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Greek station master jailed pending train crash trial
A Greek railway employee has been jailed pending trial over a deadly train crash that killed at least 57 people as Greeks seethed with anger over the worst rail disaster …
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First victims of Greek rail disaster buried; Story of twin sisters among tragic narratives emerging
Demonstrators held more rallies on Saturday to protest the causes of Greece’s worst-ever train disaster, as the first of the crash victims were laid to rest. Thousands of protesters have …
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Anger boils in Greece: Protesters, police clash at Athens train crash vigil
Thousands of Greek students staged sit-ins and demonstrated in Athens and other cities on Friday to demand justice for the victims of the country’s worst train tragedy. In the capital, …
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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 …