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Legendary basketball coach Giannis Ioannidis passes away at 78

Legendary basketball coach, Giannis Ioannidis, passed away at the age of 78 on Wednesday. Fans loved to call the former basketball player and professional coach “The Blond.” Ioannidis had been suffering from dementia for the last four years, according to media reports. He was generally considered to be the best …

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First FDI HN Belharra frigate for Greek Navy launched in France

The first of the three FDI HN “Belharra” frigates ordered for the Greek Navy was launched on Wednesday at the Naval Group’s site in Lorient, France. The launching of frigate “KIMON” took place in the presence of Greek National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu, the chief …

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Greece refutes reports claiming “islands demilitarization”

Greece categorically refuted on Wednesday Turkish media reports claiming the “demilitarization” of several Greek islands. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis called these demilitarization reports “fake news.” “We make this clear once more: there is absolutely no change of strategy regarding the distribution of forces and the defensive protection of the country,” …

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Greece sells 13-week T-bills at 3.90%

Greece on Wednesday successfully completed a 13-week Treasury bills auction with bids totaling 1.014 billion euros, up 1.62 times the asked sum of 625 million. The interest rate of the issue rose to 3.90% from 3.72% in the previous auction of same issue in early August. The auction was made …

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37 tons of olive oil stolen from Cooperative as prices soar

Some 37 tons of olive oil were stolen from the agricultural cooperative in Polygyros, in Halkidiki, northern Greece. The incident took place as the olive oil prices soar to unprecedented levels in the country. The damage worth is estimated to exceed 370,000 euros. According to the Polygyros Olive Oil Cooperative, …

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Health Minister sacks hospital management over insanitary conditions

Health Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis sacked the management of the Konstantopoulio-Aghia Olga General Hospital in northern Athens on Tuesday, after an inspection of its psychiatric unit revealed patients of the psychiatric clinic lived in insanitary conditions and crumbling infrastructure. It is the second management of a public hospital sacked by the …

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Greece ready to help transport Ukrainian grain via its ports

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis,told his European Union colleagues that Greece is ready to transport Ukrainian grain via the ports in the North. At the EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Kyiv, Gerapetriris referred to the “immense” repercussions of the collapse of an agreement with Russia for the safe export of Ukrainian …

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“New kind of patriotism needed,” says Civil Protection Minister

Greece’s Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister, Vassilis Kikilias, has said that “a new kind of patriotism is needed” to face the threats of the Climate Crisis. In an interview with Mega TV on Tuesday, Kikilias said that “a new kind of patriotism is needed that will concern …

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