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Red alert for Brisbane and Sunshine Coast while lockdown lifts in Sydney
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced earlier that Queensland has recorded zero new cases overnight. There are currently 20 active cases in the state, while 19,000 tests were undertaken in the last …
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Almost 36,000 Australias registered to return but travel caps keep them stranded
At the end of 2020, there were reportedly about 36,000 stranded Australians trying to return home, among them, several Greek Australians. With commercial flight tickets being priced way over normal, …
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Syntagi Saturday: Theia Toula’s Pishia Recipe
My theia Toula’s Pishia recipe has always been a family favourite, not only for its simplicity but because it can be eaten as both a sweet and savoury dish. Theia …
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Lockdown in Greece extended but schools open as 721 cases are recorded
Greece confirmed 721 new COVID-19 cases and 49 deaths in 24 hours on Friday, reported the National Public Health Organization (EODY) on Friday. There have been 5,195 coronavirus-related deaths in …
Victoria records zero locally acquired cases for third day, one infection in hotel quarantine
Victoria recorded no locally acquired COVID-19 cases for the third day running, with one infection acquired overseas currently in hotel quarantine. There are 40 active cases in the state, including …
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Cyprus goes into lockdown until the end of January
Cyprus will be under a strict national lockdown from 10 January until the end of the month. Cyprus Health Minister Konstantinos Ioannou announced new measures on Friday afternoon which are …
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Xena trumps Hercules following Kevin Sorbo’s Tweet that Antifa may be to blame for Capitol riots
Donald Trump supporter Kevin Sorbo, the actor who played Hercules, Tweeted that Antifa and “leftist agitators” were somehow responsible for the riots at the US Capitol building which unfolded on …
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Greece 2021: Celebrations for 200 years since Greece’s War of Independence
2021 is a highly symbolic year for Greece as it marks the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the country’s Independence War against the Ottoman rule in 1821. “Greece 2021” the …
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Girls Can’t Surf shows how determined women battled sexism in their sport
The documentary Girls Can’t Surf spans the 1980s and early 1990s as women surfers battled in and out of the ocean. It has the predictable surf movie elements — a …
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Stefania to represent Greece in Eurovision with Supergirl
Greek state TV network ERT has revealed Greece’s Eurovision entry for 2021. Greek/Dutch singer Stefania’s song ‘Last Dance’ has been selected by a 5-person jury to represent Greece in May, …