NUGAS: Insights of a medical student in the land of Hippocrates

5 March, 2020

When I arrived at the front doors of the General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos in Crete, it’s safe to say I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Here I was, a final year medical student on the other side…

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Greece’s Migrant Crisis: “A powder keg ready to explode”

4 March, 2020

“People have seen their properties destroyed, their sheep and goats have been slaughtered, their homes broken into. A few years back, when there were 5,000 migrants on the island, things seemed bad enough. Now there’s a sense that the situation has really…

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ANTIPODES FESTIVAL A HUGE SUCCESS!

4 March, 2020

Over the weekend, 100,000 people descended onto Lonsdale Street for Australia’s largest Greek Street party and celebration of all things Greek, the 2020 Antipodes Festival. Organised by the Greek Community of Melbourne, the Festival featured a record number (over 90) of food,…

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The Hellenic Museum hosts an illuminating lecture on Cypriot pottery

4 March, 2020

Last Thursday night the Hellenic Museum hosted a special guest lecture presented by Dr Jennifer Webb on Ancient Cypriot Pottery. The talk presented a brief illustration of Cypriot pottery from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, with a focus on the Peter…

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Lesvos: Locals mob against migrants boat, attack reporters

4 March, 2020

Things got out of control in the port of Thermi in the island of Lesvos on Sunday, with locals to block migrants and refugees to disembark from dinghy with a broken engine. Not only did the locals used vulgar expressions and threats…

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Greece upgrades border security to maximum, suspends Asylum, calls Turkey “a trafficker”

4 March, 2020

Greece has decided to suspend asylum for a month and to activate a series of EU and Frontext mechanisms to protect her land and sea borders, while thousands of migrants are pushing their way to the country in Evros and the Aegean…

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Evros: Greek Army conducted exercise with live ammunition on March 2

4 March, 2020

Real ammunition were used on Monday, March 2, 2020, across the Evros river, an announcement by the Greek Army said. The 4th Army Corps announced military exercises with live ammunition at all border outposts at Kipoi and Kastanies where thousands of migrants…

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NUGAS: Insights of a medical student in the land of Hippocrates

Greece’s Migrant Crisis: “A powder keg ready to explode”

ANTIPODES FESTIVAL A HUGE SUCCESS!

The Hellenic Museum hosts an illuminating lecture on Cypriot pottery

Lesvos: Locals mob against migrants boat, attack reporters

Greece upgrades border security to maximum, suspends Asylum, calls Turkey “a trafficker”

Evros: Greek Army conducted exercise with live ammunition on March 2

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