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Albanian Orthodox Church head Archbishop Anastasios, 95, dies in Greek hospital
Archbishop Anastasios, the head of the Albanian Orthodox Church for three decades, has died aged 95 in an Athens hospital after being airlifted to the Greek capital following a virus …
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ExxonMobil launches new Cyprus gas search
US major ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy have launched a new drilling operation off Cyprus as they seek to tap the Mediterranean island’s offshore gas, officials said on Friday. President Nikos …
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Greece’s main animal park to send its dolphins to Florida
Greece’s main zoo on Wednesday said it would transfer its five dolphins to a Florida aquarium, after a long dispute with animal organisations. “It’s not easy to keep dolphins,” Jean-Jacques Lesueur, …
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Ancient statue found dumped ‘near dustbins’: Greek police
Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near dustbins in the northern city of Thessaloniki. …
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Earthquake hits Lesvos island
Greece has been the target of an earthquake reaching 5 and above on the Richter scale, with Mytilene in Lesvos suffering the effects. The earthquake hit Greece on Tuesday night …
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Mitsotakis welcomes Trump’s return with focus on security and prosperity
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has extended his congratulations to Donald J. Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States. In a statement on social media, …
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Greece prosecutes Novartis graft probe witnesses
Greece on Monday prosecuted a pair of protected witnesses in a long-running bribery probe involving Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis for alleged perjury, a justice source said. The man and woman …
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Kaiti Grey, iconic Greek singer, dies at 100
Legendary Greek folk singer Kaiti Grey, celebrated for her timeless voice and enduring contributions to Greek music, passed away at the age of 100. Renowned for hits such as “To …
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Thessaloniki business chamber flags “opportunities for Greek business people in the Australian market”
Australia’s peak Hellenic business chamber recently met with its equivalent in Thessaloniki to further business and trade opportunities and discuss a new flight route to Greece’s second largest city. Hellenic …
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Seven migrants drown off Turkey’s western coast, 15 km away from Samos
Seven migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey after falling overboard when the authorities tried to intercept their boat, the Turkish coastguard said Friday. They …