Greece
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Ancient Athenian teenager’s face reconstructed for public display
The girl, Avgi meaning Dawn, is said to have lived during 7,000 BC.
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Free wi-fi for everyone on Athens buses, trams and trolleys
The project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2018.
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Greek coastguard seizes ship with 29 containers carrying explosive materials
The vessel, headed to Libya, was sailing off the coasts of Crete.
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‘Macedonia’ name dispute a national issue that cannot leave the Church of Greece indifferent
Greece’s Archbishop Ieronymos takes matters to the Holy Synod.
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The new FYROM name should not include the term ‘Macedonia’, stresses Mikis Theodorakis
The famous composer warns the Greek government not to betray the 1992 decision.
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Following an age-old tradition, Northern Greece’s Goat-Men kick in the new year
The annual Babougera festival, a celebration of wine and fertility, made noise last weekend in Drama.
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Greek soldiers’ remains returned from Cyprus
The five soldiers died on board the patrol boat Phaethon when it was bombed by Turkey in August 1964.
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Dead cattle washed ashore Cyclades islands in Greece
Local authorities are investigating the incidents.
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Bill passes in Greece making Sharia law optional for country’s Muslim minority
The century-old legacy has been altered in a historic move extending equal legal rights to all Greeks regardless of religious customs.
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Who says Greeks don’t work hard?
Greece in the top three of countries where people work the most hours every year.