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Athens mayor Haris Doukas denounces Istanbul mayor’s arrest as “Attack on Democracy”
Athens mayor Haris Doukas has joined many political figures in support of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following his arrest, calling the actions against him an “attack on democracy”. Doukas posted …
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Park project in Thessaloniki unearths Greek civil war dead
Construction work near one of Greece’s most notorious prisons in Thessaloniki has unearthed the remains of dozens of people executed during the Greek civil war era, relatives and officials said …
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Doxiadis resignation throws spanner in the works of government reshuffle
The Greek government’s ministerial reshuffle has been subsumed by chaos following the resignation of Aristos Doxiadis as Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation after just over one day into the …
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UN chief hails progress in talks with rival Cyprus leaders
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the two rival Cypriot leaders had made the first meaningful progress in years towards healing the Mediterranean island’s divisions, following talks at the …
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Greek woman given three life terms for killing her three daughters
A Greek woman sentenced to life last year for murdering her nine-year-old daughter received two additional life terms on Tuesday for killing her two other children. The case had gripped …
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Greece to invest $28 billion in defence by 2036: govt sources
Greece, a member of NATO, is to invest around 26 billion euros ($28 billion) by 2036 in modernising its military capabilities, a defence ministry source said Monday. Conservative Prime Minister …
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Greece rides a weather ‘rollercoaster’
Greece is riding a weather “rollercoaster”, with weekend temperatures spiking to a record high for March, just ahead of a forecast bout of snow and frost, meteorologists said on Sunday. …
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Blaze kills 59 in North Macedonia nightclub, Greece and neighbouring countries to treat injured
A fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub packed with mostly young people in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks at a hip-hop concert set the …
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Mass protests spur Greek government shakeup, younger MPs promoted
Greece’s new ministers in key portfolios were sworn in at the Presidential Mansion on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ordered a cabinet reshuffle. The move, in a …
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Moody’s upgrades Greece credit rating, outlook stable
Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday upgraded Greece’s credit rating, pulling the country out of junk territory after its years of struggling to recover from a debt crisis. Along with the …