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Greek air traffic controllers to join strike on Tempe rail crash
Greece’s air traffic controllers have said they’ll join a nationwide general strike called to demand justice for the victims of the 2023 Tempe rail crash. According to the Associated Press, …
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Islanders keen to return to Santorini even as quakes continue
Ilias Roussos will never forget the day he was driven from his native island of Santorini with thousands of others by a quake barrage that shows little sign of slowing …
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Palestinian attacks, wounds Israeli tourist in Athens: police
A Palestinian man attacked and wounded an Israeli tourist with a “sharp object” in Athens, a Greek police spokesperson said on Monday. A police spokesperson told AFP that two men, …
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Greece to open museum of ancient undersea treasures
A new museum showcasing thousands of ancient archaeological artefacts found at sea will open next year at the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens, officials said on Monday. The EU-funded …
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Quakes leave Greek tourist island on tenterhooks
For three weeks Dionysia Kobaiou has been dealing with “the anxiety and stress” of her students on the Greek island of Amorgos which has felt thousands of earthquakes. She has …
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Greece announces measures to support businesses on quake-hit islands
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced economic support measures for businesses and employees in Santorini and nearby islands rattled by thousands of earthquakes recorded since the end of January. …
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Arid Athens turns to ancient aqueduct as climate crisis bites
Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago. The …
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Emergency declared on Amorgos, Greece’s second quake-hit island
A second Greek island, Amorgos, was placed in a state of emergency Wednesday with the south Aegean Sea still subject to thousands of mid-level quakes that have already forced most …
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Advocate for Parthenon Marbles return named Greek president
A former Greek parliament speaker and a leading advocate for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to Greece has been elected as the country’s new president. …
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Iconic Greek Olympian Giorgios Roubanis dies at age 95
Greek fans around the world are honouring the life of Olympic pole vaulter Giorgos Roubanis, who died on Tuesday at age 95. Roubanis took home a bronze medal at the …