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Greece says 80 migrants rescued after ship capsizes
Greece’s coastguard said Wednesday that 80 migrants had been rescued after their boat capsized and sank in international waters off the southwestern Peloponnese coast. Strong winds were complicating efforts, which …
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Greek priest suspended after girls help in ceremony
A priest in Athens has been suspended after including two girls as altar servers in a church service, angering hardliners in the country’s all-male Orthodox church, his parish and media …
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Greek shipwreck hunter finds long-lost British WW2 sub
A veteran Greek diver specialising in locating sunken ships has found a British submarine that disappeared during a World War II mission in 1942, state news agency ANA reported Wednesday. …
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Tsitsipas to cut out ‘naps and melatonin’ after French Open exit
Stefanos Tsitsipas pledged Tuesday to cut out “naps and melatonin” after admitting virtually sleepwalking into a French Open defeat by Carlos Alcaraz. The world number five from Greece slumped to …
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Greece to rescue asylum seekers on border river: police
Greece on Sunday said it would rescue dozens of asylum seekers claiming to be stranded on the country’s river border with Turkey for days. “We will rescue them as there …
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Mitsotakis says has Covid, suspends campaign
Former Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the frontrunner in June 25 elections, on Friday said he was suspending his campaign after testing positive for Covid-19. “The hugs and kisses of …
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Cargo ships collide in Aegean Sea: Greek coastguard
Greece’s coastguard on Friday said two cargo ships had collided near the island of Chios, without causing injuries or marine pollution. The coastguard in a statement said the Vanuatu-flagged freighter …
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Five Greek border police accused of smuggling migrants
Five Greek border police officers were arraigned Tuesday as suspected accomplices of a smuggling network that illegally brought migrants into the country from Turkey. The five men appeared before a …
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Greek presidency says new legislative elections to be held June 25
The Greek presidency said Monday the country will hold fresh elections on June 25, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to consolidate his gains in national elections that still left …
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Graft case Kaili to return to MEP duties: lawyer
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, the face of the “Qatargate” corruption scandal, plans to return to her European Parliament duties next week after being freed from house arrest pending trial, her …