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Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hits Greece
According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and official website of earthquake.usgs.gov an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred 90 kilometres from Ierapetra, Greece on 2 …
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May Day commemorated with rallies and messages in Greece
Greek workers defied a government ban on movement as part of coronavirus restrictions and commemorated May Day, a public holiday in Greece which honours the workers movement. The protesters, who …
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Greek retailers given restricted ‘go-ahead’ to start trading next week
With Greece finally coming out of 10 weeks of strict lockdown that has proved so effective against the spread of Covid-19, the first steps were taken this week for the …
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Diplomats unite again in solidarity to recite Greek works
The General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy which falls under Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released the second and final part of the video “Staying at Home, Travelling through Literature: …
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Greek national who had been linked to cocaine trafficking to Australia released from jail
In November 2018, a major police operation involving Greek, US and Ecuatorian authorities had made headlines for dismantling an international drug smuggling ring. The group was said to be using …
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‘Lest we forget’ by Greeks and Philhellenes [PHOTOS-VIDEO]
For the first time in more than a century, no marches or public commemorative services took place for this year’s Anzac day due to the coronavirus-imposed restrictions. But this didn’t …
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Greek social distancing rules blatantly ignored at education protest in Athens
Greek high school students and teachers rallied against the new Greek Education law in Athens on Friday. The first protest to take place since the coronavirus pandemic caused lockdown measures …
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Greek interior minister says documents will soon go online
It will come as a sigh of relief for many who have had to deal with Greek red tape because as of next month almost all documents needed by citizens …
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Greek Ministry of Tourism launch successful online seminars in partnership with Google
Tourism professionals have flocked to undertake online seminars supported by the Ministry of Tourism, through the Greece from Home platform and the Grow Greek Tourism online programme, says the ministry …
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Greek tourism ministry planning for new approach when travel resumes
The Greek deputy Minister of Tourism, Manos Konsolas, expects tourism to restart in 2021 and work was underway to set up a safe-entry protocol to be in place when tourists …