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Greek students excel at International Math Olympiad with six medals
Greek high school students achieved remarkable success at the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Bath last week. The team brought home a total of six medals: one gold, two …
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Greek border guard shot from Turkish side: police
A Greek border guard was hurt Saturday after being shot from the Turkish side of the frontier, Greek police said. The border patrol “took fire from unknown persons on the …
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Greece sees four time increase in child migrant numbers, groups calling for care
Child migrant arrivals in Greece have quadrupled this year as Save the Children and the Greek Council of Refugees call for greater protections for children fleeing war and hunger. More …
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‘Absolutely boiling’: Τourists dejected as heat shuts Athens Acropolis again
Scorching temperatures on Wednesday prompted authorities in Athens to again shut down the Acropolis, the country’s most visited tourist attraction — to the frustration of tourists missing out at the …
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Greece fears water shortages after warmest winter ever
After Greece’s warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record, authorities are sounding the alarm over the risk of dire water shortages in the heat of the Mediterranean summer. “Would you …
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Albania allows imprisoned Greek MEP to attend Strasbourg session
Albania on Sunday authorised a dual Greek national imprisoned on charges of electoral corruption to travel to France to take part in the European Parliament’s inaugural session as a Greek …
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Mitsotakis and Erdoğan agree on mutual benefits of maintaining calm bilateral relations
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the NATO Summit in Washington. They discussed international and regional issues, focusing on developments in the Middle East …
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New COVID-19 variant FLiRT identified in Greece, surge in cases reported
Greece is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases due to a new variant named FLiRT. Professor Gikas Magiorkinis, an expert in hygiene and epidemiology at the University of Athens, confirmed …
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Tragic death in burned-out car sparks investigation in Lesvos as Greece battles multiple wildfires
In Lesvos, authorities found a deceased individual in a burned-out car with investigators working tirelessly to determine whether the vehicle was engulfed by a wildfire or if an accident ignited …
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Public outcry over Zak Kostopoulos’s murder case verdict: ‘Go to hell’ shouted in court
In a significant legal decision, the Mixed Jury Court of Appeal in Athens has pronounced its verdict in the case surrounding the tragic death of Zak Kostopoulos. The incident, which …