Greece
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Tsipras has eye on national elections
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras issued a rallying call to voters to give his party “a big, unquestionable, fighting majority”.
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Black day on Greek stock market
Benchmark suffers biggest drop in 27 years as foreign investors rush to sell on fears of snap general election.
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Syrian refugees refuse to move from Syntagma Square
Camped out for more than 20 days, around 200 Syrian refugees refuse to me moved from Syntagma Square.
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Apartment block to house needy families
Eight apartments are ready and have been fully furnished thanks to a donations.
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Snap presidential poll for December 17
A first round of votes for the presidential election will be held on December 17.
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Chios mastic makes UNESCO List
The cultivation of mastic has been inscribed by UNESCO on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (ICH).
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Nazi ‘butcher of Salonica’ died in Syria
Alois Brunner, the man who sent the Jews of Salonica to Auschwitz, suspected dead.
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Greek justice minister declares he will never back gay marriage
Greek Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou has argued that allowing gay couples to enter civil unions could further challenge the traditional family structure.
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Athens cleans up after protests
Close to 300 people were detained in violent protests marking the sixth anniversary of the police killing of a teenager.