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Canada
Kalamata Native Finds her Calling in Greek Radio and TV in Toronto
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By Sean Mathews
Irene Anargyou is usually the one asking the questions. Since 2018 the Kalamata native has co-hosted Agape Greek Radio’s "Doralicious" FM and AM radio show; she also hosts her own program on Agape Greek TV, sharing videos...
Greece
Increase in Coronavirus Cases Over Last 24 Hours in Greece Raises Alarm
The Greek Health authority EODY announced on Thursday that there have been a total of 65 new coronavirus cases detected across the country in just the last 24 hours. Seventeen new instances of the infection were picked up at...
Cyprus
Greek FM Dendias Charges Turkey "Blatantly Violating" Cypriot EEZ
In response to yet another instance of Turkish aggression after last week's sharply heightened tensions, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias once again contacted his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Christodoulides on the phone on Thursday morning to discuss today's events in the...
Business
Pizza Hut Shuts Down Operations in Greece After 12 Years
Pizza Hut, the American restaurant chain and international franchise, announced on Thursday that it is closing down all its 16 stores in Greece with immediate effect.
Pizza Hut Greece sources told the Athens Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) that operations in...
Greece
Frustration Mixed With Joy: My Traveling Experience on Greek Buses
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By Andrew Tzembelicos
The Greek government’s recent announcement of a cash infusion and modernization of the KTEL regional bus system should be welcomed by all riders. It was an announcement that could not have come soon enough.
In the Athens area,...
Diaspora
PM Mitsotakis: "The Challenge is to Make Mati Much Better Than Before"
Visiting the seaside town of Mati in Attica on Thursday, two years after the devastating wildfire that gutted the verdant suburb, leaving 102 dead and many homeless, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the main challenge facing his government...
Greece
Three Men Die in Storm Sewer North of Athens
Greek firefighters recovered the bodies of three men from a storm sewer at Varibobi, north of Athens on Thursday.
The bodies were found at a depth of some 8 meters (26 feet). Police sources say that they were lying beside...
Cyprus
Turkey Sends Research Vessel Barbaros to Cyprus' Waters
Turkey's seismic research vessel Barbaros has set sail towards Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to conduct gas exploration.
A NAVTEX issued by Turkey on Tuesday states the Barbaros sailed from the port of Tasucu on Wednesday and is headed towards...
Diplomacy
Greek NY Politicians Call on Trump to Condemn Erdogan’s Hagia Sophia Decision
New York City Greek-American elected officials are calling on the Trump administration to formally rebuff Turkey’s President, Recep Erdogan, for his decision to close the historic Hagia Sophia as a museum.
State Senators Michael Gianaris and Andrew Gounardes, Assembly Member...
Greece
Greece Announces Total of 57 New Coronavirus Cases Diagnosed in Last 24 Hours
A total of 57 confirmed new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in Greece since yesterday, including ten individuals entering the country by land or air and 18 new cases in the Attica region alone, the National Public Health Organization...