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The Parlapanides Brothers Discuss Success of “Blood of Zeus”

Executive producers Charley and Vlas Parlapanides recently spoke with Greek Reporter via Zoom to discuss the success of their Netflix series “Blood of Zeus,” and their experience working in animation. Produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios, the series premiered on October...

Greek Students Encouraged to Apply for SNF Study Abroad Opportunities

Through the generosity of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Greek high school students can now apply to take part in student exchanges in one of eighteen destinations across Europe, Asia, North America, and Central and South America, as part of...

Greece Records 1,382 Cases, 102 Deaths on Tuesday

A total of 1,382 new cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece on Tuesday, and 579 people with the virus are currently intubated in the country’s hospitals. Tragically, 102 people died with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The number of...

Human Trafficking: Greece Says Turkey Provides Student Visas to Somalis

Greek officials implored Turkey to try to stop the movement of migrants and refugees from its soil, charging that the individuals who have come over from that nation recently -- particularly from Somalia -- appear to have been part...

Greek Restaurant “The Athenian” Named Best in the United Kingdom

The Greek street food restaurant "The Athenian" has been awarded the title of Best Restaurant in the UK by food delivery giant Deliveroo at the Deliveroo Restaurant Awards, held virtually on Monday. Founded by Efthymios Vasilakis and Neofytos Christodoulou, born...

Capital Link's Virtual International Summit to Focus on Investing in Greece

Policy-makers, diplomats, economists and entrepreneurs will participate in the 22nd Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum, which will take place on Tuesday - Wednesday, December 15th - 16th, 2020. A global audience will hear presentations by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

Concordia Summit Addresses Latin American/Western Hemisphere Challenges

Business and governmental leaders, non-governmental representatives and impressive young minds came together digitally on December 3 in the Concordia Summit in an effort to address problems in Latin America and the Western Hemisphere. In the fifth annual Americas Summit, the...

British Woman Becomes First in the World to Receive Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine

A 90-year-old woman from Northern Ireland has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine outside trial conditions. Margaret Keenan said she felt "so privileged" to receive the shot at University Hospital, Coventry. The UK will...

New Mandatory 10-Day Quarantine, Negative Covid Test for All Foreign Arrivals in Greece

In order to attempt to restrict transmission of the coronavirus over the holiday season, Greece announced a mandatory 10-day quarantine on Monday for all those arriving in the country from abroad starting December 18 and lasting until January 7. Additionally,...

Meet the Greek Captain of the Year From Crete

Captain Apostolos Apostolakis was awarded Seafarer of the Year at the prestigious Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards last week for his professionalism and expertise in dealing with a coronavirus-related passenger emergency this past Spring. The award ceremony was held virtually on...