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Greece’s controversial Bishop Ambrosios tenders resignation
Bishop Ambrosios of Kalavryta and Aegialeia announced his resignation to parishioners during Sunday’s service in the church of the Dormition of Virgin Mary at the town of Kalavryta in the …
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Greek gov’t to meet urgently on Monday over Samothrace’s transport issues
Greece’s state Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has called an urgent meeting on Monday 19 August do tackle the recent transportation problems on the island of Samothrace. The cut off, caused by …
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86-year-old woman in Trikala almost raped by burglars
In a shocking burglary which took place in Trikala, central Greece on Friday night an 86-year-old woman living alone almost got raped by the two men that invaded her home. …
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North Macedonia erects sign to admit the Greek identity of Alexander the Great – but destroyed in less than 24 hours
The Alexander the Great statue at the centre of Skopje, North Macedonia, had been a source of conflict with Greece that accused its neighbouring country of borrowing from its history. …
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ACSA Aged Care Awards Fronditha Care was the stand-out winner at ACSA’s Victorian Aged Care Awards 2019, winning two of four awards, putting the organisation at the forefront for innovation …
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Arson suspects arrested as Evia fire ravages Natura-protected wildlife area of Greece
Greece has deployed nearly 400 firefighters and is backed by volunteers and EU water-bombers in a battle to contain a major forest fire in a nature reserve on the island …
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Fire swallows up pine forests in Evia, evacuations as Greek authorities struggle to contain the blaze
Greek firefighters and rescue services battled to contain a wildfire burning through a nature reserve on Evia, Greece’s second-largest island, on Wednesday. Six planes and five helicopters were sent to …
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Greek Australians honoured for promoting Greece’s health tourism sector
Aside from its reputation for being an idyllic summer destination, Greece is starting to make a real name for itself for a rather different ‘getaway’: health tourism. This is thanks …
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Pray for Evia: Raging fire in Greece sees residents in four villages evacuated
A raging fire on the island of Evia has led to the evacuation of residents in four villages, including the monastery of Panagia Makrymallis. “The flames are 20-30 metres high … …
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Three new major archaeological discoveries in Greece
Kozani, a region of Northern Greece that flourished during the Hellinistic period, is an area that hides significant historical sites where an intact Hellenistic tomb containing the skeleton of a …