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Storm flood kills man in western Greece
A man was swept away and killed by a flood in western Greece on Saturday after torrential rains driven by Storm Cassandra lashed the region, state-run media reported. News outlet …
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Firefighters battle deadly Greece wildfire for fourth day
Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled for the fourth day Wednesday to control a wildfire in the Peloponnese region that has killed two people and burned huge swathes of forest. Nearly …
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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 …