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Kastellorizo is first of remote Greek islands to have completed vaccinations ahead of tourism season
Kastellorizo has been the first of several Greek islands with fewer than 1,000 residents who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus ahead of this year’s tourist season. The …
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Diaspora poets invited to contribute work to Naoussa 1821 event
You have just a few days to submit your poem relating to the Greek revolution against Ottoman rule as part of 25 March celebrations in Naoussa that includes works from …
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‘Women of diaspora, Greece needs you’
Greece needs “the resilience and mental sharpness of the Greek women of diaspora”, Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in a message on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The Greek Community of …
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‘I am done in politics’: Katsambanis reacts to Labor’s landslide victory in WA election
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan claimed a landslide victory in Saturday’s election winning a second term. As of latest available date, the final outcome prediction stands at 52 lower house …
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April vaccination target announced in Greece, with daily cases stubbornly over 2,000
Greece confirmed 2,512 new coronavirus infections in the 24 hours to Saturday, with total infections from the start of the pandemic amounting to 219,521. With the stubbornly high daily tally …
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Greece’s Anna Diamantopoulou dropped her bid and Australia’s Mathias Cormann named OECD chief
Australia’s former finance minister Mathias Cormann has been elected as the new head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The 50-year-old will become the first person from …
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Mitsotakis: Our enemy is the coronavirus; in times like these societies need unity, solidarity
“The citizens understand who is investing in the idea of unity and who is stoking social tensions,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday in parliament, in reply to a …
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Greece to Boris Johnson: Parthenon sculptures acquired by Lord Elgin illegally
New historical data about the Parthenon sculptures provides evidence their acquisition by Lord Elgin was not legitimate, and the British Museum is not legally entitled to them, Greek Culture Minister …
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Lockdown measures extended in Greece to March 22, with more regions on high-alert
Current lockdown measures are extended through March 22 in the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki, along with several more regions across the country, as announced by Deputy Minister for Civil …
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Qantas trials digital ‘vaccine passport’ for when international border reopens, maybe by October
Australians eyeing destinations abroad may have reason to celebrate sooner than they think with the possibility of international travel resuming in October still on the table. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott …