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‘Cautious optimism’ over Parthenon Marbles deal: Greek minister
A senior Greek minister expressed “cautious optimism” that an agreement could be reached over the Parthenon Marbles Wednesday, after officials this week hinted at ways to break the two-century deadlock. …
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Foreign help expected to fight Greek forest fire: minister
Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day Tuesday to contain a forest fire in Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula that killed two people, a minister said. The fire had consumed up …
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Two killed fighting wildfire in Greece: Update
Two men have died in central Greece while trying to help firefighters tackle a forest fire that has forced several villages to be evacuated, authorities said Monday. The fire near …
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Missing German tourist found dead in Greece
Greek firefighters on Sunday announced that they had found the body of a German tourist who had been missing for two days on the southern island of Crete. The man …
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Village evacuated over forest fire in southern Greece
Authorities evacuated a village after a forest fire broke out on Sunday near the seaside town of Xylokastro in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece, firefighters said. An arsenal of …
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Greece probes migrant’s death in police custody (graphic content)
Greek authorities on Friday were investigating the death of a migrant in police custody after pictures of the man’s bruised body appeared in online media. Anti-fascist group Keerfa, which distributed …
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Tsitsipas loses in Japan Open first round
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ woes continued after the Greek number four seed exited the Japan Open with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 first-round loss to American Alex Michelsen on Thursday. Tsitsipas, the world …
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Outdated rules, limited metro collide for ‘unbearable’ Athens gridlock
Straining to squeeze his taxi between two hulking trucks blocking an Athens street, 66-year-old cabbie Damianos says he’s never seen traffic congestion in the Greek capital this bad. “It’s unbearable,” groans …
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Four dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece
Four migrants died Monday and five were rescued when an inflatable boat sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea, the coastguard said. Accidents …
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Ex-Italian PM’s grandson returns ancient vase to Greece
The grandson of a former Italian prime minister has returned to Greece an ancient vase presented as a state gift over 70 years ago, the Greek culture ministry said Friday. …