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Coronavirus alert in Asvestochori by Thessaloniki, where 36 people in a nursery home for elderly were tested positive on Covid-19. Greece’s top epidemiologist Sotiris Tsiodras and the head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias rushed to nursery home on Wednesday. According to media reports, two men and five women aged 80-92, …

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Israel rushed to express its solidarity with Greece via multiple channels on Wednesday even if with delay as the tension with Turkey in the East Mediterranean Sea has been ongoing since Monday. “Israel is cautiously monitoring the increase in tension in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the Israeli Embassy in Athens tweeted. …

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A 27-year-old doctor was intubated in the university hospital of Larissa, central Greece, late on Tuesday. The doctor, an intern at the Surgery Department of the same hospital, most likely contracted the coronavirus during vacations in Halkidiki, northern Greece. Local media report that she developed the first symptoms after she …

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Vienna on Friday, August 14, the Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday morning. The planned meeting will take place amid a sharp increase in tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. According to the ministry statement talks …

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Daily infections spiked again in Greece in the last 24 hours, with 196 new confirmed coronavirus cases announced on Tuesday evening. Top of the list is Attica with 86 new cases. Health authorities announced also one more death. Number of total infections stands at 5,942 since the beginning of the …

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Enfant terrible of Greek contemporary literature,  poet Dinos Christianopoulos passed away at the age of 89 on Tuesday. The real name of the short stories author, essayist, researcher and published was Konstantinos Dimitriadis. Christianopoulos was born in Thessaloniki, to a family of refugees from Eastern Thrace. He studied at the …

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An incident with migrants attempting to cross into Greece from Turkey occurred near the island of Rhodes in the early morning of Tuesday. According to the Greek Coast Guard, warning shots were fired to prevent the boat from entering Greece. On the other side, the Turkish Coast Guard says that …

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In his weekly briefing on the course of the pandemic in Greece, Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister for Crises Management Nikos Hardalias stated that there have been 961 confirmed coronavirus cases last week and that this “fact that led to the government’s decision to impose additional measures in …

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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Tuesday that Ankara will issue new license for drilling in the “western part of its continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. According to Turkish media, Cavusoglu said “the Turkish administration demonstrated its goodwill in the …

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Greece has requested that an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers be held on the subject of Turkey’s expanding provocations and illegal activity, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday. This request comes at a time of clear threat on the part of Turkey against peace and security …

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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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The Museum of the Stoa of Attalos, in the archaeological site of the Ancient Agora in Athens, will remain closed for 14 days after a member of staff was tested positive for coronavirus. The Culture Ministry said that a member of the cleaning staff at the archaeological sites of the …

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