeting children.
apnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by ck
al-jazeera-english.bsky.social
youtu.be/ngLRo8EqCHM?...
Iran and Israel's long range war | Project Force
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
ckantouris.bsky.social
Earthquakes damage centuries-old monasteries in a secluded religious community in #Greece #MountAthos @dgatopoulos.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/gree...
Earthquakes damage centuries-old monasteries in a secluded religious community in Greece
Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece.
apnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
#American man detained in #Greece over suspected double killing of infant and woman in #Rome #Skiathos @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/ital...
American man detained in Greece over suspected double killing of infant and woman in Rome
Greek authorities have detained an American man on the island of Skiathos who is suspected of killing an infant whose remains were found over the weekend in a Rome park.
apnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
More bodies of executed civil war-era prisoners uncovered under #Greek city park #Thessaloniki By @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/thes...
More bodies of executed civil war-era prisoners uncovered under Greek city park
Local officials say another series of unmarked graves — this one containing 14 individuals — has been dug up in a park in the suburb of Neapolis-Sykies, near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.
apnews.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Greek workers have one on the worst levels of purchasing power in Europe.

– 2024 data from Eurostat
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Reposted by ck
iavcei.bsky.social
IAVCEI Awards 2025 – Fisher Medal

We are proud to announce that the Fisher Medal for 2025 is awarded to Prof. Dr. Paraskevi Nomikou. This honor recognizes her pioneering contributions to marine volcanology, particularly in seafloor mapping and the study of submarine volcanic processes.
June 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Goods delivered by nuclear power? UN agency chief meets Greek shipowners to discuss the idea.

#Greece 🚢
apnews.com/article/gree...
Goods delivered by nuclear power? UN agency chief meets Greek shipowners to discuss the idea
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has met with Greek shipowners and government ministers to discuss the potential use of nuclear power in the future of global ...
apnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
#Turkish nationals appear in #Greek court after shooting incident with police in #Thessaloniki @apnews.com @dgatopoulos.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/gree...
Turkish nationals appear in Greek court after shooting incident with police in Thessaloniki
Five Turkish nationals have appeared in court in northern Greece following a wave of police raids and arrests triggered by a shooting incident reportedly targeting Greek intelligence officers.
apnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
#Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute #MountAthos
apnews.com/article/gree...
Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute
A monk has been hospitalized after an altercation at a monastic community in Greece, linked to a longstanding religious dispute.
apnews.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Scenes this evening from Athens, obscured by dust.

#Greece
May 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Sky looking orange? North African dust cloud has reached Athens.

#Greece / From AtmoHUB
May 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
On #Greece’s Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy Excellent video from Srdjan Nedeljkovic
apnews.com/video/on-gre...
On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, transcends country-based branches of the Christian faith, embracing monks from across the world.
apnews.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
On #Greece’s #MountAthos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of #Orthodoxy By @apnews.com @dgatopoulos.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/orth...
On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.
apnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
On #Greece’s #MountAthos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of #Orthodoxy
apnews.com/article/orth...
On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy
The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.
apnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the #Greek city of #Thessaloniki, police say
apnews.com/article/thes...
By @apnews.com Photos by John Papanikos
Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say
A 38-year-old woman has been killed in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki while carrying a bomb.
apnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
#US national faces extradition from #Greece over alleged link to online child abuse network
apnews.com/article/gree...
US national faces extradition from Greece over alleged link to online child abuse network
An American man who allegedly helped run an online network that targeted children for acts of violence and sexual exploitation has been arrested in northern Greece.
apnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ckantouris.bsky.social
Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of #Greece’s brutal civil war @apnews.com @dgatopoulos.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/gree...
Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece's brutal civil war
Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late 1940s.
apnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Mag-6.2 earthquake near Istanbul (From GFZ)
April 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Sunset at Zappeio in central Athens
April 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Scene from tonight’s bomb attack outside Hellenic Train in central Athens.
April 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
The Associated Press wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing the 1st Amendment.

apnews.com/article/trum...
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
For more than 50 years, Father Spyridon has lived, prayed and welcomed pilgrims at a cliffside monastery on Greece’s Amorgos island — finding grace in solitude and in the visitors who come seeking light.

By Petros Giannakouris and Giovanna Dell'Orto
apnews.com/article/gree...
PHOTO ESSAY: In a Greek island monastery, a monk has kept together faith and community for 50 years
AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old monastery carved ...
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reposted by ck
dgatopoulos.bsky.social
Today’s military flypast during the annual March 25 parade in Athens.

#Greece #25Μαρτιου
March 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM