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Hellenic Space Agency collaborates with NASA on mission to the Moon Greece will participate in a space mission to the Moon, according to the collaboration agreement signed between the Hellenic Space Ancient shipwreck to be made accessible to divers in Greece Near the northern Greek island of Alonissos lies a remarkable ancient shipwreck: the remains of a massive cargo ship that 0 9 mins Jul 8, 2019 Mitsotakis takes over as Greece’s PM with radical change of style After steering New Democracy to landslide win, former banker says ‘hard work begins today.’ With all votes counted on Monday, New Democracy was shown to have captured 39.8% and 158 seats, more than doubling its presence in the 300-seat parliament. Tsipras’s Syriza party won 31.5%. A new cabinet is expected to swear in tomorrow and convene on Wednesday. This article titled “Mitsotakis takes over as Greece’s PM with radical change of style” was written by Helena Smith in Athens, for The Guardian on Monday 8th July 2019 14.59 UTC Greece’s outgoing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has handed over power to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a former banker who navigated the centre-right New Democracy party to landslide victory in Sunday’s snap general elections. In a changing of the guard that was as subdued as it was swift, Mitsotakis assumed office after he was officially… Continue reading ... Politics Tsipras: The 32% makes us a strong power of the democratic faction Outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that SYRIZA’s election results designated him as the great power of the democratic faction. Mr. Tsipras acknowledged that the election result gives a clear victory to ND, underlined however, / Jul 8 Greece Greek 2018 primary budget surplus exceeds forecasts Greece’s budget performance in 2018 was better than expected following some revenue-boosting measures by the government. According to the country’s statistical agency, Greece recorded a primary budget surplus, which excludes the cost of servicing the / Apr 23 Travel More than 33 million tourists visited Greece in 2018 More than 33 million tourists visited Greece last year. Specifically, according to the Bank of Greece’s final data, incoming travel traffic in 2018, increased by 9.7% to 33,072 million travelers, compared to 30,161 million in / Apr 15 Greece Evangelia Kranioti wins the Madame Figaro Photography Prize Greek photographer Evangelia Kranioti won the Prix Madame Figaro at France’s biggest photography festival Les Rencontres d’Arles, for her exhibition “The dead, the living and those who are at sea”. Kranioti, who is also a / Jul 8 On This Day November 2 1940 : The Italian Air Force bombed Ioannina causing civilian casualties. 1967 : The first, for Greece, open heart surgery procedure was successfully performed at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens 1977 : 12 died of flood waters from Kifissos and surrounding rivers caused by torrential rains. 1982 : The traffic ring was implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog. 1991 : Policeman Yiannis Varis was killed and 6 other policemen were injured by a rocket and grenade attack on a MAT bus in Exarchia , Athens . The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assumed responsibility. Births: Odysseus Elytis , poet ( 1911 ), Princess Sophia of Greece ( 1938 ), Giorgos Kolokithas , basketball player ( 1947 ). 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