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Leading Greek composer Yannis Markopoulos has died at 82
Yannis Markopoulos, one of Greece’s the most important composers, whose pioneering compositions paved musical paths over decades, has died at the age of 82. The great composer, who had been …
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Women rule on the Greek island of Karpathos
“Here it is women who command!” declared Rigopoula Pavlidis, as she sang the virtues of her remote village on the island of Karpathos, one of Greece’s rare matriarchal societies. Sitting …
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Dual tragedies in Greece as ambulance shortages shine light on healthcare crisis
The donations of the Greeks in Australia and America, for three out of the four ambulances that currently exist on the island of Kos in Greece, seem to have gone …
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Greek priest suspended after girls help in ceremony
A priest in Athens has been suspended after including two girls as altar servers in a church service, angering hardliners in the country’s all-male Orthodox church, his parish and media …
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Study investigates ‘Brain Drain’ phenomenon in Greece and seeks solutions
As Greece seeks to tackle the issue of brain drain and retain highly educated individuals who have graduated from Greek universities, initiatives like the ‘Ionian Hall of Science’ provide hope …
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Greek shipwreck hunter finds long-lost British WW2 sub
A veteran Greek diver specialising in locating sunken ships has found a British submarine that disappeared during a World War II mission in 1942, state news agency ANA reported Wednesday. …
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Divers fish deadly ‘ghost nets’ from Santorini’s depths
Off the spectacular Greek tourist island of Santorini, divers drag deadly “ghost nets” from the depths of the Aegean Sea which have claimed the lives of thousands of fish. “These …
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Greece to rescue asylum seekers on border river: police
Greece on Sunday said it would rescue dozens of asylum seekers claiming to be stranded on the country’s river border with Turkey for days. “We will rescue them as there …
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Mitsotakis says has Covid, suspends campaign
Former Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the frontrunner in June 25 elections, on Friday said he was suspending his campaign after testing positive for Covid-19. “The hugs and kisses of …
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Cargo ships collide in Aegean Sea: Greek coastguard
Greece’s coastguard on Friday said two cargo ships had collided near the island of Chios, without causing injuries or marine pollution. The coastguard in a statement said the Vanuatu-flagged freighter …