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Greece’s 6,700 new cases, 59 deaths, break country’s COVID-19 records and cause concern
Greece registered 6,700 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, exceeding Monday’s record-breaking figure of 5,449. There were also 59 deaths recorded, bringing the total number of deaths recorded …
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Effort underway to send back migrants on Turkish-flagged vessel
Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi on Monday said efforts were underway to repatriate the Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals that arrived on board a Turkish-flagged freighter rescued on Sunday. Mitarachi …
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Covid-19: Greece confirms 5,449 new coronavirus infections, 52 deaths
Greece confirmed 5,449 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 18 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on …
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Mitsotakis: Citizens should not be burdened with green transition’s costs
Greece has already taken measures worth 500 mln euros to protect households from the energy crisis and the turmoil in the natural gas market, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pointed out …
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Three Golden Dawn members to remain in jail pending their appeals, court decides
A special court rejected the petition of three imprisoned members of the Golden Dawn criminal organization to be released pending their appeal court case. The five-member sentence-suspension court said the …
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Greece records 4,696 new coronavirus infections and 38 deaths in a new high
Greece confirmed 4,696 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 13 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on …
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Greece confirms 3,643 new coronavirus infections on Friday, 55 deaths; 392 in ICUs
Greece confirmed 3,643 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 9 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on …
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Ancient shipwreck off Peloponnese had cargo of amphorae
A shipwreck from the Classical era first discovered in the narrow channel between the island of Kythira and Neapolis in the Peloponnese in 2019 was found to be carrying several …
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Merkel: I was fully aware of the burden placed on Greeks…we found a common path
“Anyone who knows about culture and civilisation cannot leave out Athens and Greece,” outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday in joint statements with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, noting that …
Legendary ‘Ohi’ response stands high in the history of ultimatums
When the Italian ambassador presented then Greek prime minister (a dictator in all but name) Ioannis Metaxas with a list of demands to open the country’s strategic places to Italian …