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Greece Records 267 New Covid Cases; 7 Deaths on Saturday
Credit: AMNA Greek health authorities announced on Saturday that 267 people were tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a significantly lower number than the record-breaking 460...
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The Moving Story of Alecos: From Chained Life in Crete to Liberty in Germany
Alecos on his way to a new home in Germany. Credit: TakisShelterCrete/Facebook The story of Alecos, the beautiful dog found chained to a tree near the town of Ierapetra, Crete this summer could perhaps...
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Microsoft Reportedly Plans Massive €1 Billion Investment in Greece
Building 92 at Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Credit: Coolcaesar/Wikimedia commons Microsoft is expected to announce on Monday a massive €1bn ($1.17bn) investment in Greece...
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Greece Braces for Historic Verdict on Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn
Golden Dawn supporters rally in 2015. Credit: DTRocks/Wikimedia commons The verdict in the trial of the Neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is due to be announced by an Athens Criminal Appeals Court on...
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Wildfire Rages at Zakynthos Island
Greek firefighters are trying to contain a large wildfire that broke out near the village of Volimes, in the island of Zakynthos on Sunday afternoon. The fire is burning a wooded area near the village...
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Covid-19 Deaths in Greece Climb to Over 400, Cases Approach 20,000
Credit: AMNA Greek health authorities announced on Sunday that four more people died of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 409. There were...
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Greek Athlete Carries Disabled Woman on his Back to the Top of Mount Olympus
Credit: Marios Giannakou/Instagram Long-distance runner Marios Giannakou completed the race of his life on Monday as he climbed to the summit of Mount Olympus carrying the disabled Eleftheria Tosiou on...
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Microsoft Announces Massive Billion-Dollar Investment in Greece
Microsoft President Brad Smith announcing the massive investment program next to Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Credit: AMNA Microsoft President Brad Smith announced a large investment in Greece on...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Eases to Quarterfinals of French Open
Credit: Rob Keating/Wikimedia Commons Greek tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the last eight of the French Open on Monday by overcoming Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets....
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Nazi Slogans Sprayed at Jewish Cemetery in Athens
Credit: AMNA Greek Police on Monday said that investigations are underway to locate and arrest the perpetrators who wrote Nazi slogans on the outer wall of the Jewish cemetery in the Athens southern...
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Human Rights Groups Call on Greece to Investigate Migrant Pushbacks
Migrants and refugees are moved to a new camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Credit: Greek Government Twenty-nine human rights and humanitarian aid organizations called on the Greek Parliament on...
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Turkey’s Behavior is a Challenge to NATO and All Europe, Greek PM Says
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaking to the press on Tuesday. Credit: AMNA Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis told visiting NATO Secretary General Jens...
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Piraeus Bank Funds Purchase of Buses in Athens, Thessaloniki
The Piraeus Bank Group announced on Tuesday that it will fund the purchase of buses for the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki. Alongside Piraeus Leasing, the bank said it will pay for the purchase of...
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Greece Recalls Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Greece recalled its ambassador to Azerbaijan on Wednesday after what it said were “unfounded and offensive” claims by the Azeri government that Greece tolerated militants on its soil. In a rapid...
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Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn is a Criminal Organization, Greek Court Rules
Golden Dawn supporters rally in 2015. Credit: DTRocks/Wikimedia commons A Greek court ruled on Wednesday that the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party (GD) which had two representatives elected into Parliament...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Marches On to the French Open Semis
Greek tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday brushed aside Russian Andrey Rublev by three sets to love to reach the semifinals of the French Open. Tsitsipas, playing a gem of a game, won the...
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EU, Russia Condemn Turkey’s Illegal Opening of Varosha
A view of Varosha, on the northern coast of Cyprus. Credit: TomasNY/Wikimedia Commons Turkey’s decision to open the beach at Varosha, the fenced-off southern quarter of the city of Famagusta in...
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Greek Court to Announce Sentences in Landmark Golden Dawn Trial
Sentences for the Golden Dawn members are expected to be handed down on Thursday. Credit: AMNA The sentences that will be imposed on all those found guilty in the Golden Dawn trial are due to be...
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Cypriots Watch Helplessly as Turkey Colonizes Occupied Varosha
Credit: Fani Zannetou/Cyprus News Agency Hundreds of Cypriots, mostly refugees who fled the advancing Turkish Army in 1974, gathered on Thursday near Varosha, the once-cosmopolitan beach resort of...
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Why Is Biden Best for Greece? Democrats Abroad Hold Online Event
Credit: Joe Biden for President/ Official Campaign Website Greek and American foreign policy experts participated on Thursday in an online webinar organized by Democrats Abroad Greece, illustrating how...
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