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Amazing footage of the lights going out in Athens during Earth Hour

Amongst the landmarks that went dark worldwide to call for action on climate change was the Acropolis. Alexandros Maragos, filmmaker and award-winning photographer, captured the darkness enveloping the monument in …

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Athens Airport is first in Europe to trial SITA’s biometric identity verification

Athens Airport has become the first in Europe to trial SITA’s Smart Path biometric identity verification platform. This means that people flying with Aegean Airlines will be able to participate …

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Daylight savings begins in Greece on 31 March

Clocks in Greece move forward an hour on Sunday March 31 as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect in the European Union, and a total of 64 nations across the …

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UN experts visit Greece to assess efforts and challenges to end discrimination against women

The UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice will make its first official visit to Greece from 1 to 12 April 2019 to assess progress …

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Greek donkeys banned from carrying obese tourists

Obese tourists will no longer ride donkeys in Greece after the Greek government published a new set of regulations to ensure the well-being of animals used to transport people on …

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More ferry rides from Greece to Turkey

New ferry lines linking Greece with Turkey will begin running as of 2 June 2019, following years of negotiations between the two governments. As published on the new edition of …

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2022 Space Olympics to be held in Athens

The 44th Scientific Assembly will take place in Athens from 16-26 July 2022 after the Greek nomination prevailed among the other candidates – Warsaw, Lausanne and Prague. The Committee on …

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Annunciation, a great feast for Orthodoxy

Today is the name day of those called Evangelia, Evangelos, Angela, Angelo, Maria, Marie, Maree, Mariah, Mario, Theotokis, Panayiota, Yiota, Panayiotis and other derivatives from Evangelismos (Annunciation). The Feast of …

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British Library finally returns historic documents taken from Greek monastery

Three rare historic documents that had been illegally removed from the Panaghia Chrysopodaritissa Monastery that is located in Achaia back in 1979, were returned yesterday. Following authentication, the relics were …

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The Hellenic Initiative Australia supports Axion Hellas medical mission to remote Aegean islands

The Hellenic Initiative Australia will be funding a volunteer medical mission by Axion Hellas to four remote Aegean islands next month, providing preventive and specialised medical care for people living …

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