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Cyclone Ianos moves towards Crete
Following the thunderstorms that ravaged central Greece killing two people on Friday while floods, power outages and debris damaged the north and the mainland, Cyclone Ianos decided to head to …
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Greece could be preparing for a lockdown as COVID-19 case numbers rise
Stelios Petsas, Greece’s government spokesperson, said that a second lockdown is a possibility if the daily number of new cases keeps rising. This comes as Greek authorities announced 240 new …
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Victoria records 14 new cases, five deaths
While Victoria was giving its daily COVID-19 update, anti-lockdown protesters prepared to launch a surprise protest in Melbourne at around midday today, following a similar protest yesterday. Sixteen people were …
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Victoria records 21 new COVID-19 cases overnight, 7 deaths
Victoria’s new COVID-19 cases dipped to 21 on Saturday. This brings the 14-day case average to beneath 39.3, the first time it has been beneath 40. There needs to be …
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Greece introduces COVID-19 restrictions as cases rise to 339 and 9 deaths
A return to working from home for both private and public companies, stricter crowd control measures, and the quarantine of asymptomatic vulnerable groups such as migrants who have tested positive …
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Cyclone Ianos wreaks destruction in Greece
Ianos storms on Friday left damage in their wake. Authorities were trying to prevent destruction at the artificial reservoir of Xirias in central Greece, which would flood the nearby city …
Fears of internment on new Lesvos refugee tent city
Doctors, lawyers and charities are criticising the tent city newly erected on Lesvos for refugees made shelterless by the fire that incinerated the vastly overcrowded Moria camp. A German doctor, …
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Victoria Hislop gets Greek citizenship
English author Victoria Hislop was this week officially sworn-in as a Greek citizen during a special ceremony held at the interior ministry. Hislop was awarded an honorary Greek citizenship in …
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Greek Australians stuck in other countries plead to return home
It seems like a math problem teachers give students: There are 4,000 people allowed into Australia each week, the figure was recently brought to 6,000, however at least 25,000 Australians …
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New Australian Citizenship questions: Aussie values or lip service?
Give examples of freedom of speech? Is Aussie government secular? Do men and women have equal rights? Should people in Australia make an effort to learn English? These are some …