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Graft case Kaili to return to MEP duties: lawyer
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, the face of the “Qatargate” corruption scandal, plans to return to her European Parliament duties next week after being freed from house arrest pending trial, her …
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Greek president taps judge to lead interim government
A senior Greek judge, Ioannis Sarmas, will be formally asked Wednesday to lead an interim government tasked with organising a second national election by late June, the presidency announced. “President …
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Greek PM says migrant ‘pushback’ inquiry underway
The Greek government is “holding an inquiry” into video footage reportedly showing the forceful expulsion of migrants who are set adrift at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday. “I… …
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Crowd favourite Tsitsipas ousted by Medvedev at rain interrupted semi-final
Daniil Medvedev moved into only the second clay court final of his career on Saturday as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 at the Italian Open. The former world number …
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Greece recovers hundreds of antiquities from art thief
Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted Neolithic to Byzantine artefacts including a second century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a …
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Magnitude 7.7 quake hits near New Caledonia triggering tsunami warning
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Caledonia, triggering a tsunami warning, US monitoring agencies said. The quake was detected at a depth of 37 …
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Briton tells Cyprus court ill wife ‘begged’ him to kill her
A British pensioner accused of killing his terminally ill wife told a Cyprus court Monday he reluctantly ended her life after she repeatedly “begged” him to do so. “I didn’t …
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Greek PM, officials sued over rail tragedy by victims’ group
A group representing the 57 victims of the head-on collision of two trains in Greece last February said Tuesday that it had filed a criminal lawsuit against Prime Minister Kyriakos …
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Revisionism in Turkish parties’ ‘DNA’, says Greek PM
Revisionism is “deeply” ingrained in the “DNA of all Turkish parties,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday ahead of May 21 national elections. Speaking during a televised debate of …
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Italy busts eastern Med people trafficking ring
Italian police arrested 29 people Wednesday accused of belonging to a smuggling ring shipping migrants across the Mediterranean from Turkey and Greece and helping them through Italy to northern Europe. …