Greece
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Seven Greek police arrested for intentional homicide
A 20-year-old man has died and a teenager was left injured following a police car chase in Piraeus, Attica, that led to the arrest of seven officers for intentional homicide. …
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Chancellor Merkel to visit Athens on October 28-29
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Athens on October 28 and 29, Ulrike Demmer, Deputy Speaker of the Federal Government, announced on Friday. The visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel …
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‘Turkey has to choose one of two paths: sincere collaboration or provocation’
Price hikes in energy costs for consumers are a European problem, therefore it requires a European solution, said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a news conference after the end …
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Greece takes positive steps to supply Egypt with electricity
Greece undertook on Tuesday 19 October 2021, to take the necessary steps to link Egypt’s electricity needs to the European Union’s energy grid. It is proposed that a cable will …
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Activists in Athens and Olympia protests against Beijing Winter Olympics
Greek police arrested three activists who entered the ancient stadium at Olympia to unfurl the flag of Tibet and a protest banner during the fire-lighting ceremony to pass the Olympic …
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Dora Bakoyannis diagnosed with multiple myeloma
New Democracy MP Dora Bakoyannis announced on Twitter that she has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow. “It is never easy to …
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Pope Francis includes Mytilini during his upcoming visit to Greece
Pope Francis I has added the island of Mytilini to the places he will visit during his tour of Greece that is to take place in late November or early …
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Athens Irish Embassy commemorates Oscar Wilde’s birthday with rare Greek inspired photo
The Irish Embassy in Athens marked the birthday of Dublin’s famous writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) with an excerpt from his poem “Impression du Voyage” on Twitter. It read: “And a …
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USA welcomes Greece’s role as regional leader
Τhe US applauds Greece’s role as a regional leader and pillar of stability, underlined US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a letter to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, government …
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Athens hard hit by ‘Ballos’ rainstorm
Rainfall in Attica was heavy during the “Ballos” weather phenomenon that struck as of midday on Thursday, the National Observatory of Athens/Meteo.gr reported on Friday. In the 24 hours between …