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Stephen Fry calls for Parthenon Sculptures return and for Britain to restore “natural justice”
Prominent British philhellene Sir Stephen Fry has reiterated his call for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece in a passionate speech delivered at the Acropolis Museum on Wednesday. …
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Greece awards first compensation over Tempi train disaster
A Greek court has for the first time awarded compensation over a death in the 2023 Tempi train disaster, acknowledging the responsibility of the rail operators, Greece’s AMNA news agency …
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Volcanic activity detected in Santorini
Greece’s civil protection minister has called a meeting with Santorini and disaster response officials following an increase in volcanic activity in the famous tourist hotspot. According to Associated Press, in …
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Greece rail operator denies illegal cargo in 2023 crash
Greece’s rail network operator insisted Thursday there were no explosive chemicals on board a freight train involved in the country’s worst rail tragedy that killed 57 people in 2023. Greek …
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Nikolaos De Grece to marry Chrysi Vardinogianni months after divorce announcement
The former Prince of Greece, Nikolaos De Grece, is set to marry Chrysi Vardinogianni in a private ceremony next Friday, February 7, just days after reports of their engagement surfaced. …
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Greek PM denies ‘cover-up’ over country’s worst train crash
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday denied that he was attempting to conceal who was to blame for a train crash that killed 57 people in 2023. Mitsotakis has …
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Thousands march in Greece to demand justice for train wreck victims
More than 40,000 people protested in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, demanding justice for the families of the 57 victims who died in a train crash …
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Albanian Orthodox Church head Archbishop Anastasios, 95, dies in Greek hospital
Archbishop Anastasios, the head of the Albanian Orthodox Church for three decades, has died aged 95 in an Athens hospital after being airlifted to the Greek capital following a virus …
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ExxonMobil launches new Cyprus gas search
US major ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy have launched a new drilling operation off Cyprus as they seek to tap the Mediterranean island’s offshore gas, officials said on Friday. President Nikos …
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Greece’s main animal park to send its dolphins to Florida
Greece’s main zoo on Wednesday said it would transfer its five dolphins to a Florida aquarium, after a long dispute with animal organisations. “It’s not easy to keep dolphins,” Jean-Jacques Lesueur, …