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32 Killed As Trains Collide In Greece

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:44:16 +0000

32 Killed As Trains Collide In Greece At least 32 people were killed and another 85 injured after a collision between two trains caused a derailment near the Greek city of Larissa late Tuesday night, authorities said. A fire services spokesman confirmed that multiple carriages skipped the tracks just before midnight after the trains […]

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Nigeria-born Antetokounmpo To Play For Greece At Eurobasket

Kazeem Tunde — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:25:38 +0000

Nigeria-born Antetokounmpo To Play For Greece At Eurobasket NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a member of the Greece national team during this year’s Eurobasket, the Greek basketball federation president confirmed on Friday. Antetokounmpo has played 49 games for Greece since 2014. “Giannis loves the national team very much. He is an athlete who […]

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COVID: Greece Bans Music In Bars

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 19:27:48 +0000

COVID: Greece Bans Music In Bars By AFP Greece Wednesday banned music in bars and restaurants in a bid to limit New Year’s Eve parties as part of new measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “Omicron is now the dominant strain and the public health system is under pressure,” Health Minister Thanos Plevris […]

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Greece Shuts Down All Schools As Hospitals Are Overwhelmed

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 12:11:41 +0000

Greece Shuts Down All Schools As Hospitals Are Overwhelmed By AFP Greece announced on Saturday the closure of its primary schools, kindergartens and daycare centres amid a surge in coronavirus cases that has saturated the national health system. “The Greek government decided the suspension of the functioning of schools until November 30,” said a […]

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Greece Latest To Renew Virus Lockdown, England May Follow

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 19:39:13 +0000

Greece Latest To Renew Virus Lockdown, England May Follow By AFP Greece became the latest country to announce a partial lockdown Saturday to combat soaring coronavirus infections, and news reports suggested England may soon follow as other countries faced growing protests over restrictions. Portugal is also considering tighter restrictions as the infections hit record numbers […]

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Two Killed In Hurricane-like Storm In Greece

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:57:23 +0000

Two Killed In Hurricane-like Storm In Greece By AFP Two people were found dead and another person was missing on Saturday after central Greece was lashed by a rare hurricane-like storm known as a “medicane”. Hundreds of people had to be rescued from flooded buildings as heavy rain and high wind wrecked homes, shops and […]

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Greece Extends Lockdown To May 4

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:23:39 +0000

Greece Extends Lockdown To May 4 By AFP Greece is extending coronavirus lockdown measures by a week to May 4, the government said Thursday. The country has managed to keep fatalities at a low level after registering its first virus death on March 12, despite a decade of cuts imposed on its public health system […]

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Greece Blocks Nearly 10,000 Migrants At Turkey Border

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 14:01:37 +0000

Greece Blocks Nearly 10,000 Migrants At Turkey Border By AFP Greece has blocked nearly 10,000 migrants trying to enter from the Turkey border over the past 24 hours, a Greek government source said Sunday. A massive influx of migrants swelled along the border over the weekend after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to open […]

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Greece Elects First Woman President

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:52:15 +0000

Greece Elects First Woman President By AFP Greece’s parliament on Wednesday elected the first woman president in the country’s history, a senior judge with expertise in environmental and constitutional law. A cross-party majority of 261 MPs voted in favour of 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, parliament chief Costas Tassoulas said. “Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou has been elected president of […]

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