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Greece plans mandatory jabs for certain workers as Covid cases rise
With 2,327 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths recorded in Greece over the last 24 hours, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reassures citizens that the country’s economy will not …
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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 …
A “COVID normal” Sunday to remember all saints and Melpomeni, Vaseilia, Antigoni and Evterpi
Fr Emmanuel swung the triple-chain gold thurible with precision. He swung the censer back and forth in equal measure. The movements were just enough for the white puffs of smoke …
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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 …
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Kyrgios withdraws from the Tokyo Olympics
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has announced his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics in a statement he posted on Twitter on Friday. His participation in the Olympics had been up …