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Greek govt to face no-confidence vote over 2023 train tragedy
Greek opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to trigger a no-confidence vote against the government over its handling of the country’s worst rail tragedy in 2023, the head of …
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Greece marks train crash anniversary with national stoppage
Greece is coming to a standstill today with sweeping strikes and protests to mark the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail tragedy, that left 57 dead in 2023. Mounting …
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Islanders keen to return to Santorini even as quakes continue
Ilias Roussos will never forget the day he was driven from his native island of Santorini with thousands of others by a quake barrage that shows little sign of slowing …
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Greece returns stolen ancient coin hoard to Turkey
Greece on Thursday returned a hoard of over 1,000 stolen ancient coins to Turkey in the first repatriation of its kind between the historic rivals and neighbours. The move came …
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Greeks still sceptical Britain will return Parthenon Marbles
“Positive” talks between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles have rekindled hope that the ancient friezes could be on their way back to Athens after more than …
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Squeezed Greeks get taste for lowly street olives
Not far from one of Athens’ busiest highways, passing motorists stop and stare at the bucolic agricultural scene going on in front of them on the streets of Glyfada. Nets …
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EU firefighters to join as Greece battles blaze
Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on Tuesday, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to contain the deadly blaze that has …
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Early fires an ominous Greek summer warning: experts
A year after one of Greece’s worst wildfire seasons left over 20 people dead, a record-breaking warm winter and high spring temperatures are raising fears of another fierce summer. According …
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Greek govt defeats censure motion over train tragedy
Greece’s conservative government survived a censure motion in parliament on Thursday that was lodged over claims it had tried to manipulate an investigation into the deadly train collision that rocked …
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Greece to legalise same-sex marriage, adoption: prime minister
Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday, but gave no timeframe on the sensitive issue in the staunchly Orthodox Christian state. “We …