Greece
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Prof Thanos Veremis will deliver GCM online lecture on the birth of the Greek state
Political historian Professor Thanos Veremis will be the speaker for the online lecture on Thursday, 15 April that is sponsored by the Greek community of Melbourne as part of its …
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Greek filmmaker offers free viewing of history documentary on Turkish occupation
Greek film director and producer Maria Hatzimichali-Papaliou has released to view online two documentaries relating to Greek history as part of the 200 years of Greek independence celebrations. The first …
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Tree adoption project aims at preserving traditional mastiha cultivation
Lenia Ziglaki was an architectural draughtswoman and her late business partner George Konstantelias was a chief marine engineer when they decided to follow a different life journey and devote themselves …
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Greek national benefactor Tsounis, dies at 97, leaving fortune to armed forces
Well-known Greek benefactor, shipowner Iakovos Tsounis, died on Saturday, aged 97. His passing comes two months after being bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of Honor by President of …
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Greek shipping magnate John Angelicoussis passes aged 73
One of the most prominent contemporary Greek shipowners, John Angelicoussis, died on Saturday morning, while in hospital in Athens, where he was being treated since 20 March following a heart …
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Minister pushed to reveal ‘most likely motive’ in execution-style killing of journalist Karaivaz
Greece’s deputy minister for citizens’ protection, Lefteris Economou, was grilled on Saturday over the link of journalist’s Giorgos Karaivaz killing with gangs of organised crime. “It is still too early …
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Greece: Stubbornly high numbers of new Covid cases and ICU patients
Covid’s third wave in Greece is showing its full force with yet another 2,801 new coronavirus infections registered in the 24 hours to Saturday. The National Public Health Organization (EODY) …
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Greece registers 2,747 new coronavirus infections
Greece registered 2,747 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) reported on …
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Corfu fondly remembers late Prince Philip of Britain
Prince Philip of Britain, who died on Friday, was considered a local by Corfu residents, as he was born and baptised on the Greek island. The late Duke of Edinburgh …
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Journalist Giorgos Karaivaz ambushed and murdered in Athens
Journalist Giorgos Karaivaz, who was murdered outside his home in Alimos, on the southern coast of Attica, at 14:15 on Friday had received at least six shots, police said on …