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  • White supremacist Richard Spencer endorsed Joe Biden for president » The Democratic party spokesperson rejected the endorsement ...
  • Erdogan openly threatens Greece, saying it will be solely responsible for the harm it suffers » The Turkish President also took at the EU for hypocrisy ...
  • Women beaten by guard for not properly wearing Covid-19 mask (video) » The incident happened in Spain ...
  • 14 people killed in Islamic suicide attack in Philippines » At least 75 soldiers, police and civilians were wounded ...
  • Usain Bolt ‘tests positive for coronavirus’ » He entered self-isolation ...
  • Which Milk Is the Most Sustainable? (infographic) » Cow's milk tops the list ...
  • Covid-19 Greece – Cases drop to 170 on Monday » There were no deaths recorded ...
  • Turkish professor Çaman: Greece is right in East Med dispute with Turkey » Çaman is a professor at Newfoundland University in Canada ...
  • Education Minister Kerameos says date of opening of schools to be announced on September 1 » It had been initially decided to open schools on September 7 ...
  • Sexy Izabel Goulart dons hot bikini in Mykonos (video) » The sexy babe is now in Portugal ...
  • Erdogan openly threatens Greece, saying it will be solely responsible for the harm it suffers

  • Covid-19 Greece – Cases drop to 170 on Monday

  • Turkish professor Çaman: Greece is right in East Med dispute with Turkey

  • Education Minister Kerameos says date of opening of schools to be announced on September 1

  • Famous Greek singer Giannis Poulopoulos has died aged 79 (videos)

  • Greece responds to the new Turkish NAVTEX with an aeronautical training exercise

  • Is Turkey smuggling ISIS detainees out of Syria?

Politics

Mitsotakis & Borisov sign agreement on Alexandroupolis gas

Posted by Thema Newsroom in PoliticsAugust 24, 2020No Comments

"A lot has happened since we met 7 months ago. A lot has changed on the pandemic front, but it seems that the initiatives that were launched then followed the timetables", said the Greek Prime...

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Greece responds to the new Turkish NAVTEX with an aeronautical training exercise
Aug, 24 2020
Israeli military and intelligence assessments see Turkey as growing threat
Aug, 24 2020
Pro-Erdogan media in Turkey beat the war drums against Greece
Aug, 21 2020
Turkish President Erdogan converts museum of Monastery of Christ Saviour into a mosque (video-photos)
Aug, 21 2020
PM Mitsotakis on CNN: We will defend our sovereign rights against Turkey (full CNN video)
Aug, 20 2020
Archbishop Elpidoforos of America delivers benediction at DNC
Aug, 20 2020

Economy

Apple’s Road to $2 Trillion (infographic)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in EconomyAugust 21, 2020No Comments

Apple became the first U.S. company to hit a market capitalization of $2 trillion on Wednesday, after its share price briefly climbed beyond the $467.77 mark needed to reach said milestone. Apple is ... Read More...

Exclusive footage of first Tesla cars arriving in Greece (video)
Aug, 19 2020
Mobile Gaming Revenue Tops $35 Billion in First Half of 2020 (infographic)
Aug, 19 2020
Elon Musk gains $8 billion in a day to become the 4th richest man in the world
Aug, 18 2020
Tesla arrives in Greece – Offers financing programs to customers
Aug, 17 2020

Travel

Impressive photos of largest sailing yacht “Maltese Falcon” in Kastellorizo (video)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in TravelAugust 24, 2020No Comments

The small Greek island of Kastellorizo in the Eastern Mediterranean was in the news recently as the epicentre of a heated dispute between Greece and Turkey and the delimitation of the Greek EEZ as a...

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Local finds rare giant 8kg mushroom in Kastoria (photos)
Aug, 22 2020
‘Greek’ Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at the island of the ibex and the monk seal (photos-video)
Aug, 21 2020
The underwater village in Crete that resurfaces (video-photos)
Aug, 16 2020

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Destinations / Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to

September 6, 2019

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Mystras

Far beyond the Legends...

