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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 …
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Turkey should change its neo-Ottoman policy, says Greek FM
Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias addressed the opening of an exhibition at the Byzantine and Christian Museum on Wednesday evening. At least 200 archival documents are shown at the exhibition, …
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Greece adds six more Rafale jets to its €2.5billion order with France
Greece has increased the size of its order from French manufacturer Dassault to buy six more of its Rafale jets , the French Armed Forces minister, Florence Parly, announced on …