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Toll from Greece floods rises to 15 dead

The toll from flooding that has ravaged villages in central Greece has risen to 15 people dead, rescue workers said Sunday. The body of a 42-year-old man was recovered at …

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Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ wins Venice top prize

The Golden Lion in Venice was awarded Saturday to a hilarious and shockingly explicit reworking of Frankenstein, “Poor Things”, starring Emma Stone as a sex-mad reanimated corpse, which had festival-goers …

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Toll in Greece floods hits 10 as rescuers race to villages

Helicopters and lifeboats have been deployed to reach hundreds of stranded villagers in central Greece, as the death toll from deadly flooding rose to 10, authorities said Friday. Firefighters worked …

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Four Greek crew members face homicide charges over passenger’s death

A ferry captain and three crew members appeared before a Greek prosecutor on Wednesday facing homicide charges over the death of a passenger after being forcefully pushed into the sea, …

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Rivals Turkey, Greece herald ‘new era’ in ties

The top diplomats of historic rivals Turkey and Greece on Tuesday hailed a “new era” in relations and vowed to intensify dialogue in the coming months. The visit by Greek …

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Fifteen migrants, including one fatality, found on Greek islet

A Greek coastguard patrol boat on Tuesday picked up 15 migrants, one of whom had died, on the Aegean islet of Farmakonisi, port police said. The 14 – five men, …

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Afghan refugee wrongly imprisoned in Greece awarded damages

An Afghan refugee who spent nearly three years in prison after being wrongfully accused of trafficking migrants was awarded thousands of euros in damages, his lawyers said on Tuesday. Akif …

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Torrential rains kill one in Greece after wildfires

At least one person has died in eastern Greece after torrential rains hit the country, already ravaged for weeks by devastating wildfires, authorities said on Tuesday. However, officials said firefighters …

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Cyprus, Greece, Israel to focus on energy cooperation

Cyprus, Greece and Israel agreed at a summit in Nicosia on Monday to deepen their regional energy cooperation to focus on exports to Europe, especially natural gas and renewables. “We …

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Massive Greece wildfire under control: govt

Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the massive blaze that has been raging for two weeks in the Dadia National Park in northeastern Greece, authorities said Monday. Classified by …

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