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Greece’s ambassador in Paris has complained to the publishers of newspaper Le Monde after the daily republished a map of the Turkish election results that showed a number of Greek islands as Turkish territory. The map purports that the Greek islands of Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Kos, Ios, Amorgos and Rhodes …

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First known map of night sky found hidden in Medieval parchment. Fabled star catalogue by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus had been feared lost. A medieval parchment from a monastery in Egypt has yielded a surprising treasure. Hidden beneath Christian texts, scholars have discovered what seems to be part of the …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday 73,710 confirmed coronavirus cases in the week of August 8-14, 2022 (ISO 32/2022). In the same period 258 [306] Covid-patients have died, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly report. The number of intubated Covid-patients stands at 118. Coverage of simple …

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Greece’s Civil Protection has warned of “very high risk of fires” for Thursday, July 21, 2022.  Regions at very high risk are mostly in  Central and South Greece, while others are at “high risk.” One factor increasing fires risk – next to human nature, negligence and petty interests –  are …

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Greece’s Civil Protection has warned of “very high risk of fires” for Monday, July 18, 2022.  Regions at very high risk are  mostly in Central and South Greece, while others are at “high risk.” The warning for Monday follows two others over the weekend that did not hinder 51 fires …

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Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to clarify his position with respect to the “antics of his junior coalition partner.” On a post on Twitter Mitsotakis asked Erdogan whether the map showing the islands of Crete, Rhodes, Lesvos, Chios and Samos, among others, are …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday 5,689 coronavirus cases and 8 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals ICUs has slightly increased to 101. Increased is also the number of admissions to hospitals due to Covid-19. Cases, Deaths, ICUs June 17-18 June 17: …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday  5,080 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, 12 Covid-related deaths and 130 Covid-patients intubated in the hospitals Intensive Care Units across the country. Note that Greece lifts the mandatory use of masks indoors as of tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Exceptions and …

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Turkey continued its provocative crescendo against Greece on Tuesday and its Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu went so far to show maps and named 14 Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea for which Ankara wants to challenge the Greek sovereignty. “Demilitarize the islands now or we will raise the issue …

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A new digital platform that provides an interactive map of the Greece’s real estate price zones was launched by the Finance Ministry on Monday. The online tool allows citizens to see which zone their assets fall into, or get information on real estate so-called ‘objective’ prices, that is a property …

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Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced on Friday evening, the updates of the so-called epidemiological map of the country. He listed new regional units and municipalities that are placed at “very high risk level”, which ones exit to “high risk” and which remain in the same level. He also …

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The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt has issued a new map of exploration blocks that will be put to a tender. The map reassigns the position of block EGY-MED-W18 so that it does not extend beyond the 28th meridian and stays within the boundaries of Egypt’s designation …

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Head of Civil Protection and deputy minister Nikos Hardalias presented the updated Covid-19 map on Friday evening and announced which regions are going red that is in hard lockdown and where the hard lockdown is lifted. Several regional units and municipalities including islands are placed in hard lockdown as of …

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Greece’s Civil Protection published on Monday the new, 3-tier map showing regional units in “increased surveillance”, “alert level” and in full “lockdown.” The map and the new categorization of regions based on the registered Covid-19 infections is the guide for the new measures to go info force on November 3, …

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Greece’s Civil Protection presented on Saturday evening the new, 2-tier map showing regional units in “increased surveillance” and in “alert level.” The previous four categories are reduced into two. The map and the new categorization of regions based on Covid-19 infections is the guide for the new measures to go …

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Greek Civil Protection and Digital Governance introduced an interactive tool, a Covid-19 Map, where citizens can check the level of alert due to coronavirus in their area and see if and what kind of restrictions and rules are being implemented. The tool Map of Health Safety and Protection from Covid-19 …

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Greece’s health authorities announced 264 new coronavirus cases and 2 more deaths that occurred in the last 24 hours. According to a statement on Friday evening, the total infections have increased to 6,635 and death toll climbed to 223. Two women infected with Covid-19 died in the last 24 hours. …

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The Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis that entered the easternmost point of the Greek continental shelf on Monday, remains in the same area on Tuesday, Greek media report citing sources. At the same time, Turkey makes new claims on more maritime areas in East Mediterranean Sea. The Oruc Reis is …

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Turkey has published the map with the blocks where it plans to drill for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministyr in Ankara, the “new license areas regarding the exploration and drilling activities, lie within Turkish continental shelf as declared …

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The government shocked Athenians on Friday morning with a joint ministerial decision banning cars traffic in a large part of downtown Athens, including main avenues. Restrictions will be valid from mid-June and for a period of 3+3 months. Violators are threatened with a fine of 150 euros. Officially, reason for …

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