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Hiker dies in Greece bear encounter
A bear who pushed a hiker to his death in a ravine in northeast Greece may have thought humans were planning an attack, wildlife experts said Tuesday. The body of …
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Greek electoral court expels far-right MPs from parliament
Greece’s electoral court on Tuesday threw out of parliament the leader and two lawmakers of a small far-right party under investigation for vote fraud. Spartans leader Vasilis Stigkas and two …
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5.3-magnitude quake rocks Greece’s Mount Athos
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rocked the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics said. The undersea quake had a depth of just …
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Restaurants strike on popular Greek tourist island over beach clampdown
Restaurant owners on the Greek tourist island of Paros staged a 24-hour shutdown Thursday to protest against zoning regulations blocking them from using part of the island harbour’s beachfront. “There …
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Egypt FM tells Greece court ruling does not affect historic monastery
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty sought to reassure his Greek counterpart on Wednesday following a court ruling that decided the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula sits on …
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Cairo seeks to calm backlash after ruling puts ancient Greek Orthodox monastery at risk
Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine’s monastery in the Sinai peninsula on Friday after a controversial court ruling said it sat on state-owned land. …
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Greece to toughen migration laws: minister
Greece plans to eliminate a provision allowing irregular migrants to apply for residency after seven years in the country, the migration minister announced Thursday, saying the rule had been abused. …
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Cyprus to pay Syrian asylum seekers to return home
Cyprus is to launch a repatriation scheme for Syrian families who revoke their asylum claims, allowing one adult member to stay on the island and work, a minister said Thursday. …
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Greece vows ‘full transparency’ in EU farm subsidy row
Greece’s agriculture minister on Tuesday promised “full transparency” in the disbursement of EU farm subsidies after a top Greek official was sacked in a fraud probe row with Brussels. Costas …
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Over 500 migrants rescued off Greek island in recent days
Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants off the southern island of Crete in recent days, the coastguard said in a statement Sunday. Greece is one of the main …