Greece
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Ex-Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias accuses Tsipras of undermining Gov’t policy
Greece’s foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, stepped down from his role last month following a heated cabinet session regarding the name deal with neighbouring Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. On Wednesday, …
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Investigation into former Greek PM Costas Simitis’ bank accounts
Greece’s Authority for Combating Money Laundering authority has ordered the opening of of ex-PM Costas Simitis’ bank accounts including those of his family and the accounts of public order minister …
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Archaeologists find missing piece of 2,200-year-old Antikythera Mechanism
A missing piece of the world’s oldest analogue computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, is believed to have been found on an Aegean seabed. Discovered in 2017 resembling greenish rock, further investigation …
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Athens named European Capital of Innovation for 2018
The European Commission awarded Athens the title of the European Capital of Innovation 2018, in recognition of the city’s use of innovation to overcome the recent economic and social crisis. …
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Lost ancient city of Tenea located, say Greek authorities
A team of archaeologists led by Elena Korka have located the first tangible remains of Tenea – a lost city that the ancient Greeks believed was first settled by Trojan …
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Drunk priest bites police officer in Crete
A priest on the island of Crete is facing charges after biting a police officer. According to reports, the priest was was drunk and driving erratically on Sunday, when police …
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Villa of Greek war hero Andreas Miaoulis listed for sale
The villa of legendary commander of the Greek naval fleet Andreas Miaoulis has been put up for sale by the Sotheby group. The house is called Grande Dame and is …
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Greek Government makes historic step towards separation of church and state
In what was seen as the first step towards the separation of church and state in Greece, PM Alexis Tsipras and the head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, …
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Four large Archaic era statues uncovered in Greece
In the last 15 days the wider area of Atalanti in central Greece be guarded by police, as teams of archaeologists conduct thorough excavations. October has seen one of the …
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170,000 property rights transferred to Greek state after owners failed to declare them
In an interview to the Athens News Agency (ANA-MPA), the head of Greece’s national cad-aster service, Vyron Nakos announced that legal procedures of transferring the ownership rights of nearly 170,000 …