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- 2d ago
Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, first Black senator from the state since Reconstruction
The Associated Press called Mississippi's Senate race for Democrat Scott Colom on Wednesday, 11 November, after a week of counting ballots. With 99 percent counted, his margin over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith was less than half a percentage point.
- Nov 1
Three cyclists injured in collision at Loutraki race, Italian rider in serious condition
A collision during a cycling race in Loutraki, Greece, on Sunday, 1 November 2026 injured three riders from Italy, Britain and Cyprus. The Italian rider, 40 according to one report, was intubated and moved to Athens.
- Oct 27
Trump floats renaming the Atlantic 'American Ocean' and promises the Mississippi River keeps its name
At a Republican rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, 26 October, Donald Trump again suggested renaming the Atlantic. He also promised not to rename the Mississippi River, a week after floating a 'Trump Ocean' name that Google's chief executive reportedly rejected.
- Oct 24
Trump calls Obama 'stupid' after jibe over gold-trimmed White House renovation
Donald Trump called Barack Obama stupid on Monday, 26 October 2026, after Obama joked that the White House looked like Saddam Hussein had opened a Cheesecake Factory. Trump defended the renovation from Joint Base Andrews and at a Mississippi rally, weeks before the 3 November midterms.
- Oct 15
Motor Oil refinery blast injures two contractor workers at Agioi Theodoroi
A new explosion at the Motor Oil refinery in Agioi Theodoroi on Thursday afternoon, 15 October, injured two contractor workers. It came days after a blast on Friday, 9 October, killed two workers, and four people have been arrested over that earlier incident.
- Oct 9
Explosion at Motor Oil refinery in Agioi Theodoroi injures two workers
Two workers were taken to Corinth Hospital after an explosion during preventive maintenance at the Agioi Theodoroi facility on Friday morning, 9 October. Reports differ on the time of the blast and on how many people were hurt.
- Oct 3
Two people suffer severe injuries after two-car collision near Corinth
Two passenger cars collided at high speed on the Old National Road Athens-Corinth late Friday, leaving two occupants trapped in wreckage and uprooting three roadside light poles.
- Sep 5
One dead and one injured after 50-metre yacht collides with fishing boat off Isthmia
A 50-metre Malta-flagged motor yacht carrying 17 people collided with a small fishing boat in the Kenchreai Gulf near Isthmia, leaving one man dead, another injured, and the yacht's captain under arrest.
- Aug 8
Three arrested over fires in Lesbos and Corinthia caused by discarded cigarette and solar park short circuit
Greek authorities arrested three people on 8 August for two fires that broke out on 7 August: a cigarette-started blaze in Lesbos and a solar park short circuit in Corinthia that burned about 550 stremmata of land.
- Aug 3
Greek wildfires near Athens enter fifth day as firefighters battle scattered hotspots
Over 575 firefighters and 30 aircraft are deployed northwest of Athens, where a wildfire that started July 31 has burned 13,000 hectares, killed five firefighters, and destroyed dozens of homes in Porto Germeno.
- Jun 29
57-year-old woman arrested for intentional arson in Corinthia; 93% of fire arrests stem from negligence, fire service says
Greek authorities arrested a 57-year-old woman after a fire in dry grass on Sunday evening. She is expected before a prosecutor on Monday, the fire service said.
