Greece
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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 …
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Majority of Brits support return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
A recent visit by Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in London, appears to have reignited the debate around the demand for return of the Parthenon Marbles in the British press. …
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Greece confirms 7,805 new coronavirus infections on Friday and 91 deaths
Greece confirmed 7,805 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 11 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on …
Athens titans’ derby on Sunday is the pick of the weekend’s games
With international commitments out of the way, hostilities in the Greek Super League resume on Saturday with the match of the weekend likely to be the clash of the Athens …
Maria Sakkari bows out of WTA Finals after loss to Kontaveit
Maria Sakkari lost a hard-fought three-set semi-final of the Akron WTA Finals in Guadalajara to Anett Kontaveit on Tuesday night (Mexican time). Sakkari routed the Estonian in the third round …