This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A high-school student was rushed to hospital in Imathia on Thursday morning after being hit by a train at an unguarded crossing the teenager’s injuries were not life-threatening The incident happened in the city of Alexandreia shortly after 8 a.m crossing the tracks of the Thessaloniki-Edessa train as he did every morning he did not see that the train was pulling out of the station and received a glancing blow as he stepped onto the level crossing does not have any protective barriers or signals This is the latest in a string of incidents pointing to the poor state of Greece’s railway system Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox The Greek Orthodox Church has been a strong rival when it came to cremation in Greece with many looking to nearby Bulgaria for cremation services Greece’s laws may have allowed for cremation in 2006 however the first facility opened in the country this year the church has launched an information campaign to discourage the faithful from the practice The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece has expressed its strong opposition to the practice as one that is “contrary to the Church’s principles A pamphlet was issued on Wednesday and is being distributed in churches around Greece to advise Greek Orthodox Christians against the practice READ MORE: Greek Orthodox priests refuse to perform funeral services for those who choose cremation The text addressed “to the people” calls on Christians to be aware that the state may be responsible for the passing of laws however the church is also responsible for informing parishioners of Christian dogma on the issue The leaflet states that the church “does not force any person to observe it’s traditions it has the right to regard cremation as a service contrary to its principles Strong language is used to condemn cremation likening the practice as something that “is not much different from recycling” and describes the method as undignified with the deceased being “burned in the oven” before their bones are “crushed into a mixer” READ MORE: Greek minister approves Athens cremation facility The leaflet states that those that choose the option of cremation would “not benefit from the Church’s funeral service.” Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownHow Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake NewsBuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trump websites being run from a single town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by Craig SilvermanBuzzFeed Founding Editor "This is the news of the millennium!" said the story on WorldPoliticus.com. Citing unnamed FBI sources, it claimed Hillary Clinton will be indicted in 2017 for crimes related to her email scandal "Your Prayers Have Been Answered," declared the headline They helped the baseless story generate over 140,000 shares roughly 6,000 miles away in a small town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia a young man watched as money began trickling into his Google AdSense account the Macedonian town of Veles (population 45,000) has experienced a digital gold rush as locals launched at least 140 US politics websites These sites have American-sounding domain names such as WorldPoliticus.com They almost all publish aggressively pro-Trump content aimed at conservatives and Trump supporters in the US The young Macedonians who run these sites say they don't care about Donald Trump. They are responding to straightforward economic incentives: As Facebook regularly reveals in earnings reports a US Facebook user is worth about four times a user outside the US The fraction-of-a-penny-per-click of US display advertising — a declining market for American publishers — goes a long way in Veles Several teens and young men who run these sites told BuzzFeed News that they learned the best way to generate traffic is to get their politics stories to spread on Facebook — and the best way to generate shares on Facebook is to publish sensationalist and often false content that caters to Trump supporters As a result, this strange hub of pro-Trump sites in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is now playing a significant role in propagating the kind of false and misleading content that was identified in a recent BuzzFeed News analysis of hyperpartisan Facebook pages These sites open a window into the economic incentives behind producing misinformation specifically for the wealthiest advertising markets and specifically for Facebook as well as within online advertising networks such as Google AdSense and misleading but the rationale is that 'if it gets the people to click on it and engage then use it,'" said a university student in Veles who started a US politics site and who agreed to speak on the condition that BuzzFeed News not use his name Sample stories from US politics sites run by Macedonians Using domain name registration records and online searches, BuzzFeed News identified over 100 active US politics websites being run from Veles. The largest of these sites have Facebook pages that boast hundreds of thousands of followers Their reasons for launching these sites are purely financial according to the Macedonians with whom BuzzFeed News spoke "I started the site for a easy way to make money," said a 17-year-old who runs a site with four other people "In Macedonia the economy is very weak and teenagers are not allowed to work so we need to find creative ways to make some money I'm a musician but I can't afford music gear Here in Macedonia the revenue from a small site is enough to afford many things." Most of the posts on these sites are aggregated from fringe and right-wing sites in the US Then they share it on Facebook to try and generate traffic The more people who click through from Facebook the more money they earn from ads on their website Earlier in the year, some in Veles experimented with left-leaning or pro–Bernie Sanders content but nothing performed as well on Facebook as Trump content "People in America prefer to read news about Trump," said a Macedonian 16-year-old who operates BVANews.com BuzzFeed News' research also found that the most successful stories from these sites were nearly all false or misleading But she did not mention Donald Trump in any way That resulted in huge traffic and significant ad revenue for the owners of these sites with many people being misinformed along the way The Macedonians BuzzFeed News spoke to said the explosion in pro-Trump sites in Veles means the market has now become crowded The people who launched their sites early in 2016 are making the most money He said a friend of his earns $5,000 per month "or even $3,000 per day" when he gets a hit on Facebook The 16-year-old who operates BVANews.com with a partner said he also runs health websites in addition to the US politics site They launched the site in early 2016 and it's now averaging 1 million page views a month (The teens declined to share revenue figures.) The 17-year-old and his three partners are still waiting for Google's AdSense program to approve their site for ads they're only generating about 800 views a day and aren't earning any revenue The university student launched his site in August and stopped updating it in order to focus on another more successful site he has that's focused on health and well-being He estimated there are "thousands" of health-related sites being run out of Veles US politics is just this year's opportunity thanks to a combination of Trump and Facebook "I stopped because I didn't really enjoy doing it and we didn't actually make any money from it since there are so many people posting already," the university student said "The people who started early are the ones reaping the rewards." they also have an element of pride that web-savvy people — including teenagers — in a small country like Macedonia can earn money by gaming Facebook "A good chunk of the world thinks Macedonia is primitive but that is not true," the 17-year-old said The young men running these sites know the Trump traffic bonanza will soon come to an end They expect traffic and revenue to decline significantly once the election is over But they also hold out hope that a Trump win will keep their sites afloat "If Trump loses I plan to redirect my site to sports," the 16-year-old's partner said "It means that there will be no more politics [worth covering]." 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