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Parthenon Marbles held in “insulting and dangerous” conditions following news of flood leakage, states Greek Culture Minister
The British Museum has said in a statement that the Greek gallery, where the Parthenon Marbles are on display, was shut to the public for conservation work delayed due to …
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22 new COVID cases in Victoria, an illegal engagement party investigated, and hints that lockdown will be extended
Victoria recorded 22 new local cases of COVID-19, with fourteen of the new locally acquired cases in isolation for the entirety of their infectious period and five cases yet to …
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Israeli ‘miracle drug’ for coronavirus tested in Greece with 90% success
Ninety three percent of coronavirus patients treated in key Greek hospitals with a new drug developed at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center as part of the Phase II trial of …
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High fire danger alert for several locations in Greece, including Attica, the Peloponnese, islands
Several locations covering vast areas of the Greek mainland and islands had been listed under a Very High Fire Danger alert for Sunday 15 August by the General Secretariat of …
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Daniel Andrews hints at likely lockdown extension for Melbourne
Melburnians received an indirect warning about the main challenge standing in the way of a reopening that would bring them in par with their regional counterparts: mystery cases. The state …
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Stefanos Tsitsipas eliminated from Canadian Open
Despite an epic battle match lasting two and a half hours, Stefanos Tsitsipas did not manage to get past his rival Reilly Opelka to reach the final of the ATP …
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After another day of over 400 new infections, NSW Premier concedes Covid zero is ‘near impossible’
The NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant has stated worried over predictions of a continuous rise in new coronavirus infections. New South Wales had another tally of more than …
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Weekend of big ‘exodus’ from Athens, as Greece records 3,270 new cases
Τhe ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio in Attica saw high numbers of passengers on Friday and Saturday as city residents made their last big exodus during Greek summer, heading …
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Makarios’ message for 15 August, as “Australian society endures the difficult ordeal of the pandemic”
Today marks one of the holiest dates in the Christian Orthodox calendar. And while Greeks will have the opportunity to attend church services in person, online livestreaming will substitute physical …
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Greece delivers demarche to Turkish FM over detention of Pontian representative
The Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry on Friday delivered a demarche to the Turkish Foreign Ministry via Greece’s embassy in Ankara regarding the detention and deportation order against the president of …