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Fearless Kerkyra gran dives into 8m-deep well to rescue grandchild
A grandmother or yiayia in Kerkyra had no thought for herself when she dived into a well to rescue her four-year-old granddaughter who had fallen in on Wednesday. Greek newspaper …
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Greeks reduce energy consumption by more than a quarter on last year
Greeks are reducing their power consumption in the face of rising energy prices with power-grid operator, ADMIE, reporting a 27.5 percent a dip in medium- and low-voltage use by households …
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Greek government dismiss Erdogan 1922 comments as rewriting history
Greek government spokesman Gianni Oikonomou has dismissed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s references to the 1922 war with Greece and to “despicable Greeks” as evidence that the Turkish leaders had …
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Turkish authorities deport Greek journalist
A Greek journalist who has lived in Turkey for eight years has allegedly been expelled from that country over “public order” concerns. The Greek national daily Kathimerini, reported yesterday that …
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Thousands of Greeks already use new digital ID
Thousands of Greek citizens have downloaded and are successfully using the new app launched by the Digital Governance Ministry to put their identification cards and driving licenses on their mobile …
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Niarchos foundation and Renzo Piano team up again to build three new Greek hospitals
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Health Initiative working with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop have revealed designs for the building of three new hospitals in Greece namely at Thessaloniki, Komotini …
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Wineries, breweries, olive oil mills are Greece’s new tourism attractions
In a move to diversify Greece’s tourism and boost agri-businesses and small to medium enterprises, Greece’s Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki has launched an initiative to promote special interest tourism …
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More than 600 children from Ukraine enjoy summer in camps in Greece
Six hundred children from the Ukrainian city of Bucha went on summer camps across Greece this summer. Bucha, near Kyiv, has become a symbol of the cruelty of the war …
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Byzantine manuscript repatriated to the Church
A 1,000-year-old Byzantine Gospel manuscript will return to Greece after a century’s absence. Last week it was returned to the Greek Orthodox Church in the US by the Museum of …
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Greek homes among the least insured in Europe
Greek properties are among the least insured against natural disasters, according to reinsurer Swiss Re. Only 3 per cent of Greek properties are insured against all catastrophic events. It exposes …