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Four arrests in Greece over illegal building on popular islands
Four people were arrested on popular Greek islands on Friday on charges of illegal construction, police said Saturday amid a government crackdown on building abuses ahead of the tourist season. …
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Relatives of train tragedy victims protest in Greece
Around 300 people gathered Saturday in the central Greece city of Larissa to protest the loss of 57 lives in a head-on collision of two trains in February that shocked …
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Greek agro-voltaic products impress foreign agronomists
A one-of-a-kind greenhouse that operates exclusively with renewable energy sources and has third generation photovoltaics on its roof has impressed a group of 20 students from around the world. The …
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Journalists ‘in danger’ as Greek press freedom falls
The wife of a Greek journalist murdered two years ago believes the profession is imperilled in her country, which remains the European Union’s worst performer in a press freedom ranking …
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Austrian museum returns Parthenon fragments to Greece, reigniting hope for repatriation of stolen Parthenon Marbles held in British Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) in Vienna has announced plans to return two pieces of the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias took to Twitter …
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Governor General David Hurley acknowledges strong contribution of Greek Diaspora to Australia during Greece visit
The Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley, who is travelling to Lemnos to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the Gallipoli Campaign, will participate in the wreath-laying ceremony …
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Greece bans party linked to neo-Nazi group from May vote
Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday banned a party founded by a jailed member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group from contesting the May 21 general election. The far-right Hellenes party …
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Ancient setting, and modern issues: 8th Delphi Economic Forum tackles climate, finance, and much more
Over 990 world leaders and economic experts from 71 countries descended upon ancient Delphi for the 8th Delphi Economic Forum, between April 26 to 29. The Oracle of Delphi’s ambiguous …
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Rescue operations to extract Greeks and foreign nationals from Sudan
Battles raging in Sudan have sparked several evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. The Greek foreign ministry said a first group of …
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Greek PM kicks off general election countdown
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the dissolution of parliament on Saturday, kicking off the countdown to general elections set for May 21. Mitsotakis, whose four-year term would have …