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Greece Road Arrivals Grind to a Halt Due to Covid-19 CrisisDespite picking up at the start of July when Greece reopened to tourism after Covid-19 lockdowns, arrivals to the country by road have nearly come to a grinding halt after mandatory testing requirements were put into place at the borders.According to data, 580,000 travelers came to Greece by road in Q3 2020 accounting for a mere 8 percent of total arrivals recorded in 2019.
Dartford tourist flies to Corfu from Stansted on 'stolen and cancelled' passport according to HM Passport Office recordsA holidaymaker has blasted passport officials for allowing her to unknowingly travel on a cancelled passport she was told had been reported stolen.Georgia Haynes was hauled before Greek airport police when she landed in Corfu completely unaware she was travelling with an invalid document.
Howzat! The story of Hellenic Cricket – from Corfu to Lemnos and MelbourneIt may come as a surprise to some that the English game of cricket has a long historical connection to Greece and Greeks. There is some evidence that a “cricket-like” games was played in Ancient Greece. Depictions of players, using sticks – or bacterium – and a ball, can be found as a relief on a tombstone in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. There is some argument that this may have been an early form of field hockey or cricket, but either way, the use of sticks and balls has a long history in Greece.
€84 million heating allowance for vulnerable households in GreeceThis is the allowance for the winter season 2020-2021 which was decided to be paid earlier in order to give extra support to vulnerable households.
Greek court rules Golden Dawn party criminal organization
Roupakias found guilty on all charges in GD trialGiorgos Roupakias has been found guilty on all charges in the killing of antifascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas in 2013.
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Stolen Mao scroll worth £230m was cut in two by £50 buyer, police sayHong Kong police say person who bought scroll thought it was a fake and too long to display