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A 14-year-old boy is being hospitalized in serious condition after a fire broke out at the refugee facility of Elaionas in Athens early on Wednesday. According to the Health Ministry, the minor is suffering from burns and respiratory problems and has been intubated at the Aghia Sophia Children Hospital.   …

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The Parthenon sculptures Greece is demanding back from Britain could be shared by the two countries, British Museum Chairman George Osborne told LBC, a digital news service registered in the UK, on Wednesday. It is the first time such a proposal is made form the British side that has so …

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The platform for submitting applications for the “social tourism program,” which concerns 300,000 beneficiaries, opens on Wednesday, June 15, at 13:00 and will “run” for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023. Its budget is 35 million euros, an amount increased by 5 million euros compared to …

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Τones went high and tension between the Turkish Defense Minister and Greek MPs prevailed with the Minister to leave  the NATO meeting fuming. The serious diplomatic incident took place during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee in Istanbul on Tuesday. “Demilitarize the islands” the MoD said. “You have no right to …

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Entrance to the Acropolis Museum on Monday, 20. June 2022 will be reduced to half price to mark the 13th anniversary of the opening of the attraction. The reduced, 5-euro rate will apply throughout the day, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 3 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity …

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Daily coronavirus cases in Greece rose to 8,083 in the past 48 hours, health authorities announced on Tuesday. 12 Covid-related deaths were recorded in the same period. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals ICUs across the country stands at 109. Two weeks after the Greek government suspended the use …

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The much anticipated “Power Pass” platform for citizens who are entitled to receive the electricity refunds of up to 600 euros, will open on Friday, June 17, 2022, the Minister for Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Tuesday. Citizens can apply on the platform to receive rebates for the extra …

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Two former SYRIZA ministers and three prosecutors will face justice for two separate cases in connection with the TV licenses and the Novartis scandal, respectively. Ex minister for Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, Nikos Pappas, will be summoned to appear before a special court that will be convened in the …

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Can a burger erode Greek society? For some… it may! In the last few hours, a hashtag with the name of a Greek fast food chain has been top on the Greek Twitter trends. Reason is the initiative of the company on the occasion of Pride Month, to launch three …

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Greece’s Minister for Citizen Protection denied any involvement in an alleged incident where an Afghan national was killed inside Turkish territory by shots fired from within Greece in the area of the Evros river, the natural border between the two countries. Turkish media claimed on Monday, the incident took place …

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This small port for boats in Athens Riviera is certainly one of the kind. The port between Floisvos and Batis in Palaio Faliro is closed from all sides, including the one to the sea. A literally “safe refuge” for small, hobby fishing boats. When a team of UpDrones/Good Droning sent …

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The Turkish folk, famous for their seafarer skills since their Mongolian past, wants to expand their territories and grab islands. In the West. Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. And half the Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean, they illegally occupies since 1974. Haven’t Turkish politicians often claimed in the 1990’s …

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