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‘We’re not afraid’: Santorini residents brave tremors to stay put
From her balcony overlooking one of the world’s most stunning sea views, Santorini resident Chantal Metakides insisted she would not join the scores fleeing the earthquakes shaking the popular Greek …
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Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greece’s Santorini
Thousands of people fled the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day on Tuesday, as more earthquakes shook the top travel destination. Some 7,000 people …
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Greece on high alert as over 200 quakes shake Santorini island
Greece’s tourist island of Santorini on Sunday braced for the prospect of more tremors after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, …
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Greece awards first compensation over Tempi train disaster
A Greek court has for the first time awarded compensation over a death in the 2023 Tempi train disaster, acknowledging the responsibility of the rail operators, Greece’s AMNA news agency …
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Postecoglou hails Europa League win ‘made in Tottenham’
Ange Postecoglou said his team’s 3-0 win over Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday was “made in Tottenham”, after three youngsters scored to fire Spurs into the last 16. …
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Greece rail operator denies illegal cargo in 2023 crash
Greece’s rail network operator insisted Thursday there were no explosive chemicals on board a freight train involved in the country’s worst rail tragedy that killed 57 people in 2023. Greek …
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Greek PM denies ‘cover-up’ over country’s worst train crash
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday denied that he was attempting to conceal who was to blame for a train crash that killed 57 people in 2023. Mitsotakis has …
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Thousands march in Greece to demand justice for train wreck victims
More than 40,000 people protested in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, demanding justice for the families of the 57 victims who died in a train crash …
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Albanian Orthodox Church head Archbishop Anastasios, 95, dies in Greek hospital
Archbishop Anastasios, the head of the Albanian Orthodox Church for three decades, has died aged 95 in an Athens hospital after being airlifted to the Greek capital following a virus …
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ExxonMobil launches new Cyprus gas search
US major ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy have launched a new drilling operation off Cyprus as they seek to tap the Mediterranean island’s offshore gas, officials said on Friday. President Nikos …