Greece
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‘Sex-normalising’ surgeries on intersex babies banned in Greece
Greece’s parliament has banned “sex-normalising” surgeries on babies born intersex, with atypical chromosomes that affect their bodies in a way that does not fit with the normative definitions of male …
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Fires reach homes near Mount Penteli in Athens
Hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain a large wildfire that threatened hillside suburbs outside Athens for a second day on Wednesday, after hundreds of residents were evacuated overnight. Raging wildfires …
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Parliament approves assisted reproduction bill to include women up to 54 years
A Health Ministry bill increasing women’s age limit for assisted reproduction to 54 years from the current 50 was approved by lawmakers on Tuesday evening (Greece time). The bill was …
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Updated: Settlements in Attica, Greece evacuated as Penteli fire threatens houses
A large wildfire broke out on the slopes of Mount Penteli, just north of Athens, on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the residents of a semi-mountainous settlement to evacuate to avoid the …
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Greece’s Holy Synod condemns baptism of gay couple’s children by American Archbishop
The Holy Synod of Greece’s Orthodox Church unanimously voted on Monday to send a letter of protest to Archbishop of America Elpidophoros over his decision to baptise the twin children …
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Greek Minister of Defence meets with US Secretary
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin met with Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Monday, July 18 at the Pentagon to discuss the growing defense partnership between Washington …
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Dr Patricia Koromvokis receives honorary plaque from Ioannina International Summer University
Dr Patricia Koromvokis, Lecturer and Head of the Modern Greek Studies Program at Macquarie University, was awarded with an honorary plaque from International Summer University during the 8th International Summer …
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Ukrainian cargo aircraft crashes in Greece, carrying weapons to Bangladesh
The cargo plane which crashed in Kavala, northern Greece carried 11 tonnes of Serbian-made weapons – including landmines – to Bangladesh, Serbia’s Defence Minister Nebojša Stefanovic confirmed. Mr Stefanovic said …
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Aeschylus’ The Persians at Epidvaros – A Triumph
As a lover of classical civilisation, who read and studied classical drama both at secondary school and Monash University in Melbourne, a trip to Greece in summer would not be …
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Grammy winner Christopher C. King awarded with Greek citizenship
Grammy-winning producer, writer and ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King who made the traditional music of Epirus and its famous dirges’ known all over the world, was presented with an honorary Greek …