Greece
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COVID-19 cases in Greece skyrocket to 2,166
Greece’s new COVID-19 cases rose to 2,166 on Tuesday, setting a new negative record for the country. The greatest spike was noted in Thessaloniki and Serres, both places are in …
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Archaeologists and the disabled blast Greece’s decision to cement the Acropolis
Greece’s Ministry of Culture has cemented areas around the Athens Parthenon to “improve the visiting conditions of the monuments at the Acropolis as a priority for the Ministry of Culture …
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Earthquake victim numbers rise in Turkey as two teenagers are mourned in Samos
The massive earthquake that struck in the Aegean Sea last Friday has killed dozens. Rescue workers in Greece and Turkey are continuing to search for survivors, with most of the …
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Samos hit by mini tsunami after Friday’s 6.7-magnitude tremor
Samos declared a state of emergency for the next six months following the 6.7 earthquake that hit the island on Friday that killed to children. A mini tsounami hit the …
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Greece enters new, tougher stage of restrictions
Greece prepares for another lockdown, while daily new coronavirus cases climbed over 1,000 last week. This will be the country’s second shut down since May, seeing restaurants, bars, cafes, cinemas …
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Samos quake claims two children in Vathy with many dead and hundreds injured in Turkey
An 6.7 magnitude earthquake on the island of Samos caused a mini-tsunami in the Aegean which was so powerful as it rushed on Turkey’s west coast that it levelled buildings …
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St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner in the eye of the hurricane during COVID-19
St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner was in the eye of the hurricane during COVID-19. Reverend Archimandrite Fr Evmenios Vasilopoulos, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Northcote, took over as chairman …
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New negative record for Greece at 1,547 cases
Greece confirmed 1,547 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a jump up from 1,259 on Tuesday. There were also 10 deaths, bringing the total number of Greek casualties to 603. This …
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Greek navy minesweeper badly damaged in collision near Piraeus
The Greek Navy minesweeper the Kallisto was badly damaged in a collision with much larger Maersk Launceston container ship off Piraeus on Tuesday morning. The Hellenic Coast Guard said in …
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Greece records 1,259 COVID-19 cases in unprecedented negative record
Greece broke the four-digit ceiling with 1,259 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Tuesday, while also noting more than a hundred intubated patients in ICU for the first time. …