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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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Greece to launch new marine parks at global oceans meet

Greece, hosts of this year’s global conference on protecting oceans, will launch two new marine parks as part of multi-billion-euro pledges expected from 120 participating states and entities, organisers said …

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Spain axes ‘golden visa’ scheme to curb property speculation

Spain is to axe its so-called “golden visa” scheme under which foreign investors get residency for a 500,000-euro-investment in property, to curb the speculation blighting many Spanish cities, Prime Minister …

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Greek premier warns ‘stability’ at stake in EU vote

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday warned voters to avoid “experimenting” with protest parties in upcoming European Parliament elections, warning that the country’s “stability” was at stake. “We ask …

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Anger grows in Greece after femicide outside police station

Dozens of young protesters gathered Friday outside a Greek police station where a woman was murdered, marking the fifth femicide in Greece this year. Kyriaki Griva, 28, was fatally stabbed …

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Greek far-right MPs charged with electoral fraud

Greece’s Supreme Court on Thursday prosecuted 13 people including a jailed neo-Nazi and lawmakers of a new nationalist party for alleged voter fraud, a judicial source said. Supreme Court prosecutor …

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Greek migration ministry fined over camp data breaches

Greece’s migration ministry has been fined for data protection breaches in migrant camps under its care, the country’s independent data watchdog said on Wednesday. The Hellenic data protection authority said in …

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Greece hit again by high temperatures, Saharan dust

Thick clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara once again covered Greek skies Monday, especially Athens and Thessalonika, with temperatures rising as high as 31°C (88°F). The dust storms, …

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Cyprus church rocked by monk fraud allegations

The powerful Orthodox church on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been embroiled in a scandal involving two monks accused of fraud. Cypriot police are investigating events at Osiou Avakoum …

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Greece lifts price of popular Golden Visa to fight housing crisis

Greece on Sunday tightened its Golden Visa rules raising the required investment to as much as 800,000 euros in a bid to help ease a housing crisis. The successful programme …

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