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Firefighters Contain Large Fire in Greece’s Chios
Photo: politischios.gr Greek firefighters have managed to contain a large fire on the island of Chios on Wednesday, after two villages were ordered to evacuate. The fire was raging in the Kampos area...
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Father of British PM Breaks Rules to Fly to Beloved Greece
The father of British PM Boris Johnson has broken restrictions imposed by his son to fly to Greece via Bulgaria, it emerged on Thursday. Stanley Johnson flew despite Foreign Office guidance saying...
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First 250 Covid Tests to Tourists Landing in Greece Prove Negative
Greek health authorities announced on Thursday that the first 250 Covid-19 tests to tourists arriving on Wednesday, the first day the country opened to mass tourism, proved all negative. The tests were...
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Greece At Last Launches Construction Work of Massive Hellinikon Project
Greece inaugurated on Friday the start of construction work on a long-delayed major development project at the prime seaside site of Hellinikon, the old Athens airport. Lamda Development, which is...
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US Embassy in Athens Gearing Up For Independence Day in Colorful Display
The historic Chancery Building of U.S. Embassy Athens, designed by Walter Gropius – one of the most prominent figures of modern architecture – has been lighted in the colors of the American flag as the...
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Greece Excluded from UK’s Quarantine Exemption List
Greece, along with the U.S., is excluded from a list of around 60 countries that English holidaymakers can visit without needing to self-isolate on their return, London announced on Friday. In a BBC...
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Greece to Open Its Airports to British Tourists on July 15
Greece’s Mykonos Island International Airport is expecting to receive tourists from the UK beginning on July 15. Photo: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter Greece announced on Monday that it will...
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Young Greek Teen Wins International Poetry Competition
Young Greek poet Dimosthenis-Dimitrios Despotidis. Photo: AMNA A young student from Greece recently won a prestigious international poetry prize in a competition between hundreds of youngsters all...
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Early Travelers to Athens Featured in CYA’s Virtual Lecture Series
Photo: CYA College Year in Athens (CYA), a study abroad program focusing upon the history and civilization of Greece and the Mediterranean region, is launching a virtual lecture series starting with...
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Eight Hurt After Train Hits Terminal Wall North of Athens
Athens suburban railway. File photo At least eight passengers were slightly injured when a suburban train hit a terminal wall at Kifisia, north Athens on Tuesday. According to reports, the train...
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Greek Economy to Contract by 9 Percent in 2020, EU Report Says
Bank of Greece. File photo The Greek economy is projected to contract by 9.0 percent this year; however, growth projections for 2021 foresee growth of 6.0 percent, the European Commission said in its...
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Athens’ Three New Metro Stations to Alleviate Traffic Congestion in City
Three new metro stations opened to the public on Tuesday in the Greek capital. Named after the Piraeus suburbs of Aghia Varvara, Korydallos and Nikea, the new Line 3 metro stations will serve 60,000...
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Greece Records More Than 100 Imported Covid Cases Since July 1
Greek health authorities are on high alert after a total of 103 Covid-19 cases have now been recorded since the country opened to mass tourism on July 1. On Tuesday, 14 cases were recorded among...
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Spectacular Sighting of Comet NEOWISE Over Athens
Source: NASA/Wikimedia commons Comet NEOWISE put on a spectacular show for skywatchers over Athens early on Thursday morning. Alexandros Maragos, an Athens-based, award-winning filmmaker and...
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Young Greek Piano Prodigy Dazzles Athenians at Temple of Olympian Zeus
Stelios Kerasidis, the seven-year-old Greek pianist and composer who has stunned the globe with his talent, dazzled the crowd gathered on Wednesday at an event inaugurating Greece’s presidency of the...
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Happy Mum and Supermodel Ana Beatriz Barros Strolls Around Mykonos
Ana Beatriz Barros, one of the top models in the world, was spotted strolling the streets of Mykonos earlier in the week, holding her second child. Barros married Greek-Egyptian millionaire Karim El...
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Violence Breaks Out at Protest Against Bill to Regulate Demonstrations in Greece
Photo: AMNA Police clashed with demonstrators outside the Greek parliament building on Thursday evening as lawmakers approved a bill which aims to regulate demonstrations. A group of protesters hurled...
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Bush Fire South of Athens Forces Evacuation of Nursing Home, Summer Camp
A fire broke out in Vari, a southern suburb of Athens, on Friday morning, forcing authorities to evacuate a nearby nursing home and a summer camp. A helicopter is aiding the efforts of dozens of...
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Diving into Greece’s Heritage: Experience of a Lifetime at Ancient Wreck
From Monday, August 3, to Friday, October 2, 2020, divers accompanied by instructors will be able to visit the famous shipwreck of amphorae from the 5th century BC off the islet of Peristera near...
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Greece’s Paros Voted Best Island in Europe
The best island in Europe for 2020 is Paros, according to the many readers of the leading American travel magazine Travel + Leisure (T+L), who participated in the voting for the World’s Best Awards...
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