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Art thief meant to return paintings he stole in 2012
The thief who stole three paintings in 2012 from the National Gallery in Athens including a Picasso, told reporters he intended to sneak back into the gallery nine years after …
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Greece ramps up primary health care
Two million Greek citizens have so far registered with a personal doctor since the implementation of the new primary healthcare system began at the beginning of August. The first step …
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One runner killed by lighting during Greek mountain race, one injured
Lightning struck two people during a nighttime trail race up a mountain last night in Greece, killing one runner and seriously injuring another, Greek police and the fire service reported. …
Egypt and Greece in joint special forces drills
Egypt’s State Information Service announced on Sunday the commencement of a Multilateral Military Exercise at the Mohamed Naguib Base in the governate of Marsa Matrouh. According to the government agency, …
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Mitsotakis celebrates end of EU ‘enhanced surveillance’ but debt burden remains
Saturday 20 August marked the formal end of Greece’s “enhanced surveillance” by European Union creditors, meaning they will no longer conduct quarterly checks of the country’s finances to approve debt …
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Greece suffered 284 forest fires in one week, Fire Service says
According to the latest data from the Greek Fire Service, a total of 35 forest fires were registered in the 24hour period ending at 6pm on Wednesday (local time). During …
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Dozens of migrants run aground on Kythira
Two sailboats carrying dozens of asylum seekers arrived on Kythira island early Wednesday (Greece time). The first boat nearly crashed on rocks, however, no one was reported injured or missing, …
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Police find migrant group on Greek soil near Evros, one child dead
Greek Police officials announced yesterday that they had found the 38 migrants who had earlier been reported to have been stranded on a small island on the Evros River on …
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Emirates and Aegean airlines sign codeshare deal
One aspect of the strengthening ties between Greece and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been the announcement of a codeshare agreement between Aegean Airlines and Emirates one of the …
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Tourists turn out in record numbers to witness Sunday’s Grand Change of the Evzones [VIDEO]
One prime example of the record tourist season that Greece is enjoying this year was witnessed when more than 1,000 tourists turned up to watch the “Grand Change” of Greek …