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A shocking decision in the USA has Christian-Talibans in Greece to come out of their holes and claim a stop to abortions, a legal right women in Greece in 1979. Within minutes after the US Supreme Court decision became known several accounts on social media hailed the decision and started …

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Coronavirus cases in Greece rose to 11,972 in the last 24 hours, health authorities announced on Friday. If one adds also the 2,000 reinfections that total number of confirmed infections is 13,972. Covid-related deaths in the same period is 13, while the number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals ICUs had …

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Dangerous purple jellyfish, smart octopuses, sharks gone wild in Greece’s seas. Recent media reports and social media posts on various maritime issues in Greece has forced the Institute of Marine Protection “Archipelagos” to issue a press release with the aim of putting things right and to prevent citizens from reading …

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A sailing boat sank in the sea between Oropos and Eretria after colliding with the local ferry Protoporos XIII on Friday morning. The only passenger on the sailing boat, a German national, fell into the water and was rescued by the ferry. The ferry transported the man to the port …

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis briefed the European partners on Turkey ‘s actions and the escalation of its aggressive rhetoric towards Greece on Thursday. The briefing took place at the European Council (EUCO) meeting on Thursday. Mitsotakis reiterated that it is up to Turkey to de-escalate the tension. According to government …

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One person was slightly injured as 8 people found themselves in the water, when two speedboats collided during the shooting of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.”and one of them capsized. The accident occurred around 10 o’ clock Friday morning, in the sea area off ​​Palaia Fokia in south-east Attica. …

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One more femicide in  Greece: A man stabbed his wife to death in their home in Koukaki district of Athens and called his son saying “I killed your mom,” in the early morning hours of Friday. The 53-year-old fled the crime scene and he was found later some 40 km …

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Greece’s health authorities triggered a big confusion on Thursday afternoon, when they announced people as young as 30 years old could be administered the 4th dose (2nd booster shot) of vaccination against Covid-19. First it was the National Vaccination Committee that announced its decision to allow the 4th dose for …

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Unseasonably high temperatures were recorded at midday Thursday, June 23,  in several regions in Greece as the first heatwave of the year hit the country. Thessaly and eastern Central Greece were the areas most affected by the heatwave recording up to 42.1 degrees Celsius. According to the National Observatory of …

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The Greek government should take focused support measures with a temporary duration, the Parliament’s Budget Office said in its quarterly report released on Thursday. The Budget Office said that these measures should be temporary, focused and funding by additional current revenue so that they do not burden the public debt. …

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Greece’s National Public Health Care organization EODY announced on Thursday the third confirmed monkeypox case in the country. In a statement it added that testing on a further suspected case is ongoing. EODY stressed that all three confirmed cases are “imported”, that is that the patients were infected with the …

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Greece’s Finance Ministry announced on Thursday the extension of the deadline for submitting income tax returns, until July 29, 2022. The extension aims to “facilitate taxpayers to be consistent in their obligations.”, the ministry said in a statement. Note that the relevant deadline was to expire on June 30. According …

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