Greece
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Tsipras: Greece should pull out all the stops to back Biden on patent waiver
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras on Friday repeated a call to the government to back an initiative by U.S. President Joe Biden calling for a waiver on Covid-19 …
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PAOK fullback Giannoulis not told of Liverpool’s interest
Former full back for Greek club PAOK Dimitris Giannoulis said he was not aware that Liverpool were interested in signing him when he joined Championship team Norwich City FC in …
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Greece to trial Green Digital Certificates for Covid-19
According to an announcement made by a senior European Union official, Greece will be among the first countries that will participate in Green Digital Certificate trials. EU countries have officially …
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Greece celebrates Easter quietly as coronavirus restrictions remain in place
Greece’s government has kept pandemic restrictions in place through the Easter holiday period ahead of the country reopening for tourism on 15 May. All Church services functioned under very limited …
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Deputy Greek FM Vlasis in Jerusalem to attend the Holy Light Ceremony
Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantinos Vlasis is in Jerusalem to attend the Holy Light Ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Earlier on Saturday he met with the Patriarch of …
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Ktimatologio, E9 and ENFIA crucial for your property in Greece
What would possibly connect a court claim for a piece of property, with payment of the property tax for it? The answer is Greek law. The Greek administration has …
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Greece reports 2,155 new cases, 66 deaths from Covid on Good Friday
There were 2,155 laboratory-confirmed new cases of Covid-19 in Greece over the last 24 hours, of which nine were Greek authorities announced on Good Friday, April 30. This brings the …
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Easter in Greece, soaring temperatures prompt exodus despite preventions
Soaring temperatures in Greece will peak at 38 degrees Centigrade on Easter Sunday, with record highs. The warmer central and southern regions will enjoy summer temperatures usually reserved for August, …
Translators of Greek writers are joint winners of NSW Premier’s prize
The translators of two Greek books are the joint winners of the New South Wales Premier’s Translation Prize for 2021: Alice Whitemore for her work on Mariana Dimopulos’ novel “Imminence” …
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“Garbage Dogs” of Loutraki have a saviour as officials look the other way
A landfill site at the seaside town of Loutraki, about 80km west of Athens, is the “home” for up to 130 stray dogs and while the authorities seem disinterested in …