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Greeks protest against same-sex marriage, adoption reform
A protest against legalising same-sex marriage and adoption in Greece drew several thousand people in Athens on Sunday ahead of a debate in parliament next week. Some 4,000 people responded …
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Greece and Australia join forces under NASA ‘Artemis’ space cooperation agreements
Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Gerapetritis signed the country’s accession act to the ‘Artemis’ space cooperation agreements, part of the framework of the 5th Strategic Dialogue between Greece and …
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Greek police arrest four after blast near ministry
Greek police on Saturday said they had arrested four men accused of possessing explosives, a week after a bomb exploded outside the labour ministry in Athens. The bomb exploded early …
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Greek students step up protests against private university plan
Students from across Greece protested in Athens on Thursday against the planned introduction of private universities, a reform that has riled the country’s higher education community. Some 15,000 students demonstrated …
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Greece rejects EU media freedom resolution
Greece on Thursday dismissed as “mudslinging” and “slander” a European Parliament resolution decrying a hostile media environment in the country which the body said poses a “very serious” threat to …
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Greek farmers vow to escalate protests
Greek farmers said Tuesday they would block highways and converge on Athens in their tractors in a bid to win benefit pledges from the government. Dozens of farmer federations decided …
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Greece and Australia among the deadliest wildfires of the 21st century
Blazing wildfires have claimed several lives around the world recently, Greece’s and Australia’s wildfires are among the deadliest this century. 2009: Australia, 179 dead On February 7, 2009, which became …
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Bomb explodes near Greek labour ministry, no casualties
An explosive device went off overnight in front of the Greek labour ministry in central Athens without causing any casualties, police said on Saturday. The explosion, which caused material damage, …
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Investors pounce on Athens airport IPO
The public sale of a 30-percent stake in Athens International Airport garnered strong demand, Greece’s finance minister said Friday, in a sign of investor confidence in the country’s recovering economy. …
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State Minister Akis Skertsos presents bill on same-sex marriage in Parliament
On Thursday night, State Minister Akis Skertsos tabled a bill titled “Equality in civil marriage, revision of the Civil Code, and other regulations” in parliament. The proposed legislation, addressing same-sex …