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People-smuggler abandons 19 migrants off Greece: police
Greek maritime police on Sunday said that one migrant died and 18 others were rescued after a people smuggler abandoned them as they tried to cross the Aegean Sea. “The …
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Karalis soars to silver in thrilling world indoor pole vault final
Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis won a third world indoor pole vault title in Nanjing on Saturday after a gripping, high-class battle with Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis. Duplantis vaulted a best of 6.15 …
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Park project in Thessaloniki unearths Greek civil war dead
Construction work near one of Greece’s most notorious prisons in Thessaloniki has unearthed the remains of dozens of people executed during the Greek civil war era, relatives and officials said …
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Penpix of candidates to succeed Bach as IOC president
Greece’s President Constantine Tassoulas opened the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the Greek coastal resort of Costa Navarino. It is where, Thomas Bach’s successor as president of the …
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Cyprus expects ‘no more survivors’ from migrant wreck: defence minster
The chances of finding more survivors from a capsized migrant boat off Cyprus were very slim, the country’s defence minister said Tuesday, although a major search operation was still underway …
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Greek woman given three life terms for killing her three daughters
A Greek woman sentenced to life last year for murdering her nine-year-old daughter received two additional life terms on Tuesday for killing her two other children. The case had gripped …
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Major search underway off Cyprus after migrant boat capsizes
A major search involving naval helicopters and police boats was underway on Monday for the passengers of a migrant boat that capsized off the coast of Cyprus, officials said. Cypriot …
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Greece to invest $28 billion in defence by 2036: govt sources
Greece, a member of NATO, is to invest around 26 billion euros ($28 billion) by 2036 in modernising its military capabilities, a defence ministry source said Monday. Conservative Prime Minister …
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Greece rides a weather ‘rollercoaster’
Greece is riding a weather “rollercoaster”, with weekend temperatures spiking to a record high for March, just ahead of a forecast bout of snow and frost, meteorologists said on Sunday. …
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Moody’s upgrades Greece credit rating, outlook stable
Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday upgraded Greece’s credit rating, pulling the country out of junk territory after its years of struggling to recover from a debt crisis. Along with the …