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Tsitsipas saves two match points to reach Barcelona semi-finals

World number seven Stefanos Tsitsipas saved two match points to defeat Facundo Diaz Acosta and reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona clay-court tournament on Friday. Tsitipas came through 4-6, 6-3, …

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Greek opposition leader trolled over ‘baptism cross’ claim

Greece’s main opposition leader faced mockery both inside and outside his party this week after claiming a divine sign occurred during his baptism as an infant decades earlier. Stefanos Kasselakis, …

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Greek wildlife groups warn against govt flood recovery plan

Four prominent Greek wildlife groups on Thursday warned that the government’s recovery plans after last year’s flood disaster in Thessaly risked causing even greater damage to the environment. Greenpeace, WWF, …

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Global ocean summit nets $10 bn in pledges: Greek PM

An international summit on saving the oceans netted $10 billion in pledges, the prime minister of host country Greece said on Tuesday. The “Our Oceans” summit was launched in 2014 …

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Greek conservatives put jailed Albania mayor-elect on EU ticket

Greece’s ruling conservative party on Monday put on its list for June’s European Parliament elections a jailed ethnic Greek mayor-elect in Albania whose case has strained relations with Tirana. Fredi …

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Tsitsipas storms back to sink Sinner and reach the Monte Carlo final

An inspired Stefanos Tsitsipas handed Jannik Sinner his second loss of the season on Saturday as the two-time champion reached the Monte Carlo Masters final 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. The Greek’s …

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Greece offers payment to tourists evacuated from wildfires

The Greek government on Thursday offered compensation to tourists evacuated from wildfires on the holiday island of Rhodes last year so they can stay there again. Tourists of any nationality …

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Greece reopens historic mosque for Eid celebration

Greece on Wednesday reopened an historic mosque in the northern city of Thessaloniki for the first time in over a century to allow prayers marking Eid al-Fitr, the celebration ending …

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Greece hails ‘historic’ EU asylum overhaul

The migration minister for Greece, one of the countries worst affected by arrivals of growing numbers of undocumented migrants, on Wednesday hailed a landmark overhaul of EU asylum and migration …

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At least three children dead after migrant boat capsizes off Greece

At least three girls were found dead Wednesday off the rocky northwestern coast of the Greek island of Chios after their migrant vessel capsized, coastguard officials said, with a search …

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