Greece
Fears of internment on new Lesvos refugee tent city
Doctors, lawyers and charities are criticising the tent city newly erected on Lesvos for refugees made shelterless by the fire that incinerated the vastly overcrowded Moria camp. A German doctor, …
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Greece’s new COVID-19 cases climb to 359, with 9 deaths
Greece’s new COVID-19 cases climbed to 359 on Thursday, with 36 of them identified at the country’s entry points. All cases since the pandemic reached Greece total 14,400. Of these, …
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Germany helps out with Moria refugee crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister Horst Seehofer have agreed that Germany will take more than 1,500 migrants from five Greek islands; they are families and children recognised …
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Greece braces for onslaught of Cyclone Ianos over the weekend
Greece is bracing for Cyclone Ianos which is expected to hit the southern Ionian islands of Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Ithaca and the Peloponnese from the west on Thursday afternoon, local …
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Ten Greek instruments that are music to heart and soul
1. Kithara While modern Greeks have used the word “kithara” to describe the guitar of today, the ancients would have used the word to describe the seven-stringed instrument of the …
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Six arrested for arson over Moria fire as authorities mull over the next steps for migrants
Greek police on the island of Lesbos have arrested six migrants suspected of setting fire to Moria, Europe’s largest migrant detention camp which burnt to the ground last week. On …
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Greece records 310 new COVID-19 cases as measures implemented for outdoor venues, including compulsory face masks
Greece confirmed another 310 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 30 of these linked to known clusters and 12 identified at entry points to the country. There were also six …
Victoria-based refugee group offers support for Moria camp refugees
The Refugee Action Collective Victoria (RAC Vic),a grassroots organisation of refugee rights activists based in Victoria has issued a statement in support of the refugees affected by the fire that …
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Aegean on the edge: Greek and Turkish military strength compared in infographic
The Hellenic Air Force is about to be beefed up with Rafale squadron jets added to its existing fleet of Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcons, Dassault Mirage 2000s and McDonnell-Douglas F-4 …
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180 new COVID-19 cases in Greece as new school year begins
Greece confirmed 180 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, along with five deaths. There were only 22 new cases traced to known sources, where as 21 were identified at entry points. …