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Greeks still sceptical Britain will return Parthenon Marbles
“Positive” talks between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles have rekindled hope that the ancient friezes could be on their way back to Athens after more than …
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British Museum chief says Marbles deal with Greece ‘some distance’ away
The head of the British Museum said Wednesday any deal with Greece to loan the prized Parthenon Marbles to Athens was “still some distance” away, as Greek authorities insist on …
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UK museum in talks with Greece over ‘long-term’ deal for Parthenon Marbles
UK officials hinted Tuesday that a deal was in the works with Greece to end a decades-long dispute over the highly contested and priceless Parthenon Marbles. The British Museum said …
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Parthenon Marbles to feature in Greek PM’s London talks
As the prime ministers of Britain and Greece meet in London on Tuesday for an agenda expected to include the Parthenon Marbles, talks with the British Museum are said to …
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Three dead as Storm Bora batters Greece
A storm sweeping through Greece has claimed a third victim, state TV reported Monday, after damaging roads and buildings on the islands of Lemnos, Rhodes and other parts of the …
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Storm Bora kills two in Greece, leaves widespread damage
A storm sweeping through Greece has killed two people on the island of Lemnos, and damaged roads and buildings in Rhodes, authorities said on Sunday. Storm Bora, which arrived in …
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Storm Bora sweeps through Greece – two dead on Lemnos
Storm Bora made its presence felt in Greece on Saturday with two deaths confirmed in Lemnos, as gusty winds blew in the Aegean Sea, severe flooding across the country and …
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High-tech marvel: Thessaloniki Metro unveils a 2,300-year journey through time
After 22 years of planning, delays, and debates and the major Greek financial crisis the Thessaloniki Metro finally opened on Saturday. It revealed a subterranean world where ancient history and …
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Squeezed Greeks get taste for lowly street olives
Not far from one of Athens’ busiest highways, passing motorists stop and stare at the bucolic agricultural scene going on in front of them on the streets of Glyfada. Nets …
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Four dead in Greece migrant boat sinking
Four people died Thursday when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, Greece’s coastguard said, in the latest drowning involving asylum seekers. The coastguard said it had recovered the …