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Greece, Turkey urge better relations after quake
Greece’s foreign minister visited Turkey on Sunday in a show of support after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake last Monday, despite a longstanding rivalry between the two …
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Sakellaropoulou celebrates 10 years of Shedia street paper alongside Greek Australian founder and volunteers
Ioanna and Periklis, two of the nearly 100 sellers of ‘Shedia’, the only street paper in Athens founded by Melbourne-born editor in chief Christos Alefandis, had an unexpected surprise. After …
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Missing Greek couple found dead under building debris in Antakya
A Greek couple with dual Greek and Turkish citizenship was found dead under rubble by rescue workers in Antakya (Antioch), in quake-stricken southeast Turkey on Friday, Greek national broadcaster ERT …
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Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey
Aimilia Balta’s mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago but it has not stopped the elderly Greek donating clothes for the thousands left homeless by …
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Greek couple missing in Antakya after earthquake in Türkiye, embassy says
A Greek couple with dual Greek and Turkish citizenship is missing in Antakya (Antioch) in southeast Türkiye, following the earthquake that also hit Syria, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. The …
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Actor Petros Philippidis sentenced on remand, released on restrictions pending appeal
Well-known actor and director Petros Philippidis was found unanimously innocent on a charge of serial rape of a fellow-actress by an Athens Mixed Jury Court on Wednesday (Greece time) and …
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Greek MPs bar jailed neo-Nazi from leading new party in election
Greece’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law barring the jailed ex-spokesman of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn from heading a new nationalist party in upcoming national elections. The move has been …
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Three dead as another migrant boat sinks off Greece
Three migrants died and more than 20 were feared missing after a second boat sank off the coast of Greece in just days, the coastguard said on Tuesday. The two …
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Tax reform high on the agenda for New Democracy
The tax system reform will continue to be a key part of the New Democracy’s program for the next four years, if it wins the upcoming elections. The Greek government …
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Greek performing artists demonstrate in pay row
Hundreds of Greek performing artists protested in Athens last Thursday amid a strike over legislative changes that put them on a par with school leavers for state pay and qualifications. …