Greece
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Australian Ambassador to Greece scales Mount Olympus with family (photos)
The Australian Ambassador to Greece, Alison Duncan, shared a unique and moving experience with her family as they climbed the highest peak of Mount Olympus, the legendary Mytikas, at 2,918 …
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Sunny Greece struggles with solar energy overload
In a field in central Greece that once grew clover and corn, maintenance worker Nikos Zigomitros deftly drives a tractor between rows of solar panels, trimming weeds under a blazing …
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Hiker dies in Greece bear encounter
A bear who pushed a hiker to his death in a ravine in northeast Greece may have thought humans were planning an attack, wildlife experts said Tuesday. The body of …
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Greek electoral court expels far-right MPs from parliament
Greece’s electoral court on Tuesday threw out of parliament the leader and two lawmakers of a small far-right party under investigation for vote fraud. Spartans leader Vasilis Stigkas and two …
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€320 sunbeds: Athens beach prices cause alarm
The spike in pricing among Athens’ popular seaside areas has raised major concerns for locals and tourists alike with sunbeds singled out particularly for having reached as high as €320. …
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5.3-magnitude quake rocks Greece’s Mount Athos
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rocked the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics said. The undersea quake had a depth of just …
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Greek artist warns of fanaticism after art vandalised
A Greek artist whose work was vandalised by a far-right nationalist MP warned last week that fanaticism could spiral out of control in Western democracies. “This violence is increasingly present …
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Restaurants strike on popular Greek tourist island over beach clampdown
Restaurant owners on the Greek tourist island of Paros staged a 24-hour shutdown Thursday to protest against zoning regulations blocking them from using part of the island harbour’s beachfront. “There …
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Former top Greek fire officials convicted over deadly 2018 blaze as victims’ families remember
A former Fire Service chief and nine others have been convicted for their roles in managing a 2018 wildfire that killed more than 100 people outside Athens. Several former civil …
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Greece to toughen migration laws: minister
Greece plans to eliminate a provision allowing irregular migrants to apply for residency after seven years in the country, the migration minister announced Thursday, saying the rule had been abused. …