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Clashes in Greece as thousands protest train tragedy
Greek police fired tear gas and protesters hurled firebombs on Thursday as more than 40,000 people took to the streets to slam the government and voice outrage at last month’s …
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2024 Olympic flame to travel by sailboat from Greece to France
The Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 took the innovative decision for the transfer of the Olympic Flame to France. Thousands of torchbearers will carry the …
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Long ignored, Greek Holocaust survivors are finally heard
The pain wells up inside Naki Bega as she remembers being herded onto a train to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi’s most notorious extermination camp. They “threw us into (cattle) wagons with …
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British PM: government will not change law to allow Parthenon Marbles return
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made clear his government will not consider changing a law which forbids the British Museum from returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece permanently. The …
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Greek trains to resume ‘gradually’ from 22 March after crash: govt
Rail traffic will resume “gradually” in Greece from 22 March as the country reels from its deadliest train crash, the transport minister said on Tuesday. Fifty-seven people, many of them …
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Greek granny famed for helping refugees dies
A 93-year-old Greek grandmother, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for helping refugees flooding into Europe, died on Sunday, the state news agency reported. Emilia Kamvysi and two …
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Teenager charged over attack of MeRA25 leader Yanis Varoufakis
A 17-year-old was charged with two crimes and two misdemeanors by a Greek prosecutor on Sunday as part of a group that attacked and injured MeRA25 party leader Yanis Varoufakis. …
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New protests hit Greece over train tragedy
Thousands of demonstrators staged fresh protests in Greece on Sunday as anger grows over the country’s deadliest rail crash, ratcheting up pressure on the government over the tragedy. Protesters flooded …
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Greece pushes UK museum to return Parthenon Marbles
The return of the British Museum’s Parthenon Marbles to Greece is possible even if the two sides cannot come to an agreement over who owns the sculptures, a campaign group …
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Train crash may thwart Greek PM’s re-election bid: analysts
The Greek prime minister’s bid for re-election at forthcoming polls may be thwarted by the country’s deadliest train crash, which has sparked mass protests and calls for him to quit. …