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Greek President pays state visit to Armenia
The President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, paid an official visit to Armenia ahead of the first-ever trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Armenia which will be held in the Armenian …
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Paleontologists find two new snake species in Greece
Fossilised remains of two new species of snakes found for the first time were discovered near the city of Serres in northern Greece. Greek researcher George Georgalis from the University …
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Golden Dawn leader says he shouldn’t be on trial for Pavlos Fyssas’ murder by party supporter
The testimony of far-right Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos began in the Criminal Appeals Court on Wednesday, with Michaloliakos pleading ‘not guilty’ to the charges against him and claiming he …
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Greek police find 41 men and boys alive in refrigerated truck
More than 40 men and boys, mostly Afghans, were found at the back of a refrigerated truck on a motorway in northern Greece. A Greek police official said that the …
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New Zealand woman swept to sea from Folegandros found alive and well by Herakleion coast guard patrol
A woman from New Zealand, aged 47, missing for days at sea was found by a coast guard patrol boat on Sunday and has been taken to Herakleion, Crete. The …
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Athens Stock Exchange places Greece among the world’s top performing markets for 2019
The Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) gained 43.91 per cent in a sustained rebound between January and October and stands at the top of the world stock market performance charts for …
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Greece and China, relations enter a new era as Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis visits Shanghai
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Xinhua News Agency that relations between Greece and China have entered a new era, characterised by a dynamic cultural and economic collaboration. He made …
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Vale Yiannis Spanos, the great musician of the New Wave in Greece
Composer and musician Yiannis Spanos, the father of the so-called New Wave in Greece in the ’60s, died on Thursday at the age of 85. Spanos’s first release in 1964 …
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A 30 per cent stake in Athens airport up for grabs
Ten international investment schemes expressed interest in gaining a 30 per cent stake of the portion of Athens International Airport (AIA) owned by the Greek state privatisation fund, the Hellenic …
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Monty Python silly parade divides public opinion as to how WWII heroes should be honoured
Public opinion is mixed following the 28 October parade of students from the municipality of New Philadelphia-Nea Chalkidona in Athens. A group of girls did the Monty Python walk as …