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Halkidiki

There is no place like Halkidiki!...

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Olympia

The birthplace of the Olympic Games

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Meteora

Empire of the clouds!

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Rhodes

The island of the Knights!

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Zakynthos

An island of captivating beauty

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Athens

So much more than the place where democracy was born...

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Nafplio

The first capital of the new Greek state

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Corfu

You all know the Aegean Sea, but who said that all the Greek beautiful islands are there?

Top 10 Greek places you will want to go back to – Santorini

It's not a beautiful post cart picture. It's a real place on Earth!

Culture

Youth react to Luciano Pavarroti singing Nessun Dorma (video)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in CultureAugust 20, 2020No Comments

It is always interesting when younger generations are exposed to genres of music they had never heard of before in their lives and appreciate the depth and transcendence of music styles. A perfect example is...

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A modern day “Viking” boards an Ancient Greek Trireme warship (video)
Aug, 16 2020
Byzantine mosaics continue to be veiled in Hagia Sophia, despite initial promises
Aug, 14 2020
Heavy Metal band Metallica to perform in “Drive In” concerts (video)
Aug, 12 2020

Lifestyle

King of the Netherlands visits Greek island of Milos (photos-videos)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in LifestyleAugust 21, 2020No Comments

The reigning King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander visited the Greek island of Milos for his holidays. The Monarch was accompanied by his beautiful wife, Queen Maxima. The royal couple went for a sail in the Kleftiko area on a...

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Hot Salma Hayek soaks up Greek sun in Paros (photos)
Aug, 23 2020
Manchester United’s Harry Maguire arrested in Mykonos (video)
Aug, 21 2020
Bella Thorne joins X-rated subscription site OnlyFans with raunchy video
Aug, 20 2020

World

Women beaten by guard for not properly wearing Covid-19 mask (video)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in WorldAugust 24, 2020No Comments

A video clip posted on Twitter from Spain shows a uniformed individual (unclear if it is a police officer or private security) beating two women with a truncheon because they are not properly wearing their...

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14 people killed in Islamic suicide attack in Philippines
Aug, 24 2020
Usain Bolt ‘tests positive for coronavirus’
Aug, 24 2020
Which Milk Is the Most Sustainable? (infographic)
Aug, 24 2020

Greece

Covid-19 Greece – Cases drop to 170 on Monday

Education Minister Kerameos says date of opening of schools to be announced on September 1

Crete: Explosion on the passenger ship “Blue Horizon” – Four men are injured

Stricter Covid-19 restrictive measures for Lesvos announced

Covid-19 Greece – Negative record with 284 new cases recorded

Watch videos of battle against forest fire in Mani – The efforts are continuing (videos)

Opening date of schools in Greece to be re-assessed after concerns raised by expert committee

Large forest fire underway in Mani (videos)

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Exclusive photo of hole in Turkish warship from collision with Greek frigate (photo)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in GreeceAugust 19, 2020No Comments

Protothema.gr exclusively brings to light photos of the damage the Turkish warship ship Kemal Ries sustained after it carried out a risky maneuvre in front of the Greek frigate "Limnos". On August 12, Greece and Turkey...

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Turkish President Erdogan converts museum of Monastery of Christ Saviour into a mosque (video-photos)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in CultureAugust 21, 2020No Comments

The provocations by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the Christians continue, as after the conversion of the Hagia Sophia into an Islamic mosque, another iconic Christian place of worship which served as a museum...

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The underwater village in Crete that resurfaces (video-photos)

Posted by Thema Newsroom in TravelAugust 16, 2020No Comments

Atlantis is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias. But the Greek island of Crete has its own real "Atlantis" called Sfentili... Sfentili is a...

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“2+2=4” is racist and white supremacy, says College professor

Posted by Thema Newsroom in WorldAugust 17, 2020No Comments

Brooklyn College Professor of Math Education Laurie Rubel argued on Twitter that the mathematical equation 2+2=4 “reeks of white supremacist patriarchy.” Rubel’s tweet was retweeted and promoted by several academics at universities and colleges around...

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