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Athens vows tougher rules on e-scooter ‘nuisance’
The mayor of Athens vowed Monday to regulate rentals of electric scooters, saying their use had become a “terrible nuisance” in the Greek capital. “We are determined to set rules,” …
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Church donation box goes digital in Greece
Devout regulars attending Athens’s main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update: their donation box is now hooked up to a digital payments system. …
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Greek court finds arrested Georgian not guilty of spying
The 67-year-old was arrested on Friday outside a military camp in Serres for allegedly taking photographs in an area where it is forbidden. The man was noticed by soldiers, who …
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Woman dies after blast near Greek bank
A woman involved in robberies died early Saturday after an explosion in front of a bank in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, the police said. The 38-year-old was rushed to the …
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Turkish Cypriots protest new rule allowing hijab in school
Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing pupils to wear Islamic headscarves in secondary schools, a move critics say threatens the community’s secular traditions. …
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Man suspected of spying for Russia held in Greece
Authorities on Friday remanded in custody a Greek man suspected of photographing supply convoys on behalf of Russia in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis, a judicial source said. Alexandroupolis …
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Mounds of waste dumped near Athens’s main river: NGO
Mounds of waste have again been found dumped on the banks of Athens’s main river, the Kifissos, despite repeated clean-up operations, a Greek environmental group said on Tuesday. Vassilis Sfakianopoulos …
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Greek PM vows ‘drastic’ train safety upgrade
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday vowed to speed up a nationwide train safety overhaul, two years after the country’s worst rail tragedy left 57 dead. Mitsotakis said a …
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Greece beefs up firefighting force ahead of fire season: PM
Greece will deploy the largest firefighting force in its history for a menacing fire season that has already seen over a thousand blazes break out, the prime minister said Thursday. …
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Greek PM ‘not trying to pick a fight’ with Turkey, to pursue visit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday vowed to carry out a planned visit to Turkey despite regional tension and the recent arrest of Istanbul’s mayor. The Greek leader was …