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Thousands protest in Greece over rail tragedy
Thousands of protesters held new demonstrations across Greece on Friday to demand justice for the victims and families of the country’s worst rail disaster in which 57 people died in 2023. …
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Greek PM insists no danger from Santorini quake swarm
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted Friday there was no “immediate danger” from an unprecedented wave of quakes on the tourist island of Santorini that has forced thousands of residents …
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
A fresh series of quakes hit the Greek island of Santorini early on Thursday, part of an unprecedented seismic wave that has baffled scientists and led to a mass exodus …
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Tsitsipas scrapes through in Rotterdam, Alcaraz cruises
Earlier Thursday, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas saved a match point and battled from a set down to overcome local hope Tallon Griekspoor in a three-hour marathon. The world number 12 eventually …
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‘We’re not afraid’: Santorini residents brave tremors to stay put
From her balcony overlooking one of the world’s most stunning sea views, Santorini resident Chantal Metakides insisted she would not join the scores fleeing the earthquakes shaking the popular Greek …
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Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greece’s Santorini
Thousands of people fled the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day on Tuesday, as more earthquakes shook the top travel destination. Some 7,000 people …
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Greece on high alert as over 200 quakes shake Santorini island
Greece’s tourist island of Santorini on Sunday braced for the prospect of more tremors after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, …
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Greece awards first compensation over Tempi train disaster
A Greek court has for the first time awarded compensation over a death in the 2023 Tempi train disaster, acknowledging the responsibility of the rail operators, Greece’s AMNA news agency …
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Postecoglou hails Europa League win ‘made in Tottenham’
Ange Postecoglou said his team’s 3-0 win over Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday was “made in Tottenham”, after three youngsters scored to fire Spurs into the last 16. …
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Greece rail operator denies illegal cargo in 2023 crash
Greece’s rail network operator insisted Thursday there were no explosive chemicals on board a freight train involved in the country’s worst rail tragedy that killed 57 people in 2023. Greek …