Greece
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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.
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Rockets mark Orthodox Easter
Thousands of homemade fireworks fly across the sky in Aegean island of Chios in yearly Easter tradition.
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Tsipras assures European ties strong despite Moscow visit
Russia is a “strategic choice” for Athens, but the Greek government would seek to solve its debt problem within the eurozone.
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Putin gives Tsipras ancient Greek icon
The icon was stolen by a Nazi officer when Greece was under German occupation.
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Aegean Airlines adds planes to get Holy Fire all over Greece
A total of 11 flights have been chartered solely for the transfer of the Holy Fire.
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No deal on Russian food embargo
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras didn’t achieve much in his talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Bumper year for tourism
International arrivals at Greece’s main airports up by 28.8 per cent.
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Staff at migrant facilities unpaid for months
Interpreters, social workers and psychologists working at Greece’s migrant facilities struggling to make ends meet.
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Turkish jets violate Greek air space
Greek air space between the islands of Lesvos and Limnos violated by rogue Turkish jets.