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Greece Congratulates North Macedonia on Joining NATO
The Greek Foreign Ministry congratulated the Republic of North Macedonia for officially becoming a member of NATO, in a tweet on Friday. “We congratulate the Republic of North Macedonia that joins NATO...
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Coronavirus Death Toll in Greece Rises to 29; US Cases Pass 100,000
An elderly man died from COVID-19 infection at a hospital in Kastoria, north-western Greece on Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 29. The total number of cases in...
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Cypriot Girl Appeals to Country’s President to Get Rid of Coronavirus in...
The video appeal of a Cypriot girl to President Nicos Anastasiades to get rid of coronavirus as soon as possible has gone viral. The girl called Maria addresses Anastasiades as “Mr. Nikaros” and...
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Greece Turns Clocks One Hour Ahead on Sunday
Clocks in Greece will turn one hour ahead for daylight savings time at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. Clocks should be set at 4 a.m. Daylight savings time always goes into effect on the last Sunday of...
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German Intelligence Service Says Turkey Incited Riots at the Greek Border
German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) findings indicate that the Turkish government purposely incited riots by planting members of its security services among crowds of migrants, German tabloid...
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Greece Records Four More Coronavirus Deaths; Cases Top 1,000
Greek authorities announced on Saturday that four people died from COVID-19 infection bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 32. 95 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Greece in...
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Greek Scientists to 3D Print Ventilator Valves For Coronavirus Patients
Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University (AUTH) will 3D printing around 50 ventilator valves each day to help cope with the shortages that could be created due to the coronavirus pandemic, the...
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Athens Under Lockdown: A Bird’s Eye View of a Deserted City
Footage captured by a drone shows Athens almost deserted during the lockdown imposed on Monday, March 23, to prevent the further spread of coronavirus. On Sunday, Greek Minister of Development and...
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Traditional Greek Easter Exodus Banned as Coronavirus Deaths Reach 38
Six more people who were hospitalized with coronavirus in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Alexandroupolis died on Sunday, bringing the total number of victims in Greece to 38. Among the fatalities is a...
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Greek Researchers Study Available Drug in Coronavirus Battle
As scientists around the world are racing to find novel ways to treat, mitigate or prevent infection from the novel coronavirus, Greek doctors announced earlier this week that they are looking at the...
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Chios Massacre: The Worst Atrocity Committed by the Ottomans Against Greeks
The Chios massacre of 1822 was perhaps the worst atrocity carried out by the Ottomans against Greeks during the War of Independence. Approximately three-quarters of the population of 120,000 were...
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March 30 Coronavirus Latest Updates: Trump Says US Deaths Could Reach 100,000
As the novel coronavirus has infected more than 723,000 people worldwide and killed over 33,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, President Trump conceded on Sunday that in a...
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China Sends 1.7 Million Surgical Masks to Greece
An Aegean Airlines flight arrived at Athens International Airport early on Monday with 1.7 million surgical masks and other materials from China to help the efforts of the Greek state in responding to...
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Greek Resistance Hero Manolis Glezos Dies at 98
Second World War Resistance fighter turned politician Manolis Glezos passed away on Monday at the age of 98. Glezos is best remembered for his heroic act, together with Lakis Santas in 1941, of...
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Greek PM Calls on Politicians to Offer Half of Salaries to Fight Coronavirus
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on all government ministers and ruling New Democracy lawmakers to contribute half of of their wages for the next two months to a special fund in the battle...
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Coronavirus Interview: Greece Has Bought Time with Effective Early Response
The early recognition of the severity of the coronavirus epidemic “allowed Greece to have a relative effective early response,” says Filippos Filippidis, a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Imperial...
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Thessaloniki’s Promenade Shuts Down as Thousands Flout Coronavirus Restrictions
Thousands ignored appeals for social distancing in Thessaloniki and strolled along the city’s famed seaside Promenade Authorities in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, have imposed a partial...
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Ten Magical Greek Foods and Herbs to Boost Your Immune System
The Greek countryside can provide a plethora of foods and herbs, which have been used since ancient times and are proven to boost a healthy diet and to better defend our immune system. The...
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At Least 20 Test Positive for Coronavirus on Ship Quarantined Off Piraeus
At least 20 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in a passenger ship anchored off Piraeus, near Athens, Health Ministry officials said on Tuesday. Two crew members, an Indonesian and a Swiss...
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Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship: US Embassy Launches #USGreece2021 Logo
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has unveiled the #USGreece2021 logo which the US government will use for all its programming in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Greece’s independence....
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