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Bomb explodes near Greek labour ministry, no casualties
An explosive device went off overnight in front of the Greek labour ministry in central Athens without causing any casualties, police said on Saturday. The explosion, which caused material damage, …
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Investors pounce on Athens airport IPO
The public sale of a 30-percent stake in Athens International Airport garnered strong demand, Greece’s finance minister said Friday, in a sign of investor confidence in the country’s recovering economy. …
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Two drown in migrant boat sinking: Greek coastguard
Greece’s coastguard on Wednesday said it had found the bodies of two asylum seekers believed to have drowned when a migrant boat sank near the island of Lesbos. Another 57 …
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Greek prime minister tries to placate fed-up farmers
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday offered to speed up financial aid to farmers in a bid to stave off protests already gripping other EU states. Mitsotakis told Skai …
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Greek PM hails US approval of F-35 fighter jet sale
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday welcomed a US decision to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Athens. Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday …
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Migrant Syrian girl, 3, dies after rescue off Cyprus
A three-year-old girl among 60 Syrian migrants rescued from a crowded wooden boat off the coast of Cyprus died on Thursday, officials on the island said. The child was one …
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Church of Greece comes down against same-sex marriage
The powerful Church of Greece on Tuesday formally announced its opposition to a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption that is expected to come before parliament next month. The church’s …
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Greece ups child benefits to fight fertility crisis
Greece on Monday said it would increase child benefits to combat a fertility crisis that has seen the population decline by 3.5 percent over the past decade. Ministers said, starting …
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Greek parliament to vote on same-sex marriage in February: PM
Greece’s parliament will vote next month on legalising same-sex marriage and adoption, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Friday, evoking a highly divisive issue in the country. A draft law “will …
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Iran releases crew member of seized Greek tanker: owner
One crew member of an oil tanker seized by Iran last week in the Gulf of Oman has been released and is on his way to Athens, the vessel’s Greek …