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Greece badly behind marine conservation targets: ecology groups
Greek marine protection groups warned Wednesday that the country was badly failing its conservation targets despite government promises. A joint statement signed by nine groups including WWF and Greenpeace said …
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New Greek stamp series celebrates global Hellenic icons
Four Greek Diaspora have been honoured with the International Foundation for Greece – IFG Awards – for their contribution to promoting Hellenic achievements. Greece’s postal service, the Hellenic Post, has …
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Toddlers among 4 dead in migrant boat sinking: Greek coastguard
Two infant boys were among four people who died in a migrant boat sinking near the Greek Aegean island of Kos, the coastguard said late Tuesday. Two women also died …
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Buried Nazi past haunts Athens on liberation anniversary
A brass sculpture of a naked man being garrotted, a monument evoking prison bars and a sign are the only hints this sleepy central Athens street once housed the Gestapo’s …
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Androulakis: ‘Today, there are no winners or losers. The winner is PASOK’
Newly elected PASOK-KINAL President Nikos Androulakis delivered a unifying message to all within PASOK, as well as an invitation to citizens disillusioned with the current government policies, during his victory …
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Athens marks 80th anniversary of Liberation from Nazi Occupation
The City of Athens commemorated the 80th anniversary of the city’s liberation from Nazi forces with a series of solemn events, including the raising of the Liberation Flag at the …
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Concert for Tempi victims: Panathenaic Stadium shaken by powerful tribute
Thousands gathered at the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro) for a memorial concert honouring the victims of the tragic train collision in Tempi. The crowd, united in voice and spirit, sang “Andromeda,” …
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Pilgrims in hospital after eating wild mushrooms on Mount Athos
A group of Romanian pilgrims visiting Mount Athos in Greece had to make a trip to the hospital after they got food poisoning from eating wild mushrooms during a hike. …
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Greece creates ‘FBI-style’ organised crime unit amid mob murder spree
Greece has created an “FBI-style” police unit to combat organised crime after a raft of gangland killings, its police minister said this week. The “new service” was launched to fight …
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Greece to send scientists to Antarctica for the first time, joining Bulgarian expedition
Greece will send scientists to Antarctica for the first time, participating in the next Bulgarian mission and traveling aboard the research vessel Saints Cyril and Methodius, according to Siméon Konstantinidis, …