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Greek prime minister announces May elections after rail disaster

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday that the country would hold a general election in May, as his government faces widespread anger over a train disaster that killed 57 …

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Greek patriarchate denounces ‘attack’ at Jerusalem church

The Greek Orthodox Church on Sunday denounced what it called a “heinous terrorist attack” on a church at the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem. Israeli police had said …

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Greece sacks police chief after train tragedy protests

Greece said Saturday it had sacked its national police chief, days after clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in the wake of the country’s deadliest train tragedy. The …

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Refugees protest tough Greek migration policy

Hundreds of refugees protested against Greece’s tough migration policies in Athens on Saturday, accusing the conservative government of “murdering” asylum seekers through illegal pushbacks. “Stop pushbacks, down with the government …

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Greece shuts down popular beach over landslide fears

Greece’s tourism ministry said Thursday that it was blocking access for safety reasons to one of the country’s most popular beaches, where seven people were hurt in a landslide in …

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Greek trains to resume ‘gradually’ from 22 March after crash: govt

Rail traffic will resume “gradually” in Greece from 22 March as the country reels from its deadliest train crash, the transport minister said on Tuesday. Fifty-seven people, many of them …

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Greek granny famed for helping refugees dies

A 93-year-old Greek grandmother, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for helping refugees flooding into Europe, died on Sunday, the state news agency reported. Emilia Kamvysi and two …

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Jordanian princess weds Venezuelan financier with Greek heritage

The daughter of Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday wed a financier of Greek origin at a ceremony at the royal palace west of the capital Amman. State television broadcast …

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Tsitsipas says shoulder a stumbling block at Indian Wells

Australian Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas downplayed his expectations for the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Wednesday, saying he’s still battling the shoulder injury that saw him pull out of Acapulco …

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Mitsotakis asks collision victims’ families for forgiveness as 12,000 protest outside parliament

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday asked for forgiveness from the families of victims of Greece’s worst rail disaster, which killed 57 people and has sparked widespread outrage. “As prime …

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