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More and more Greeks requesting paternity tests, says DNA expert
A surge has been recorded in the number or paternity tests being requested at Greek DNA labs across the country since the beginning of 2019, according to forensics scientists. Dr …
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Greek government survives confidence vote
Greek left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won a vote of confidence on Wednesday, clinching the support of 151 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament. The result meets the threshold that he …
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Legendary Lesvos yiayia dies age 90
“Lesvos yiayia” Maritsa Mavrapidi, the Greek woman who back in October 2015, was captured by local photographer Lefteris Partsalis helping a young Syrian mother who had just landed on the …
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WATCH LIVE: Confidence vote discussed in Greek parliament
The fate of Greece’s SYRIZA government will be at the centre of a debate due to commence on Wednesday at 12.00 pm sharp (local time), when the Conference of Presidents will …
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Ryanair to kill Athens-Thessaloniki route by March
Ryanair’s epic fail of redirecting a London-Thessaloniki flight, to Timisoara in Romania instead became a meme last week, with people across the globe turning “For Ryanair it’s not about the …
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Will the Greek government survive the ‘Northern Macedonia’ crisis?
A debate set to decide the fate of the SYRIZA government in Greece will begin in the plenary five hours from now and will end with a confidence vote on …
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Greek defence minister resigns over FYROM name change
Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the junior partner in the country’s coalition government, has resigned over the FYROM name deal, which he opposes. Kammenos resigned following a Sunday …
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Volunteers rescue birds trapped in the frozen Kastoria lake
Following the extreme cold wave for Greek standards that hit the country this week, Kastoria Lake in Northern Greece froze over completely within a few hours trapping local fauna in …
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Tesla takes interest in Greek islands
Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Giorgios Stathakis, has had a very productive meeting with executives of the gigantic American motor and energy company, Tesla. According to an Athens News …
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Athens International Airport services all-time high of 24.1m passengers
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos has exceeded all expectations marking an overall increase of 11 per cent in passenger growth. The 2018 passenger traffic is a historic record for Greece, …