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Wildfires have broken out in various parts of Greece
Wildfires have broken out in a forested area in Varnavas, Attica and in low-growing vegetation in the western Attica region of Elefsina, the fire brigade reported on Saturday. Neither blaze …
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Greece confirms 1,997 new coronavirus infections on Friday
Greece confirmed 1,997 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 5 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on …
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Community in Anavissos area evacuated as fire approaches homes
The Katafigio community in Anavissos was evacuated on Friday evening, as a fire threatened homes and was aided by winds registering 5 on the Beaufort scale, the Fire Brigade reported. …
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50 new cases in NSW as Berejiklian warns ‘things will get worse before they get better’
NSW recorded 50 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said 37 of those new cases were infectious while in the community. “That is …
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Family launch fund raiser for an Australian boy in Cyprus with cancer to receive treatment in the US
The family of a four-year-old boy in Cyprus with a rare cancer have made a public plea to help fund his trip to America to take part in a …
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Antithesis for the Antipodes: Two political viewpoints showcased in meeting with diaspora
Two Greek officials – one from the government and the other from the main opposition party – addressed the diaspora on Wednesday afternoon. “We want you back,” Greece’s Deputy Minister …
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“My dream is to turn Kastellorizo into a science hub”, says top academic
On the edge of the world sits far-flung Kastellorizo, an island where the majority of locals do not speak English very well – if at all – and some, even …
Stand Up for Cyprus – a vigil to remember a divided island
Cyprus, a Mediterranean island nation, has been divided for the last forty-seven years with 37 per cent of the land occupied by foreign troops. Turkey has partitioned the island, separating …
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Bill Papas pledges to return to Australia to face courts after missing numerous deadlines
Forum Finance boss Basile Papadimitriou, known as Bill Papas, will return to Australia from Greece on Saturday to confront allegations of fraud. Westpac took legal action against Mr Papas, and …
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Konstantinos Vlasis, the man responsible for the diaspora, celebrates his birthday with Greek Australians and says, “We want you back”
“Australia was among the first countries I wanted to visit the moment I assumed the portfolio,” Greece’s Deputy Minister Konstantinos Vlassis told members of the Greek diaspora during a video …