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Olympiacos hits out at police death probe

Greek football powerhouse Olympiacos on Wednesday slammed a probe targeting their top management in connection with the death of a riot policeman at the hands of hooligans last year. Judicial …

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France’s Data4 begins building data centre in Greece

France’s Data4 on Tuesday began building one of two planned data centres in Greece, the French embassy said in a statement. The project in Peania, east of Athens, to be …

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Thousands march through Athens to mark student uprising

Around 25,000 people marched through Athens on Sunday in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51th anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple military rule in Greece, police said. The …

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Former PM ousted from Greek ruling party for rejecting ‘calm waters’ with Turkey

The Greek government said Saturday it has expelled former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras from the New Democracy ruling party after he criticised the government for being too conciliatory with Turkey. …

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Greece outlines defence shakeup, drone plans

Greece said Thursday it would shake up its defence forces to save money and sideline older weapons in favour of drones after lessons drawn from Ukraine. Among the main changes …

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England ignore star absences to sink Greece

England’s understudies ignored the controversy over Harry Kane’s criticism of the team’s absentee stars as they beat Greece 3-0 on Thursday to keep alive their hopes of Nations League promotion. …

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England captain Kane axed for Greece clash after blast at absentee stars

England captain Harry Kane was left out of the starting line-up for Thursday’s Nations League clash with Greece just 24 hours after his remarkable blast at the team’s absentee stars. …

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Charity-founding Greek priest convicted of abuse

A prominent Greek priest running one of the country’s best-known child charities was convicted Thursday of beating minors in his care, along with four other staff, justice sources said. Father Antonios …

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Greece’s ambitious ‘smart city’ by the sea takes shape

High above the sparkling surface of the Athens coastline, the cranes for building the 50-floor luxury tower centrepiece of Greece’s future “smart city” look out over the Saronic Gulf. At …

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Greek spy agency releases 50-year-old Cyprus invasion documents

Greece’s state intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had declassified archival documents for the first time in its history, covering the period of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. …

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