Greece
Greek medical pioneers of last 200 years remembered in special study
The results of a study looking at the contribution of Greek pioneers in the fields of medicine and biomedical research in the 200 years since the independence is to be …
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Letter reveals Boris Johnson ‘sympathy’ for the return of the Parthenon Marbles
A Guardian newspaper report this week reveals that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson while Lord Mayor of London wrote in a 2012 that in “an ideal world it is of …
Last-gasp goal guarantees Europa playoff berth for Olympiacos
Olympiacos left it to the 89th minute of their Group D match to score the only goal in their game against Fenerbahce. It is a result that guarantees the Red …
Top-flight European teams circle to sign Olympiacos’ Aguibou Camara
Media speculation is rife that a number of English Premiership clubs have expressed an interest in Olympiacos’ midfielder Aguibou Camara who opened opened the scoring with a bullet within a …
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Sisters set new course for pioneering Greek luxury yacht charter service
Sisters and managing partners Alexandra and Kassandra Lefakinis took over the running of Valef Yachts in 2020, following the death of their father, Vasillios, the founder of the company that …
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Greek holiday cheer: Christmas lights go up in Athens
The City of Athens annual tree-lighting event for the Christmas holidays took place at Syntagma Square on Tuesday evening. Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and visiting Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew watched the …
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Alexandroupoli is focus of amended US-Greek defence agreement
Greece and the US are set to increase military cooperation in southeastern Europe as tensions rise in the region as a result of amendments made to the Mutual Defence Cooperation …
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Greek crypto boss Vangelis Tsapas goes missing, leaving slew of debt behind him
Greek crypto boss Vangelis Tsapas has disappeared, leaving a slew of debt behind him. Mr Tsapas, who headed HNC Revolution, the company managing the first Greek cryptocurrency is known for …
Olympiacos break loose at the top after 3-2 thriller against AEK
In the clash of Greek giants AEK and Olympiacos, it was Africans Aguibou Camara from Guinea and the prolific Moroccan Yousef El-Arabi who made the difference at the Athens Olympic …
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Greece to open booster bookings for those vaccinated abroad
Since Friday 19 November, adults in Greece who had the second dose of the vaccine against coronavirus at least 5,5 months ago, are able to book their booster shot. Third …