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Ancient shipwreck off Peloponnese had cargo of amphorae
A shipwreck from the Classical era first discovered in the narrow channel between the island of Kythira and Neapolis in the Peloponnese in 2019 was found to be carrying several …
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Merkel: I was fully aware of the burden placed on Greeks…we found a common path
“Anyone who knows about culture and civilisation cannot leave out Athens and Greece,” outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday in joint statements with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, noting that …
Legendary ‘Ohi’ response stands high in the history of ultimatums
When the Italian ambassador presented then Greek prime minister (a dictator in all but name) Ioannis Metaxas with a list of demands to open the country’s strategic places to Italian …
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National mourning in Greece for Fofi Gennimata
The death of Fofi Gennimata, aged 57, came after a long battle with cancer. The leader of the socialist Movement for Change (KINAL) had recently resigned from the party’s leadership, …
Olympiacos beat PAOK to hold on to league lead by a single point
In a Super League Greece 1 clash of champions on Sunday, Olympiacos beat last year’s Greek Cup winners PAOK 2-1 to lead the table by one point after seven games …
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Crowds flocked for wedding of Philippos Glücksburg and Nina Flohr at Athens’ Orthodox Cathedral
Only 100 guests reportedly attended the Greek Orthodox wedding ceremony of Philip Glücksburg and Nina Flohr at the Athens Cathedral on Saturday. But many more were the members of the …
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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 …