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Greece returns to lockdown as cases climb to 2917, with 29 deaths

Greece set a new negative record for COVID-19 on Thursday with 2,917 new cases, of which 27 were identified at entry points to the country. Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis …

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Samos has risen 18-25cm following last Friday’s earthquake

The northeastern Aegean island of Samos has risen by 18-25 cm after the strong earthquake recorded on Friday, 30 October struck in the sea 16 km north-northwest of the island. …

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2,646 COVID-19 cases for Greece and 18 deaths sets new negative record

New Greek COVID-19 infections spiked to 2,646 new cases of which 42 were identified at entry points to the country. There were also 18 deaths bringing fatalities to 673. The …

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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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