Greece
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Resignations over Acropolis wheelchair lift failure
Parents had to carry their disabled 12-year-old son up to Acropolis because the lift has been out of order for months. Public outrage following this incident has caused the Ministry …
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Athens first official mosque to open in the coming months
A decades-long fight for the construction of a mosque in Athens will come to an end over the coming months. The construction of the mosque by the country’s minority Muslim …
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Newly amended Greek rape law viewed as ‘historic victory for women’
Greece’s government has revised legislation that redefines rape after criticism from human rights groups and senior judge officials. Women’s rights activists had converge in parliament to protest the proposed bill, …
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New research into 3,700-year-old tablet reveals Babylonians developed trigonometry before the Greeks
Greek astronomer Hipparchus (120 BC) has been regarded as the father of trigonometry. That is until now. New research by the University of New South Wales on a 3,700-year-old tablet …
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Greece’s definition of rape may no longer focus on ‘consent’
Greece’s definition of rape may change so that it is no longer focused on consent and may thus potentially ease punishments for those convicted of rape. Amnesty International has already …
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Greece sends note verbale to Berlin demanding war reparations
Greece’s Ambassador to Berlin delivered a so-called note verbale to the German Foreign Ministry, repeating a long-held demand for war reparations that date back to World War II when Nazi …
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Singer Héllena’s new single calls on Britain to return Parthenon Marbles
Singer Héllena is getting political in her latest single. Titled ‘The Parthenon Marbles (bring them back)’, as the name suggests, the song is both inspired by and dedicated to the …
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British tourists outraged at being overcharged at Rhodes restaurant
British holidaymakers took to social media after a Rhodes restaurant charged them 82 euros for just eight soft drinks. Vikki Scott, on a break with four people, said she was …
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Jewish mayor’s victory hailed as rejection of anti-Semitism in Greece
Independent candidate Moses Elisaf, 65, won 50.3 per cent of the vote in the municipal election in the city of Ioannina and is believed to be the first Jewish person …
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Abstention was the real winner of the Greek regional elections
Abstention was high in the Greek regional and municipal elections held on Sunday, 2 June. The rate touched upon 70 per cent in some regions, whereas there were areas noted …