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France-Greece set to sign major defence deal in the aftermath of AUKUS Pact
France and Greece are due to sign a major defence deal on Tuesday in the aftermath of the AUKUS pact between Australia, the UK and the US – a surprise …
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One dead and plenty of damage in Crete as aftershocks are felt all the way to Santorini
A strong earthquake shook Crete at 9.17am Monday, crushing a man at the small agricultural town of Arkalochori, where – apart from the man’s death – there were nearly a …
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocks Crete
An magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Crete, Greece, at 9.15 am on Monday morning. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) measured the quake at 6.5 and reported it struck the island …
A Dodecanese tonic that is just right for our lockdown blues
“If you can hear traffic or air traffic now, erase it. Turn off any television or radio, any devices that hum or beep. Replace them with rhythmic stroke of sea …
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Social media accounts promoting antivaccine sentiment under investigation in Greece
An investigation was ordered on Saturday by Greek authorities into websites and social media users suspected of disseminating COVID-19 information that could be deemed posing a risk to public health. …
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Northern Greek regions placed under curfew over coronavirus infections
The regional districts of Kastoria, Xanthi and Drama were placed under curfew over high coronavirus incidents on Thursday. The measure goes into effect on Friday through October 1. As of …
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PM Mitsotakis meets with Microsoft president Brad Smith in New York
PM Mitsotakis meets with Microsoft president Brad Smith in New York ECONOMY /Thursday 23 September 2021, 21:03:08 / Last Update: 21:40 / Source: ANA-MPA Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Microsoft’s president …
Dream Trikala FC job quickly turns to nightmare for David Magrone
It took just 10 days for Australian football coach David Magrone to realise that that taking charge of Greek SuperLeague 2 side Trikala FC was not the dream job he …
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Athens-Istanbul: A meeting of two mayors at the Acropolis
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and visiting Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu toured the Parthenon and Athena Nike temples at the Acropolis on Tuesday. During their visit to the archaeological site, they …
US basketball player Eric Lockett joins Aris Thessaloniki from Bristol
American basketballer Eric Lockett, 26, has signed to join Aris Thessaloniki from British Basketball League team the Bristol Flyers. While playing for Bristol which he joined in 2019, the 196cm-tall …