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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. …

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Greek officials charged over train crash, PM vows ‘transparency’

Greek prosecutors on Thursday charged three more railway officials in connection with the country’s worst train crash, as the prime minister vowed “absolute transparency” in the probe into the tragedy. …

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Over 50,000 protesters in Greek train tragedy demos

Over 50,000 people were demonstrating around Greece on Wednesday, police said, in a mass outpouring of anger over last week’s rail disaster that claimed 57 lives. The protests were held …

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