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Australia
Fifteen-Year-Old Greek Australian Wins Prestigious Greek Language Award
Greek Australian student Anastasia Rigopoulos, age fifteen, was recently given the European Union Delegation to Australia's "European Language Award" for her mastery of the Greek language.
Although she has never visited Greece, Anastasia started speaking Greek at home with her...
Greece
Covid-19: Record 43 Deaths in Greece; New Emergency Measures Announced
A record 43 people who had suffered from Covid-19 died in Greece Wednesday, and there are currently 297 intubated patients in intensive care units around Greece -- representing the highest number of intubated patients recorded in one day since...
Greece
Greek FM Dendias in Quarantine; Albanian Archbishop Hospitalized with Covid in Athens
According to an announcement by Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, Nikos Dendias, the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, is now under quarantine after coming into contact with someone who had a confirmed case of Covid-19.
Dendias had met...
Greece
Covid-19: Record 263 Intubated Patients in Greece on Tuesday
A total of 2,384 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the country over the last day, and 41 deaths were recorded in those who had suffered from the virus. There are currently a record 263 intubated patients in intensive...
Diaspora
Seven-Year-Old Greek Girl Flies to United States for Life-Saving Surgery
Anastasia Triantafyllaki, the seven-year-old Greek girl with brain cancer whose story moved the world, will now travel to Houston, Texas with her family in order to receive an experimental, potentially life-saving treatment. Her journey of hope began on Tuesday...
Greece
Stunning Shot of Santorini Wins Award in Aerial Photography Competition
Brussels-born Sebastien Nagy was named Aerial Photographer of the Year 2020 after submitting a variety of beautiful photographs to the competition. Nagy impressed the judges in the Architecture category with a stunning shot of Santorini from above.
Photographers from around...
Greece
Coronavirus: Record 41 Deaths and 239 Intubated Patients in Greece
On Monday, a record of 41 people with Covid-19 lost their lives, and a total of 1,490 cases of the virus were diagnosed in the country. There are currently a record 239 intubated patients in intensive care units around...
Greece
Covid-19: Deaths and Intubated Patients at Record High, 1,914 Cases Diagnosed
On Sunday, a record of 35 people with Covid-19 lost their lives, and 228 people with the virus were intubated, the largest number of intubated patients recorded in one day since the start of the pandemic in Greece. A...
Greece
Samos: One Child Dead, Six Refugees Missing as Boat Capsizes in Aegean
A child has passed away and six people are missing after a small boat carrying 24 refugees capsized off the coast of the Greek island of Samos on Sunday morning.
The Hellenic Coast Guard recovered the child's body in the...
Greece
Greece: 2,556 Covid Cases, Record 34 Deaths on First Day of Lockdown
A total of 2,556 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the country over the last day, and 34 deaths were recorded in those who had suffered from the virus, the highest number of deaths recorded in one day since...