Joanna Kakissis
Stories
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Health
Couple Struggles To Reunite During Pandemic Due To EU Ban On American Travel
Unmarried couples have been hard-hit by the travel restrictions introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Once such couple has been finally reunited in Greece.
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Business
Countries Balance Needed Tourism With Coronavirus Concerns
Nations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.
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Health
The Serbian President's 'Very Dystopian And Creepy' Political Rally
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic faced a wall of screens and launched into a campaign speech as people on the screens applauded and whooped. The virtual rally drew comparisons to Black Mirror.
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World
Greece's Strategy To Combat Coronavirus Outbreak
Greece has had surprising success so far in containing the spread of the coronavirus, which struck just as the country was pulling out of a decade-long financial crisis.
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Health
Orthodox Christians Observe Easter Amid Crackdown On Rogue Priests And Congregants
It's a time when churches are full, blood-red eggs are cracked to symbolize Christ's resurrection and lambs are roasted as part of family feasts. But the coronavirus has shut down those celebrations.
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Health
'Where Is This Going To Lead?': Roma People In Europe Face Coronavirus Disaster
Many in Europe's largest ethnic minority group live in poor, marginalized communities where conditions could lead to a swift outbreak, say researchers and activists.
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World
The Coronavirus Is Hurting Travel, So Greece Has Begun Offering Virtual Tourism
Greece is looking at enormous losses in a main industry due to COVID-19. Authorities have launched a website for virtual visits "until we can all be together in person again," a tourism official says.
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World
In Some Countries, Coronavirus Has Sparked An Authoritarian Power Grab
The leaders of Hungary, Israel and the Philippines have exploited the coronavirus crisis to consolidate their hold on power and weaken institutions that could curb them.
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Health
Eastern Orthodox Church To Halt Services Until End Of March
"This trial, too, shall pass," Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said. "But our lives will have changed forever." He asked parishioners to stay home for their own safety and the safety of others.
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Turkey Uighurs Search For Missing Loved Ones
For years, Uighurs in Turkey have been pained as they search for missing loved ones back home. Now that's compounded by their own insecurity in Turkey.