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Greek man says attacked by tennis star Tsitsipas’s family dog
A man in Greece on Tuesday said he needed stitches after allegedly being bitten by the family dog of tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 71-year-old claims he was attacked outside …
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Maria Menounos named Ambassador for Greece ahead of LA 2028 Olympic Games
Renowned Greek-American presenter and actress Maria Menounos has been appointed Ambassador of the Hellenic Olympic Committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, in a move aimed at uniting the …
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Athens vows tougher rules on e-scooter ‘nuisance’
The mayor of Athens vowed Monday to regulate rentals of electric scooters, saying their use had become a “terrible nuisance” in the Greek capital. “We are determined to set rules,” …
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Church donation box goes digital in Greece
Devout regulars attending Athens’s main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update: their donation box is now hooked up to a digital payments system. …
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Greek court finds arrested Georgian not guilty of spying
The 67-year-old was arrested on Friday outside a military camp in Serres for allegedly taking photographs in an area where it is forbidden. The man was noticed by soldiers, who …
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Woman dies after blast near Greek bank
A woman involved in robberies died early Saturday after an explosion in front of a bank in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, the police said. The 38-year-old was rushed to the …
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Turkish Cypriots protest new rule allowing hijab in school
Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing pupils to wear Islamic headscarves in secondary schools, a move critics say threatens the community’s secular traditions. …
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Man suspected of spying for Russia held in Greece
Authorities on Friday remanded in custody a Greek man suspected of photographing supply convoys on behalf of Russia in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis, a judicial source said. Alexandroupolis …
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Greece experiencing 300,000 job vacancies, expected to have big impact on tourism sector
Greece is undergoing a work crisis with 300,000 job vacancies and numerous foreign workers leaving illegally at night in search of better opportunities in other European countries, with the result …
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Mounds of waste dumped near Athens’s main river: NGO
Mounds of waste have again been found dumped on the banks of Athens’s main river, the Kifissos, despite repeated clean-up operations, a Greek environmental group said on Tuesday. Vassilis Sfakianopoulos …