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Greece lays to rest ‘noble’ ex-prime minister Simitis
Greek former prime minister Costas Simitis, the architect of the country’s eurozone entry, was laid to rest Thursday in a state funeral. Simitis, who died on Sunday aged 88, received …
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Two young asylum seekers found dead off Greek island Rhodes
The bodies of two young asylum seekers have been discovered in the sea off Rhodes, near the Turkish coast, the Greek port police said on Tuesday. The migrants were “a …
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Former Greek PM Costas Simitis dies aged 88
Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis died Sunday at 88, state-run ERT News reported. Simitis had not been facing a particular health problem. A former prime minister and one of …
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Albanian Orthodox archbishop in stable condition after been airlifted to Athens
The head of the Albanian Orthodox Church, who was airlifted to hospital in Athens due to complications from a virus, is in a stable condition, the Evangelismos hospital said on …
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Ailing Albania Orthodox archbishop airlifted to Greece
The head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, Archbishop Anastasios, has been airlifted to a hospital in Athens, the Greek defence ministry said as the charismatic 95-year-old religious leader battled …
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Azeri leader’s cousin held in Greece party-villa drugs bust: police
A cousin of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, a famous British-Azeri DJ, has been arrested in a drug raid at a party near Athens, Greek police said Tuesday. Police said they …
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Greece announces campaign against ‘website addiction’
Greece on Monday announced a campaign to protect teens from “website addiction” after a similar move by Australia targeting social media companies last month. Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said …
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Tsitsipas crashes at United Cup – Clinical Swiatek romps
Iga Swiatek romped to an emphatic victory in her season-opening match at the United Cup Monday, but Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed as Kazakhstan upset Greece to make the knockout round of …
Tsitsipas upset as Kazakhstan beat Greece to make United Cup knockouts
Stefanos Tsitsipas slumped to defeat in his first match of the season Monday as the Elena Rybakina-led Kazakhstan upset Greece to surge into the United Cup quarter-finals, while Britain beat …
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Greek ex-royal family requests naturalisation, sparks controversy
Ten members of Greece’s former royal family, which was deposed and exiled 50 years ago, have applied for naturalisation under the family name “De Grece”, the government said on Friday. …