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Greece to invest $28 billion in defence by 2036: govt sources

Greece, a member of NATO, is to invest around 26 billion euros ($28 billion) by 2036 in modernising its military capabilities, a defence ministry source said Monday. Conservative Prime Minister …

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Greece rides a weather ‘rollercoaster’

Greece is riding a weather “rollercoaster”, with weekend temperatures spiking to a record high for March, just ahead of a forecast bout of snow and frost, meteorologists said on Sunday. …

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Blaze kills 59 in North Macedonia nightclub, Greece and neighbouring countries to treat injured

A fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub packed with mostly young people in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks at a hip-hop concert set the …

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Mass protests spur Greek government shakeup, younger MPs promoted

Greece’s new ministers in key portfolios were sworn in at the Presidential Mansion on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ordered a cabinet reshuffle. The move, in a …

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Moody’s upgrades Greece credit rating, outlook stable

Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday upgraded Greece’s credit rating, pulling the country out of junk territory after its years of struggling to recover from a debt crisis. Along with the …

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Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. “A …

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Greek PM reshuffles cabinet after new train tragedy protests

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, as he faces falling approval ratings and fresh protests over the nation’s worst rail tragedy. The move came a week …

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Mediterranean monk seals being cared for in Greece

Panagis, an orphaned seal pup found struggling in the coastal waters of Cyprus, is now being nursed back to health in Greece. He’ll soon be ready to be released back …

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Mediterranean electricity interconnector on track says Greece

Despite a series of setbacks, the Mediterranean project that will see an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel is still on track. According to Associated …

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Vandalism at the Greek National Gallery and a sexist attack in parliament spark outrage

The Greek National Gallery unveiled photographs on Monday afternoon capturing the aftermath of an act of vandalism by Nikos Papadopoulos, a fundamentalist MP from the ultra-orthodox Niki party, who claimed …

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