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Archbishop Elpidophoros conducts first openly gay baptism in Athens
America’s Archbishop Elpidophoros, made international headlines again by performing the first openly gay couple’s children’s baptism in Athens, Greece. Elpidophoros made the unannounced trip to Vouliagmeni to baptize the children …
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Magic Johnson welcomed to Greece by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Legendary basketball star Magic Johnson, is in Greece enjoying the scenery, the good food and sunshine like many celebrities. Johnson, who has been posting on Instagram and Twitter snippets of …
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Greek inflation records new jump to 12.1%
The annual inflation rate in Greece rose to 12.1% in June, according to data published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. While slightly lower than the 13 % …
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Thessaloniki robbers snatch €100,000 worth jewellery, thieves blast open ATM in Athens
A group of three or four assailants dressed up to appear like doctors immobilised a security guard and blasted open an ATM at the Sismanoglio Hospital in the northern Athens …
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Tourist injured from jet blast at Skiathos Airport, again
A tourist has been seriously injured after being hit by the jet wash of a plane taking off on the island of Skiathos on Wednesday. The 61-year-old woman was standing …
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Dendias: digital platform for Diaspora to be ready in 18 months
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday that over the next 18 months his ministry would implement the digital tools that would enable members of the Greek Diaspora …
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Greece suffers over 370 fires in a week
Greece’s Fire Service recorded 378 forest fires in the last week to Wednesday (local time) alone, issuing a warning for high-risk temperatures and winds on Thursday in many areas of …
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Greece is in top ten countries for millionaire migrants
A total of 88,000 millionaires are expected to move to a new country by the end of 2022, according to the latest Henley Global Citizens Report which tracks private wealth …
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Overnight blazes in Greece lead to sudden resident evacuations in Ilia
Nearly 200 firefighters and dozens of municipal workers and volunteers spent the night battling a big blaze in the Peloponnese that started under “suspicious” circumstances on Sunday afternoon and was …
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27-year-old man accused for the alleged rape of Georgia Bika, exonerated
A council of judges acquitted a 27-year-old man who was accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in the early hours of the New Year, in a luxury hotel room in …