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The Archaeological Museum of Pella was awarded the 2020 Traveler’s Choice Award by the international travel site Tripadvisor. This is an award given to businesses, places to visit, attractions, monuments, etc., which consistently receive excellent reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of Tripadvisor’s proposals. Situated near …
Read More »Karditsa: Protesters demand compensation, state support 2 weeks after Ianos floods
Residents and business people of Karditsa went to the streets on Monday to demand compensation for the damages they suffered from Medicane Ianos last month. The protest rally was organized jointly by the Union Federation of Agricultural Associations of Karditsa with the Commercial Association of Karditsa and other local professional …
Read More »Greece’s draft budget: Economy to grow by 7.5% in 2021, shrink by 8.2% in 2020
Greece’s economy will contract by an estimated 8.2% this year due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic before picking up next year, the government said Monday as it submitted its 2021 draft budget to parliament. The 2021 budget was “drawn up in an environment of unprecedented uncertainty, due to …
Read More »Greece cancels National OXI Day parades due to the pandemic
Greece has cancelled the traditional parades to celebrate the National OXI Day due to the pandemic. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Monday that with decision of the prime minister, the parades by students and military forces in Thessaloniki on October 28, 2020, will be cancelled. The decision to cancel …
Read More »Wildfire burns vegetation above shipwreck Navagio on Zakynthos (video)
Firefighters struggled all night to bring the wildfire in Volimes, Zakynthos under control. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon near the village Volimes on Zakynthos and burned a pine forest over the popular beach of the famous shipwreck Navagio. The firefighters set the blaze under control at very adverse …
Read More »Microsoft announces 1 billion euros investment in Greece
Microsoft Corp. has announced one billion euros investment in Greece on Monday. In an event at the Acropolis Museum, Microsoft president Brad Smith spoke of the “biggest investment in the 28 years the company is present in the country. The massive investment will be used for the establishment of a …
Read More »Greece coronavirus: 229 cases on Sunday, 11 deaths over the weekend
Greece recorded 229 new coronavirus cases and 4 more deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the news cases over the weekend to 436 and death toll to 11. For the first time in ten days, the number of new daily cases in Attica were below 100. However, as always, …
Read More »Athens Medical Association warns its members over Covid misinformation
The Athens Medical Association (AMA) has warned its members that misinforming the public about the coronavirus pandemic and the measures that should be taken to guard against its spread constitutes a serious public health risk. In a statement issued on Friday, the AMA said it has already reported several members …
Read More »Women paint the fountains of Galatista, bring their village to new look
Women in Galatista, Halkidiki, decided to beautify their village. They painted with color old fountains as well as walls of houses that needed a make up. The result? A fresh, playful touch by the local residents. Ten women, members of the local Culture Association of Arts Τhe Anthemouses, with the …
Read More »British holidaymaker, 33, fights for life on ventilator in Greek hospital
Peter O’Malley, 33, from Leeds, flew to sunny Rhodes to attend the wedding of his NHS nurse sister Steph Burton, 26. But he was rushed to hospital just two days after the ceremony.
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