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Epirotes dancers unite to lift spirits in lockdown with “Sirtaki Zorba’s Quarantine Dance”
An Epirotes dance team, Sillogos Epirus, Greece found a really good way to lift Greek spirits experiencing the second lockdown of the year by drawing on the eternal free spirit …
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1,194 new coronavirus cases recorded in Greece overnight
The most recent numbers announced by Greek health authorities confirm 1,194 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours from 3pm on Friday till 3pm on Saturday. The total …
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STEM STARS GREECE competition is looking for the next science geniuses
The U.S. Embassy in Athens and the Greek nonprofit organisation SciCo, have launched STEM STARS GREECE, a competition that supports and rewards 14 to 18-year-old students interested in science, technology, …
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This is how Covid vaccines will be administered in Greece
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presided a virtual meeting with key ministers yesterday, Saturday to decide a government plan for the transport, storing and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines in Greece. …
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Greece reaches over 100 coronavirus related deaths in a day
With the number of Covid-19 deaths climbing to 102 on Friday the overall toll for Greece reached 3,472. The total number of confirmed cases sits at 123,000 with 23,074 recoveries. …
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Greece to launch Covid vaccine campaign by end of 2020
A public awareness campaign is being launched at the end of the year by Greece’s Health Ministry. On Friday night (local time) the Parliament approved the ‘National Vaccination Campaign against …
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Greece’s ineffective handling of Lockdown 2.0: ‘The king is naked’
Greece’s initial success in curbing COVID-19 turned the country from a black sheep into the shining example of Europe – but the reverse is true in the second wave. Following …
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Theodorikakos: The campaign for the Greek vote abroad is absolutely transparent
The worldwide campaign for the registration of Greek voters abroad in the special voter lists, through an electronic platform will be carried out “with absolute transparency”, said Greece’s Minister of …
Children’s games we played on our street in Yiannina’s old castle
This is a reverse migration story. While so many Greeks were leaving to settle in Australia in 1967, my father had other ideas. He could see that Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) …
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Greece notes 89 deaths but new COVID-19 infections are dropping
Greek experts point to a drop in new COVID-19 infections around Greece with 1,250 cases recorded overnight on Monday. There were also 89 deaths, bringing the total death tally in …