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Sakkari crashes out of Miami Open
In a surprise upset, Canadian Bianca Andreescu, the former U.S. Open winner now ranked 31st, overcame seventh seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, in a gruelling three-hour, three-minute …
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Greece vows to halt illegal construction in Mykonos
Greece’s environment minister on Tuesday vowed to halt illegal construction on the popular tourist island of Mykonos days after a local archaeologist was beaten in an apparent building dispute. “The …
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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 …