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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 …
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Greek president taps judge to lead interim government
A senior Greek judge, Ioannis Sarmas, will be formally asked Wednesday to lead an interim government tasked with organising a second national election by late June, the presidency announced. “President …
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Greek PM says migrant ‘pushback’ inquiry underway
The Greek government is “holding an inquiry” into video footage reportedly showing the forceful expulsion of migrants who are set adrift at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday. “I… …
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Crowd favourite Tsitsipas ousted by Medvedev at rain interrupted semi-final
Daniil Medvedev moved into only the second clay court final of his career on Saturday as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 at the Italian Open. The former world number …
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Greece recovers hundreds of antiquities from art thief
Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted Neolithic to Byzantine artefacts including a second century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a …