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Holy Cross Monument Vandalized Again on Lesvos
Photo: Greek Reporter Police on the Aegean island of Lesvos are searching for the unknown assailants who once again vandalized the large Cross monument there on Tuesday evening. The huge white cross,...
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Gerard Butler Defies Coronavirus Scare to Take Part in Thermopylae Festivities
Gerard Butler, the Scots actor who played King Leonidas in the Hollywood blockbuster “300”, has arrived in Greece to take part in the festivities marking 2,500 years since the Battle of Thermopylae....
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Greece Announces First Death from Coronavirus
Hospitals are preparing more beds to battle the virus. Photo Credit: AMNA Greek authorities confirmed the first fatality from Cov-19 in the country early on Thursday. The patient, a 66-year-old male,...
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Coronavirus Latest Updates: Greece Announces First Death, US Suspends Flights...
Greece announced early on Thursday the first death from coronavirus in the city of Patras. The patient, a 66-year-old male, was hospitalized after he returned from a religious pilgrimage to Israel and...
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Hundreds of Passengers on Board Greek Ferry Quarantined Over Coronavirus Fears
Hundreds of passengers on board the ferry boat “Blue Star Mykonos” docked at port on the Greek island of Limnos were quarantined as a precaution after a crew member developed symptoms of coronavirus....
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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony Held in Ancient Olympia
The Olympic Flame lighting ceremony was held Thursday in Olympia, Greece, without spectators due to coronavirus concerns. The flame lighting ceremony, always held in the ancient Olympic site of...
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Coronavirus Latest Updates: Greece is Shutting Down
Greece in virtual shut down as the government on Friday announced the closure of all shopping malls, cafes, restaurants, and bars, apart from takeaway shops to help control the spread of the...
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This is Sparta! Gerard Butler Honored in Ancient Greek City
Gerard Butler poses with Roy Danalis Apostolopoulos, Honourable Ambassador of the City Of Sparta. Photo credit: roydanalisapostolopoulos, Instagram Gerard Butler, the actor who famously portrayed King...
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Katerina Sakellaropoulou Sworn in as Greece’s First Female President
Katerina Sakellaropoulou was sworn in on Friday as the first female President in Greece’s history as the country grapples with the coronavirus scare. Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old senior judge, is now...
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Greece Shuts Down Museums, Archaeological Sites Due to Coronavirus
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Friday that it is closing down the country’s museums and archaeological sites — at least until March 30 — to help control the spread of coronavirus. In a...
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Greece Launches Distance-Learning Platforms for Coronavirus Times
Τhe Greek Education Ministry announced on Friday that it was responding to the challenge of school closures due to the coronavirus by launching digital tools that will enable distance learning....
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Coronavirus Fears Force Greece to Suspend Olympic Torch Relay
The Hellenic Olympic Committee on Friday decided to suspend the Olympic Torch relay in Greece for the protection of public health from the further spread of the coronavirus. The Olympic Flame began its...
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Greece Confirms Two More Coronavirus Deaths, Cases Jump to 228
Greek health authorities on Saturday announced that two more people have died from coronavirus, bringing the total fatalities in the country to three. They both had serious underlying health problems,...
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Greek Migrant Camps Could Become Hotspots of Coronavirus Outbreak, MSF Warns
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called for the immediate evacuation of migrant camps on Greece’s islands, arguing that the conditions there provide “the perfect storm” for a COVID-19 outbreak. “The...
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Greek Orthodox Church Drags Its Feet in the Age of Coronavirus
As Kuwait authorities have temporarily closed mosques and changed the Muslim call to prayer to deal with the spread of coronavirus, the Greek Orthodox Church is refusing to take drastic steps as at...
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Yanis Varoufakis Releases Audio Recordings of EU Meetings
Former Finance Minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis has published recordings from 2015 closed-door talks with the Eurogroup on his country’s bailout program to expose the “awful” decision-making of the...
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Greece Transfers 450 Migrants Held in Navy Ship to Mainland
Greece is transferring on Saturday around 450 migrants who were held in a navy ship from the island to Lesvos to the mainland. Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said in a television interview that the...
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Greece Shuts Down Beaches as Thousands Defy Coronavirus “Stay at Home” Plea
Thousands of Greeks aided by warm weather on Saturday defied the authorities who called for people to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, by converging to the beaches. At an organized...
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Why Are People Panic Buying Toilet Paper? A Greek Scientist Has the Answer
Governments throughout the world have been advising citizens against panic buying during the coronavirus pandemic. In Greece, there’s no panic in the supermarkets yet, but shoppers have nearly cleaned...
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Coronavirus: Greece to Impose Controls on Supermarkets to Prevent Overcrowding
Greek authorities announced on Sunday that they will impose crowd controls on supermarkets starting Monday to prevent overcrowding and prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Speaking to Open...
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