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2021-02-25 23:05:28 GMT2021-02-26 07:05:28(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Maria Spiliopoulou ATHENS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Greece is set to toughen the penalties for sexual offences and will launch a special website for reporting abuse in the wake of the Greek #MeToo Movement, which started in mid-January, when allegations from an Olympic sailing champion surfaced of sexual abuse committed by a former sporting official. "We must further strengthen our legal arsenal for the just punishment of those guilty of past and present crimes, but above all in order to prevent the crimes of the fut...

2020-12-14 17:35:53 GMT2020-12-15 01:35:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Maria Spiliopoulou ATHENS, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Born into a family of artists, Greek singer and actor Giorgos Kampanellis has been performing for over 35 years now. He makes a living from his art, which is his passion. Since March of 2020, Greece's cultural and creative sectors have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kampanellis is now locked in survival mode just like most of his fellow artists, he told Xinhua in a recent interview. Greece has been in its second nationwide lockdown since Nov. 7. A few days...