Greece
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Greece ranks second globally in 2025 Blue Flag awards, 623 beaches recognised
Greece has placed second among 52 countries in the 2025 Blue Flag quality awards, with 623 beaches, 17 marinas, and 17 sustainable tourism boats recognised for meeting environmental criteria. The …
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Greece commits over €313 million to boost air safety and complete new Crete airport
Greece is set to inject more than €313 million ($AUD 547 million) into its aviation infrastructure, aiming to enhance air transport safety and accelerate the development of the new international …
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Nikos Galanos, beloved Greek actor of cinema, theatre, and television, dies aged 80
Greece is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved and recognisable actors. Nikos Galanos, a familiar face to generations of audiences from the golden era of Greek cinema …
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Clooney says confident Parthenon Marbles will return to Greece
Oscar-winning actor George Clooney says he is certain the Parthenon Marbles will return to Greece, adding in an interview that their repatriation is a “family” matter for him and his …
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Home of former Greek rail disaster probe chief attacked
An incendiary device exploded early Sunday outside the apartment block where a former senior state investigator probing Greece’s worst train tragedy lives, police said. Athens News Agency reported that unidentified …
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4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Evia, shakes Athens and Sporades
A strong 4.5 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of central Greece in the early hours of Monday, with tremors felt across Attica, including Athens, and as far as the Sporades islands …
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Legal action to follow after Adidas ad showing shoe on Acropolis sparks outrage in Greece
A promotional video for Adidas featuring a multicoloured trainer on the Acropolis has sparked public outrage in Greece, prompting the government on Friday to announce legal action as no filming …
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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 …