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Wartime bomb defused near site of landmark new Greek park
A World War II bomb was defused Thursday near a landmark new park worksite on the coast of Greek capital Athens, with a local official warning more could be found. …
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Record tourist numbers in Greece despite heatwave, fires
The number of tourists visiting Greece has hit a record high since the start of the year, despite a heatwave and fierce wildfires over the summer, according to official statistics …
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Dissent rocks Greek main opposition after leadership vote
Greece’s main opposition Syriza party has been rocked by dissent a month after a former Goldman Sachs trader was unexpectedly elected leader, prompting fears of a damaging split. Stefanos Kasselakis, …
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Pipe bomb explodes near Israeli embassy in Cyprus
Four people were arrested after a pipe bomb exploded near the Israeli embassy in Cyprus early on Saturday, causing little damage and no injuries, police said. The incident occurred in …
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Notorious Greek neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris gets prison leave: police
One of Greece’s most notorious neo-Nazis, believed to be behind a far-right party that recently entered parliament, was given a five-day leave from prison Saturday, police said. Ilias Kasidiaris, the …
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S&P returns Greece’s credit rating to investment grade
The ratings agency S&P has returned Greece’s credit rating to investment grade for the first time since 2010, citing the “significant progress” it has made in tackling economic challenges. S&P’s …
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Hamas says several dead and injured at Gaza Greek church compound after Israel strike
The Hamas-controlled interior ministry said several displaced people who had taken shelter at a church compound in the Gaza Strip have been killed and injured after an Israeli strike late …
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Migrant shipwreck reporting wins EU journalism prize
Greek, German and British media reporting on a migrant shipwreck thought to have killed hundreds in the Mediterranean has won an EU award named for a murdered Maltese journalist, officials …
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Thousands in Greece protest on Israel-Hamas war
Thousands demonstrated in Greece’s capital Athens on Wednesday on the Israel-Hamas war – including the country’s first small pro-Israel public gathering since the start of the conflict. Police said some …
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Second deadly Greece migrant boat incident in two days
Greece’s coastguard on Tuesday said a migrant had died and another 37 had been rescued in the second deadly boat incident in two days. A coastguard spokeswoman said the group …