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Greek and Italian cooperation deepens
The prime ministers of Greece and Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Mario Draghi, met on Wednesday in Rome. Their working dinner lasted for over two hours. Their meeting was held on …
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Stranded on tiny Greek island, refugee mother gives birth
Authorities in Greece said that a woman from Eritrea gave birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after landing there with other migrants on their way from Turkey. A coast guard …
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On its 23rd anniversary the Acropolis Museum marks a pivotal year of uninterrupted activity
The Acropolis Museum, in Athens has managed to see almost one million visitors though its doors in the past year, thanks to its uninterrupted operation despite the pandemic. The election …
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Antikythera Shipwreck marine excavation uncovers more findings
The marble head of a bearded man identified as the Farnese type of Hercules has been uncovered during the underwater excavation season of the Antikythera island shipwreck. The head dating …
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Two more fires in Greece contained
A wildfire broke out on Monday morning in grassland at a mountainous area on the island of Naxos, in the South Aegean. According to authorities the blaze was far from …
Greece braces for COVID surge but ICU hospitalisations not expected to spike
Greek health officials have warned of a Covid-19 surge this Greek summer. However, it will not significantly affect ICU hospitalisations and deaths. There was an increase in the number of …
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Fire response on Evia effective following village evacuation
Local authorities on the island of Evia were optimistic on Sunday morning over progress in containing a wildfire that broke out the day before. “We are in a good position …
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Greek politicians present at Athens Pride, LGBT police told to participate without uniform
Saturday night in Athens saw the central square of Syntagma fill with rainbow colours, banners calling for equality and inclusion and tens of thousands of participants at the Athens Pride …
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Hailing from a small Greek island? Check if it’s among those allocated €500 million for development
Almost half a billion euros in funding sourced from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) – best known with the Greek acronym ESPA – and national programs for municipalities will …
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Archdiocese of Ohrid recognised by Ecumenical Patriarch
Enlightenment Europeans would call complex political manoeuvrings, ”Byzantine”, it was a jibe meant for eastern Hellenism which they saw as backwardness. In sharp contrast to that criticism, the Ecumenical Patriarch …