Greece
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National Theatre of Greece Director arrested and charged with rape
Dimitris Lignadis, a famous stage actor and director and until recently artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece has been arrested. Following many alleged victims coming forward, Lignadis, 56, …
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Harsher lockdown rules looming for Greeks as coronavirus cases spike
Athens went into a two week hard lockdown back on 11 February, yet coronavirus cases continue to rise, reaching 1400 new cases a day. According to the original government order …
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A winter wonderland unveils in a Greece gripped by Medea and Boreas
Greece experienced extreme cold conditions that will long be remembered not only for the extreme winter weather for the unusual winter landscape that resulted. While the Parthenon and the rest …
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Durex survey finds Greeks head the list in love making
A survey looking into the sexual habits of 30,000 people from 26 nationalities has found that Greeks have sex most often with 89 per cent of adults saying they have …
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The dark depths off Salamis shelter a shattered monument to war’s horror
It’s 1986. Professional diver Stathis Baramatis begins a long exploratory dive. The bright sapphire colours soon darken into ever-deepening blue hues, his survival depending on a trailing umbilical. Despite the …
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Oakleigh: The night before lockdown
The famous Hellenic precinct in Oakleigh was packed last night, as Greeks and philhellenes got together to celebrate the last few hours, before Victoria went into its third hard lockdown …
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Greece confirms 1,410 new coronavirus cases
Greece confirmed 1,410 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Friday. There were no infections identified during the checks at entry …
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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 …