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EU border vessel sinks in Aegean Sea in migrant rescue
An EU border patrol boat sank in the Aegean Sea Monday during a migrant search, the Greek coastguard said, adding that the crew were immediately picked up by other vessels. …
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Greece draws criticism over tougher asylum stance
A leading humanitarian group criticised Greece on Thursday after its government announced it would pause for three months all asylum hearings for people arriving in boats from North Africa, to …
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Acropolis trims hours again amid Greek heatwave
The Acropolis in Athens will limit its operating hours for a second straight day because of heatwave conditions, the Greek culture ministry said Wednesday. The ministry in a statement said …
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UN seeks breakthrough in Cyprus peace talks
The United Nations is pushing for a breakthrough when Cyprus’s rival leaders meet in New York next week for a renewed attempt to revive stalled peace talks, an UN envoy …
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Man arrested over fire on Greek island of Evia
A 52-year-old man has been arrested on the Greek island of Evia, accused of starting the fire that devastated part of the island between Friday evening and Saturday morning, firefighters …
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Thousands evacuated as Greek, Turkish wildfires rage
Officials on the southern Greek island of Crete evacuated thousands of people from wildfires, while two people died in neighbouring Turkey as fires took hold in the western province of …
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Intralot to acquire Bally’s International Interactive in €2.7B deal, creating global lottery and iGaming powerhouse
Intralot S.A. and Bally’s Corporation today announced that their respective Boards of Directors approved their entry into a definitive transaction agreement pursuant to which Intralot will acquire Bally’s International Interactive …
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Thousands in Norway mistakenly told they won big on lottery
A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. …
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Greece replaces minister who quit over graft probe
Greece’s government on Saturday said it had replaced Makis Voridis a day after the migration minister resigned over claims he defrauded European farm subsidies while holding the agriculture brief. Government …
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Greece’s migration minister latest to quit in widening EU subsidies scandal
Greece’s migration minister Makis Voridis resigned on Friday, the government announced, after claims that he was involved in a European farm subsidies fraud when he held the country’s agricultural development …