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Greek general strike hits transport and commerce
More than 15,000 people took to the streets in Greece on Wednesday in the second 24-hour general strike this year, calling for higher wages to match the rising cost of …
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Greece train safety official quits 2023 crash probe
A senior state investigator probing Greece’s worst train tragedy resigned Wednesday, with ongoing confusion about the causes of a huge fireball that killed some survivors. Christos Papadimitriou, head of the …
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Greece nixes Acropolis shoot for ‘Poor Things’ director
Greece’s culture ministry has declined a request by the Greek director of the Oscar-winning “Poor Things” to film at the Acropolis, saying the scenes did not align with the storied …
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Migrant boat sinking kills seven in Greece: coast guard
The coast guard initially said four bodies had been discovered in the Aegean Sea but after a search by patrol boats, three others were found, a spokeswoman told AFP. The …
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Cyprus says ‘progress’ in UN-backed talks on divided island
Cypriot leaders agreed Wednesday to press on with trust-building measures that could revive the abandoned peace process on the divided island, the UN said after a meeting in the capital …
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Cyprus court frees five Israelis accused of Briton’s gang rape
A Cyprus court on Monday dismissed as unreliable the evidence against five Israeli tourists accused of gang-raping a British woman in the holiday resort of Ayia Napa and ordered them …
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Greece accepts new Chevron gas drilling interest: ministry
Greece’s environment ministry on Wednesday said it had accepted additional interest from US energy giant Chevron to join hydrocarbon exploration efforts south of the island of Crete. “The Greek government …
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Greece finds situation in Turkey ‘worrying’
Greece warned the political situation in neighbouring Turkey was “worrying” in the wake of the arrest of Istanbul’s powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a government spokesman said on Monday. The …
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Turkey detains 1,100 people since Erdogan rival’s arrest
Vast crowds of students surged onto Istanbul’s streets Monday in the latest protest over the arrest and jailing of Istanbul’s opposition mayor that has sparked Turkey’s worst unrest in years. …
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People-smuggler abandons 19 migrants off Greece: police
Greek maritime police on Sunday said that one migrant died and 18 others were rescued after a people smuggler abandoned them as they tried to cross the Aegean Sea. “The …