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Tsitsipas sets up last-16 clash with Sinner at Australian Open
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas kept his unbeaten streak this year intact Friday with another romp at the Australian Open to set up a round of 16 clash with dangerous Italian …
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Tsitsipas says he thinks of getting a home in Melbourne after sixth win
Clinical world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas clocked his sixth consecutive win of the year on Wednesday to sprint into the Australian Open third round in just 92 minutes. The 24-year-old …
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Making fewer babies: the demographic decline
The world’s population may have shot up beyond eight billion for the first time recently, but some countries including the most populous, China, are seeing their populations shrink. And the …
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EU parliament chief to unveil reforms amid graft scandal
The president of the European Parliament will seek Monday to get ahead of a graft scandal that has rocked the legislature, by officially unveiling a series of reforms to clean …
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Greece insists Parthenon Marbles return debate ‘not closed’
Greece insisted Friday that the debate on the possible return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain was “not closed” despite London appearing to rule it out. “The debate on the …
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Second Greek Jewish memorial vandalised in Thessaloniki
Greece’s top Jewish body said a memorial to thousands of Jews killed in the Holocaust had been vandalised in Thessaloniki, the second such incident in as many weeks. A mural …
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Greece’s ex-king Constantine to have private funeral
Greece’s former king Constantine II, who has died aged 82, will have a private funeral next week and be buried at the former royal estate of Tatoi, his family and …
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UK minister rules out permanent return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
UK culture minister Michelle Donelan on Wednesday said she did not support the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, following a report that a “cultural exchange” is close to …
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Former king of Greece Constantine II dies at 82
Greece’s former king Constantine II ‘Glucksberg’, who reigned before the country became a republic in 1974, died in Athens on Tuesday aged 82, Greek public broadcaster ERT announced. ERT said …
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Greece seeks ‘definitive return’ of Parthenon Marbles
Greece insisted Monday that Britain return for good the Parthenon Marbles that have been in British possession for two centuries, adding negotiations about their fate were “not easy”. The ancient …