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Not one, not two, not ten or twelve but a total of 45 government officials are on top of the priority list for the vaccine against the Covid-19 in Greece. These precious members of our society are deemed “crucial for the functioning of the state.” Among them are the President …
Read More »Greece confuses “Christmas” with mass-protests, deploys 5000 police officers
4,000 to 5,000 police officers will be deployed over Christmas Eve and Day to ensure that Greeks comply with the strict coronavirus measures and do not violate the lockdown restrictions. Drones and helicopters will assist the dystopian concept of the Greek government that is not able to deal neither with …
Read More »Stray puppies find shelter from the cold in village nativity scene
Stray puppies found refuge in the nativity scene set up in the square of Neochori, a village on Mount Pelion in Central Greece. They sought refuge from the night cold and the rain next to Virgin Mary, baby Jesus, Joseph and the lambs. The puppies brought a touch of liveliness …
Read More »President Sakellaropoulou visits Kyra Rinio, sole inhabitant of remote island Kinaros
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the remote island of Kinaros, where she met with its only inhabitant, 74-year-old Eirini Katsotourhi, known as Kyra Rinio, on Wednesday. Located in the west of the islands of Leros and Amorgos, Kinaros is the second western-most island of the Dodecanese after Astypalea, and its coastline …
Read More »Greece records 65 more deaths, 937 new coronavirus cases
Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday evening 937 new coronavirus cases and 62 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country remains below 500, at 495. Death toll has reached 4,402 and the total cases stand at 133,365. Official data December …
Read More »Trump grants full pardon to Russia probe figure George Papadopoulos
President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide who pleaded guilty as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Papadopoulos’ name was included in a wave of pre-Christmas pardons announced by the White House. Trump granted full …
Read More »Mobile app of portal “gov.gr” allowing access to official docs now available
A new app allows citizens in Greece to access electronic documents using the state’s open data platform. The mobile application version of the government’s online portal “gov.gr” is now live, the Ministry of Digital Governance said on Tuesday. The application is available for both Android and iOS, and can be …
Read More »Turkish F-16 fly over the Aegean islet of Anthropofagoi (man-eaters)
Turkish fighter jets carried out a fresh round of overflights in the eastern Aegean on Wednesday. A formation of four F-16 aircraft flew over the islet of Athropofagoi at an altitude of 10,000 feet at 10:10 in the morning. The Turkish aircraft were intercepted by Greek jets in line with …
Read More »Greece bans traditional door to door Christmas carols
No bell ring early morning, no children at your door step singing carols on the Eve of Christmas and New Year, no groups of people signing on the streets. Authorities in Greece have banned the tradition of door to door carols due to the pandemic. This Christmas will be different …
Read More »Singapore and The Philippines are the latest countries to ban UK flights
Singapore will ban entry to UK travellers from Wednesday night. Health officials in the Philippines have also announced plans to suspend flights from the UK from Christmas Eve.
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