Greece
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Greece home to best beach in the world
There’s no denying Greece is synonymous with beautiful beaches, and this week it was further cemented by online travel agency Flight Network. The Canadian-based website ranked 50 of the world’s …
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Boutaris will not be running in the Thessaloniki elections
Mayor of Thessaloniki Giannis Boutaris will not be seeking to maintain his position in the upcoming municipal elections, a decision that he has made known to his associates. The conversation …
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Cleaning lady in Greece gets 10 years in jail for faking elementary school diploma
A 53-year-old woman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in Greece for lying about her elementary school record, in order to get a job as a cleaner. The …
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Coroner’s report on Zak Kostopoulos’ death changes Police probe
Following the coroner’s report proving that LGBTQI activist Zacharias (Zak) Kostopoulos’ cause of death was an ischemic attack due to the injuries he sustained rather than the influence of legal …
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Athens hits rock bottom in list of good job destinations
In a recent list released by German company Movinga with the world’s 100 best destinations for finding a job Greece, and especially Athens, came last. Mivinga used research date from …
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Trinational Police investigation leads to crackdown of crime ring smuggling drugs to Europe
It took a major cooperation from the police in Greece, Ecuador and the United States in order to lift the veil around a well-organised cocaine-trafficking ring. The police in the …
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‘We feel you California’: Greek youth show solidarity amid devastating fires
Just over three months ago, fires ravaged east Attica in Greece, resulting in 99 people losing their lives. Still experiencing the aftereffects, the people of the region understand all too …
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Greece’s Holy Synod objects church-state deal to revise financial ties
The tentative agreement between Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos and the Tsipras coalition government announced earlier this month to revise financial ties has been thrown into the air. …
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Riots break out in central Athens following Polytechnic commemorations, 19 arrested
Rioting broke out on Saturday night around the National Technical University of Athens resulting in significant damage to the university and surrounding areas. The riots commenced just hours after the commemorations took …
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Turkey once again brings up war as an option to ‘resolve’ Aegean Sea border issue
Yet another warning against Greece has come from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu who said that if the dispute with Greece over the Aegean Sea is not resolved soon, “there …