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Greek defence minister says hit with Twitter cyberattack
The Twitter account of Greece’s defence minister on Sunday said it had been hit with a cyberattack that saw hundreds of followers blocked. “We apologise to the followers of Defence …
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Greece sacks police chief after train tragedy protests
Greece said Saturday it had sacked its national police chief, days after clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in the wake of the country’s deadliest train tragedy. The …
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Refugees protest tough Greek migration policy
Hundreds of refugees protested against Greece’s tough migration policies in Athens on Saturday, accusing the conservative government of “murdering” asylum seekers through illegal pushbacks. “Stop pushbacks, down with the government …
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‘Serious’ safety faults in Greek rail network: watchdog
Greece’s rail watchdog on Friday said a probe had uncovered serious signs of poor training among staff on duty during the country’s deadliest train tragedy, which killed 57 people last …
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Greece exposes foreign spy who had taken the identity of a deceased woman
A woman, known as ‘Maria T.’ has been exposed as a foreign espionage agent who took on the identity of a deceased Greek female according to Greece’s National Intelligence Service …
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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 …