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Education
Greek University Reaches Top 200 in International Rankings
The first Greek university to reach the top 200 in international rankings, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens sits at the 180th spot on Webometrics' ranking of 12,000 universities around the world.
A Project of the Spanish National Research...
Greek News
Coronavirus Cases Skyrocket in Greece with 1,261 on Tuesday
Transmission of the coronavirus has surged in Greece, as the country recorded a stunning 1,261 cases on Tuesday, which represents 718 more than the 543 cases that were diagnosed in the country one day earlier, on Monday.
Tragically, 22 people...
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Covid-19 Vaccination Campaigns Become Dog-Eat-Dog Competition
Covid-19 vaccination campaigns have turned into a dog-eat-dog competition internationally as shortages of the coronavirus vaccine have caused some nations to fend for themselves, trying to secure as many doses as possible.
Only a few weeks ago, the arrival of the...
Business
Amazon in Athens Ushers New Era of Innovation in Greece
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that they will soon open their first office in Athens as part of the conglomerate’s ongoing investment in Greece.
The firm had previously opened a CloudFront location in the capital city and the addition of...
Cyprus
Cyprus Church Bulldozes Listed Buildings, Causing Uproar
The Cyprus Church demolished several listed buildings in old Nicosia on Monday, causing a great uproar on the island.
The buildings on Isokratous Street were located on land owned by the archbishopric, near where the construction of a cathedral is...
Greek News
Covid-19: Greece Records 543 Cases Monday, 265 in Attica
A total of 543 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece, nearly half of which, 265, were recorded in Attica, home to the capital city of Athens, on Monday.
Monday's total cases are 49 more than the 494 cases that...
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Greece Braces for Third Wave of the Coronavirus as Variants Multiply
Greek authorities are trying to prevent a third wave of the coronavirus as authorities confirmed the first detection of the South African variant of the virus on Sunday.
An extraordinary meeting was convened by the Minister of Health Vassilis Kikilias...
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Firefighter Killed as Floods Hit Greece’s Evros
A firefighter was killed on Monday in the region of Evros in northeastern Greece during an operation to rescue dozens of children that were trapped in a school flooded by torrential rains.
The incident occurred as the fire service was...
Environment
5.0 Earthquake Strikes Lesvos on Monday
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale hit south of the Greek island of Lesvos on Monday morning.
According to the National Observatory of Athens, the quake struck at 7:46 AM local time. The epicenter was 46 kilometers (28.5...
Greek News
How Molon Labe is Distorted by QAnon and the Gun Lobby
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By Dean Argiris
As Greeks we all know the story. My maternal papou was a proud Spartan and so the story of King Leonidas and his 300 personal guards was akin to a bedtime story for me.
It got to the...