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Greek mother accused of killing daughters goes on trial
Roula Pispirigou, who is being held in a high-security prison, faces trial on Monday for the “attempted premeditated homicide” and “premeditated homicide” of her eldest daughter. She has denied all …
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Mendoni criticises Syriza on “petty party calculations”
Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni, responded to the leader of the main opposition Alexis Tsipras on the Parthenon Marbles saying that “such an important and national issue, we would …
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Economou: “Greece is now a very strong country…”
“Greece cannot be threatened, nor blackmailed. It is not a country that threatens, it is a factor for international stability, but at the same time, we are unyielding in whatever …
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Trikala to pilot use of ‘delivery droids’ in its city centre
The Greek city of Trikala will be the first ever in Europe to pilot the use of fully automated ‘delivery droids’, through the collaboration of e-Trikala, the University Research Institute …
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You cannot borrow something that has been stolen from you, SYRIZA says on Parthenon Marbles
“The main point of our concern is not so much the concern regarding the use of an issue of national and global cultural importance in a pre-election communication,” main opposition …
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Greece ranks first place in the world for gourmet olive oil
At the end of each olive harvest year, the World Association of Writers and Journalists of Wines and Spirits (WAWWJ) collects and ranks all the olive oils that have been …
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Fourth grade student Marianda Lambou becomes European Chess Champion at just nine-years-old
Fourth grade student Marianda Lambou is being lauded for becoming a European chess champion before even seeing her tenth birthday. The nine-year-old passed all rounds of the Pan-European Championship for …
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Ministry of Culture: British Museum has no legal right to Parthenon Sculptures, a product of theft
Greece’s Ministry of Culture responded issued a statement on Thursday dispelling recent reports by foreign media that the Greek government and the British Museum are close to reaching an agreement …
Greek boat fires shot in Turkish face-off
The crew of a Greek coast guard patrol boat has fired warning shots to deter a Turkish coast guard vessel that was trying to ram them in the eastern Aegean …
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Investigation launched into death of European teen boxing champion Vasilis Topalos
The Hellenic Boxing Federation (EOP) made a statement, claiming a lawsuit would be filed “against all those responsible” for the death of teen athlete Vasilis Topalos, 16. Topalos, passed away …