Greece
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Close calls that preceded Greece’s worst train tragedy
Greece’s intercity trains went under private management in 2017, when the Italian public company Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane (FS) acquired the network — but state company OSE owns the tracks. …
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Relatives of Greek train crash passengers in fury and despair
Anger mounted in Greece on Thursday over a fatal train collision that killed at least 57 people, with protests and a national strike as authorities admitted failures overseeing the rail …
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Plans approved for New Archaeological Museum on Lefkada island
A plot of land the Finance Ministry has provided will house the New Archaeological Museum of Lefkada island in western Greece, following the approval of the plans provided by the …
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Greece seeks answers over deadliest train tragedy
A station master on duty during Greece’s deadliest train accident is to testify Thursday in the central city of Larissa over the disaster that claimed dozens of lives, plunging the …
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Minister resigns as Greece train crash toll reaches 42 and video emerges of collision
At least 42 people have been killed when a Greek passenger train collided head-on with a freight train, derailing carriages which then burst into flames in the country’s deadliest rail …
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Greece declares three days of mourning as death toll from Train crash reaches 36
At least 36 people were killed and another 66 injured after two trains collided head-on near the Greek city of Larissa, authorities said, as emergency services raced Wednesday to find …
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At least 32 dead and 85 injured after train collision in Greece
A train collision in the municipality of Elassona, Northern Greece has reportedly resulted in the death of at least 32 people while many more have been injured. Two trains travelling …
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Patras Carnival returns after three years [PHOTOS]
The city of Patras moved in high energy carnival rhythms for the entire weekend after three years of covid-induced restrictions. This is the only genuine carnivale in Greece, that harks …
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Piraeus commemorates the centenary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe which led to 2 million Greeks being exiled
Ten associations – refugee and non-refugee – have joined forces to present a three-day program honouring the Centenary of the Treaty of Lausanne, to be held at Piraeus between Friday …
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Households in Greece pessimistic over their finances in 2023, survey says
Greek households remain pessimistic over 2023 mainly because of the consequences of price increases, the Institute for small and medium sized enterprises of GSEVEE said on Wednesday (Greece time). The …