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Kaili remains under house arrest while partner is allowed to leave residence
Two suspects charged in the probe into alleged bribery by Qatar and Morocco at the European Parliament have been released from house arrest, Belgian prosecutors said on Tuesday. Belgian MEP …
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Four arrests in Greece over illegal building on popular islands
Four people were arrested on popular Greek islands on Friday on charges of illegal construction, police said Saturday amid a government crackdown on building abuses ahead of the tourist season. …
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Relatives of train tragedy victims protest in Greece
Around 300 people gathered Saturday in the central Greece city of Larissa to protest the loss of 57 lives in a head-on collision of two trains in February that shocked …
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Sakkari final hopes dashed and stunning upset for Tsitsipas in Madrid
Aryna Sabalenka gave herself an early birthday gift by easing past Maria Sakkari and into the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years on Thursday and then …
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Rescue operations to extract Greeks and foreign nationals from Sudan
Battles raging in Sudan have sparked several evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. The Greek foreign ministry said a first group of …
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Greek PM kicks off general election countdown
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the dissolution of parliament on Saturday, kicking off the countdown to general elections set for May 21. Mitsotakis, whose four-year term would have …
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Tsitsipas through to Barcelona final to face Spaniard Alcaraz
Stefanos Tsitsipas has defeated young gun Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the final of the Barcelona Opne for the third time. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz swept past Dan …
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Tsitsipas sweeps into Barcelona semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz stayed on course to defend his Barcelona Open title Friday as he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to move into the semi-finals. Alcaraz’s build-up to the …
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Tsitsipas sweeps past De Minaur and into Barcelona semi-finals
Stefanos Tsitsipas eased into the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open on Friday, beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-2 to stay on a collision course with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Tsitsipas …
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Host of failings led to Greece rail disaster: report
Greece’s worst rail disaster, which killed 57 people, was caused by a host of factors in a railway system plagued by chronic problems, according to a report by government experts …