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Australian tourist throws $5000 proposal ring into Santorini caldera after girlfriend dumps him

Brendan Beasley, an electrician from Penrith in Sydney’s western suburbs, organised the trip of a lifetime for the woman he thought would be his wife. The 23-year-old spent $10,000 for …

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Biggest spike in refugee arrivals on Greek islands since 2015

Greece Aegean islands have been experiencing the highest influx of refugee and migrants arrivals since the height of the refugee crisis in 2015. According to reports, between 29 July to …

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New prehistoric and Classical Era discoveries unearthed on Greek islands

Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced on Friday that two important discoveries have been unearthed on Evia and Tinos islands with the support of the Institute for Aegean History (INSTAP) and …

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Marathonas set ablaze again as heatwave swipes through Greece

A year after the large wildfire that burned through the wider area of Marathonas and Mati in eastern Attica, another blaze came to awaken dark memories over the weekend. A …

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Speedboat accident in Greece leaves two dead, one injured

Collision between two boats resulted in the death of two people and one seriously injured near a popular resort in the southern Peloponnese region, Greek authorities say. According to the …

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Catch up on news from the week that was

New CEO at Fronditha Fronditha Care has appointed Michael Malakonas as its new CEO. The Executive stood out from a strong field of candidates, bringing to the role over 29 …

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Greek tycoons expand their fleets despite Greece’s economic crisis

Greece may be a small country, however it’s shipping industry is running high. The annual report of the Union of Greek Shipowners said that Greece’s shipping industry now accounts for …

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Greek diaspora seeks right to vote from abroad – and it’s a debate about democracy

There are 427,000 Greeks who have left their country in the past decade according to statistics of the Central Bank of Greece. These newly-departed Greeks are just part of a …

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Greek lawmakers scrap university asylum law that forbids police from entering tertiary institutions

Greece’s newly elected conservative New Democracy government overturned the law that made universities a no-gone zone for the police, arguing that the legislation had outlived its usefulness. A stormy debate …

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Petition calls for justice after tourists stone swordfish to death in Greece

A petition has been launched calling for justice, after tourists in Greece stoned a swordfish to death. Launched by a woman named Jane Wolfe, the petition, which has amassed 22,898 …

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