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Greece’s main animal park to send its dolphins to Florida
Greece’s main zoo on Wednesday said it would transfer its five dolphins to a Florida aquarium, after a long dispute with animal organisations. “It’s not easy to keep dolphins,” Jean-Jacques Lesueur, …
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Ancient statue found dumped ‘near dustbins’: Greek police
Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near dustbins in the northern city of Thessaloniki. …
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Cyprus leaders discuss opening more crossings on divided island
Rival Cypriot leaders met Monday to discuss opening more crossing points across the divided island, the United Nations said, as part of trust-building efforts to revive stalled peace talks. President …
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Greece prosecutes Novartis graft probe witnesses
Greece on Monday prosecuted a pair of protected witnesses in a long-running bribery probe involving Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis for alleged perjury, a justice source said. The man and woman …
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Seven migrants drown off Turkey’s western coast, 15 km away from Samos
Seven migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey after falling overboard when the authorities tried to intercept their boat, the Turkish coastguard said Friday. They …
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Postecoglou defends Spurs’ lack of action in transfer market
Ange Postecoglou on Friday defended Tottenham’s lack of activity in the January transfer window, saying the club is “working as hard as it can” to bring in reinforcements for his …
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Cyprus tourist arrivals topped four million in 2024
Cyprus tourist arrivals exceeded four million for the first time last year despite devastating wars in the nearby Middle East, official figures showed on Friday. Tourism Minister Costas Koumis called …
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Cyprus hails new access to US defence goods
Cyprus on Thursday heralded a move by United States President Joe Biden allowing the strategic Mediterranean country access to military equipment. Traditionally aligned with Russia, European Union member Cyprus has …
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Greek premier taps conservative ally Konstantinos Tasoulas for head of state
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday nominated a long-term conservative ally, parliament chief Konstantinos Tasoulas, for the post of president. Mitsotakis brought the issue of the presidential election to …
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Postecoglou battles ongoing injury crisis at Spurs ahead of Arsenal clash
Ange Postecoglou said Brazil forward Richarlison is fit to face Arsenal on Wednesday but Timo Werner will miss out as the Tottenham boss continues to juggle a daunting injury list. …