Greece
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Campus police approved in Parliament despite fierce demonstrations
Defying coronavirus restrictions, there were thousands of students and teachers demonstrating in the centre of Athens on Thursday, as legislators debated the bill that would allow special police on university …
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Greece registers 1,327 new coronavirus cases on Thursday as Attica goes into lockdown
Greece registered 1,327 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, as Athens and the whole region of Attica went into a hard lockdown for two weeks. Only 8 of the new cases …
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Legendary singer Kalogiannis dies at 81
Legendary Greek singer Antonis Kalogiannis passed away on Thursday, from a cardiac arrest, at the age of 81, at his home in Athens. The famous singer was born in Athens …
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Ministry misstatement sows confusion over Greek expats’ voting rights
A Hellenic Republic Interior Ministry statement that sought to further explain a new electronic voting system for Greek expatriates announced by the minister on Tuesday has sown confusion over the …
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Shops and schools to shut for two weeks in the capital region of Greece
Over half of the 1,496 new cases diagnosed in Greece on Wednesday were once again identified in Attica, as the region of the country’s capital is facing a two-week “shutdown” …
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Dreams do come true! Greek Australians raise money for Ikaria Hospital
The members of the Australian Hellenic Medical Charity Inc (AHMCI), was registered in South Australia about four years ago to raise funds to support hospitals in Greece and saw another …
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Nikos Theodorakis goes online to perform live his legendary father’s music to the world
Nikos Theodorakis is to sing on a special live streaming event that showcases the work of his father and Greece’s most famous contemporary composer Mikis Theodorakis. It will be the …
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Greece: Athens and all the region of Attica, is facing a near total lockdown
Athens and the whole region of Attica has seen a worrying surge of coronavirus cases recently along with increasing numbers of cases needing hospitalisation. The cases detected on Tuesday were …
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Bipartisan US senators’ resolution commemorates Greek independence and long history of friendship
Democrats and Republican senators in a rare display of non-partisanship introduced a resolution to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Greek Independence that will be celebrated on March 25. The resolution …
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Maria Sakkari teams up with luxury international audio brands
Professional tennis player from Greece, Maria Sakkari, has entered into a partnership with luxury audio brands, Focal and Naim, through Australia’s leading premium audio technology distributor, BusiSoft AV. The 25-year-old …