Greece
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6.1-magnitude quake near Kasos felt across Greece, Israel, and Egypt — no damage reported
A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the Eastern Mediterranean in the early hours of Wednesday, 15 kilometres south of the Greek island of Kasos, according …
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Mitsotakis: Greece bows as it farewells Arthur Leslie Leggett
Western Australia’s last surviving veteran of the Battle of Crete, Arthur Leslie Leggett OAM who passed away on 6 April, was farewelled with honours on Friday, 10 May, in a …
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Human Rights Watch says Greek state undermines media freedom
Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticised Greece’s government for “state actions that undermine” the right to information, noting that press freedom in the country has seen “significant deterioration” since the …
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Greek man says attacked by tennis star Tsitsipas’s family dog
A man in Greece on Tuesday said he needed stitches after allegedly being bitten by the family dog of tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 71-year-old claims he was attacked outside …
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Maria Menounos named Ambassador for Greece ahead of LA 2028 Olympic Games
Renowned Greek-American presenter and actress Maria Menounos has been appointed Ambassador of the Hellenic Olympic Committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, in a move aimed at uniting the …
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Athens vows tougher rules on e-scooter ‘nuisance’
The mayor of Athens vowed Monday to regulate rentals of electric scooters, saying their use had become a “terrible nuisance” in the Greek capital. “We are determined to set rules,” …
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Church donation box goes digital in Greece
Devout regulars attending Athens’s main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update: their donation box is now hooked up to a digital payments system. …
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Greek court finds arrested Georgian not guilty of spying
The 67-year-old was arrested on Friday outside a military camp in Serres for allegedly taking photographs in an area where it is forbidden. The man was noticed by soldiers, who …
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Woman dies after blast near Greek bank
A woman involved in robberies died early Saturday after an explosion in front of a bank in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, the police said. The 38-year-old was rushed to the …
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Turkish Cypriots protest new rule allowing hijab in school
Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing pupils to wear Islamic headscarves in secondary schools, a move critics say threatens the community’s secular traditions. …