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Greece’s Culture Ministry: 47 ancient items returning to Greece
Greece’s Culture and Sports Ministry welcomed the happy outcome of a lengthy investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York which has resulted in the return of 47 …
Lemnos nurse Sr Rachel Pratt honoured in Victorian Premier’s Anzac Awards
One of the Australian nurses who served on Lemnos during the Gallipoli campaign is the subject of one of the awards in this year’s Victorian Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize …
Marise Payne in Athens to meet Greek counterpart Dendias
Australian foreign minister Marise Payne is soon to meet her Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens on Wednesday afternoon (Greek time). The Athens Macedonian News Agency said the ministers will …
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Christian Lindner, Schäuble’s successor, and links to Greece
During the Euro debt crisis the German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble was the most hated foreign politician in Greece. Although his Liberal successor in the new German government, Christian Lindner, …
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Greece imposes fines on parents who keep children out of school
Parents and guardians in Greece who keep their children out of school for any reason, including the pandemic, will face fines and jail time. Greece’s Ministry of Education and Ministry …
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Greece’s Prime Minister Mitsotakis says there will be no more lockdowns
Greece confirmed 4,943 new cases of COVID-19 and 116 deaths, bringing the death toll to 18,716 people. Despite the alarming number of deaths, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told CNN …
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KINAL showdown between Nikos Androulakis and George Papandreou set for Sunday
Nikos Androulakis came out in the lead of the Movement for Change (KINAL) elections held on Sunday. With 37.03 per cent of the votes garnered by Mr Androulakis, followed by …
AEK takes the Athenian derby to keep its Super League title hopes alive
AEK has maintained a relative interest in the title race in the Super League this season, as they were victorious against Panathinaikos on Monday morning (AEDT), keeping their six-point difference …
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Pope Francis criticises EU’s inadequate policies in dealing with migrant crisis
Pope Francis visited migrants at the Kara Tepe/Mavrovouni Reception identification Centre. The Catholic leader was critical of the prejudice of countries refusing to take migrants and the inadequate policies of …
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‘You are a heretic!’: Greek priest who shouted at Pope taken away by police (Video)
The protest of an elderly priest came under the spotlight of international coverage of Pope Francis’ meeting with the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Ieronymos. A widely – circulated …