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US returns two stolen 7th-century antiquities to China

The United States returned two looted antiquities to China, the latest in a wave of repatriations of artifacts stolen from more than a dozen countries, New York authorities announced Tuesday. …

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Giannis will be ‘forever grateful’ to former Bucks coach

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo declared Tuesday he will be “forever grateful” to Mike Budenholzer, who was fired last week as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek …

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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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