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The number of Covid-19 deaths exceeded 4,000 on Friday. Greece’s health authorities announced 916 new coronavirus cases and 96 deaths in the past 24 hours. 527 Covid-19 patients are intubated in hospitals across the country. Death toll has reached 4,004 and the total cases stand at 129,584. Tougher lockdown in …
Read More »Polyphonic Caravan selected for UNESCO Register of Safeguarding Epirus folk songs
The Polyphonic Caravan, a project researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song has been selected in 2020 on the UNESCO Register of Good Safeguarding Practices The Polyphonic Caravan is a longstanding project aimed at researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song. Performed for centuries, the Epirus polyphonic song …
Read More »Two juveniles arrested for violent death of elderly during robbery
Police in Thessaloniki has arrested two juveniles for the violent death of a 87-year-old man during a robbery. The 14-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister broke in the man’s house on December 2. They were taken into custody on Friday, Dec 18, after they were reportedly identified from CCTV footage …
Read More »Vaccination in Greece to start on Dec 27, says PM Mitsotakis
Greece will receive the first batch of coronavirus vaccines on December 26, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Friday, adding that the first vaccinations will take place at five Covid-designated hospitals in Athens and Thessaloniki. At first, Mitsotakis said, vaccines will be provided to healthcare workers and those in long-term care …
Read More »Greece, Germany complete relocation of 612 refugee children with health issues
The relocation program of Greece and Germany for refugee children with serious health conditions and their families has been completed, a joint statement released by the Migration and Asylum Ministry and the German embassy in Athens said on Thursday. Germany recognizes “the systematic efforts of Greece, as EU’s frontline border …
Read More »Landlords angry at Greek PM offering 80% rent discount for businesses
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday 80% rent discount for January and February for businesses closed due to pandemic. Real estate owners are angry saying that he makes “social policy” at their cost. The discount refers to businesses such as retail stores, food services, sports and gyms facilities, …
Read More »Purchase of Rafale, missiles upgrades will cost Greece €2.32 billion
Greece’s government said on Thursday it will pay 2.32 billion euros ($2.8 billion) for the purchase of 18 French-made Rafale fighter jets and an upgrade of compatible missiles, under a major military overhaul amid tensions with neighboring Turkey. The acquisition of French fighter jets will take place gradually within the …
Read More »Greece imposes tough lockdown in West Attica as of Dec 18
The Greek government announced additional lockdown measures are three municipalities in western Attica on Thursday evening due to the increased epidemiological load. Among the measures is also the extension of night curfew that will start already a 6:00 p.m. In an extraordinary live on TV, the head of Civil Protection …
Read More »Greece records 78 more deaths, 1155 new coronavirus cases
Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday, 1155 new coronavirus cases and 78 deaths in the past 24 hours. 542 Covid-19 patients are intubated in hospitals across the country. Death toll has reached 3,948 and the total cases stand at 128,710. Tougher lockdown in West Attica Head of Civil Protection Nikos …
Read More »Diane Kruger, 44, covers new Vogue Greece and recalls ‘weighing very few pounds’ as a model
Diane Kruger was a sizzling sensation on the new cover of Vogue Greece. The 44-year-old German actress brushed her hands through her hair as she pulled her best supermodel stare.
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