Greece
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Government outlines crisis plan for immigrants
Syrian refugees to receive all necessary documents immediately.
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Young architects design app for guided tour of Athens
Five Greek architects have launched “City Tales”, an app designed to give tourists a more architecturally aware tour of Athens.
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State debts to third parties growing by the month
The state’s unpaid dues are up 232 million euros.
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Locals dread Golden Dawn trial
Residents living near Korydallos prison are bracing for trouble as extremists fill their town to protest the trials of Golden Dawn members
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Greek islands struggle with migrant influx
Boarder patrols have intercepted 10,445 undocumented migrants between January 1 and March 31, up from around 3000 in the same period last year.
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Two dead, one seriously injured from Easter fireworks
Two men are dead an one has lost his arms and eyesight from Easter fireworks in Kalamata.
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Athens University pleads for end to sit-in, now in third week
The protesters have been staging a sit-in demonstration at the university for the last 15 days, demanding the closure of maximum security prisons.
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Greece may have blown best hope of debt deal
Prime Minister Tsipras’ hard line about negotiating a better bailout deal might have done more harm than good.
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Buffett sows the seed of Greek woe
American billionaire Warren Buffett says it would “not be a bad thing for the euro” if Greece leaves the Eurozone.
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Greek church offers up property to help Athens raise funds for debt
The Greek Orthodox Church owns more land than anyone except the government, including prime real estate in Athens.