Greece
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Hospital waste found in trash on beach in Peloponnese
Piles of rubbish and medical waste that had been dumped illegally near Valimitika beach in Aigio, in the Peloponnese,
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Low-birth Greece takes a further hit from crisis
Sunk in recession for the past six years and struggling to steer its economy through painful austerity cuts, Greece now faces a fertility crisis as well.
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Greece pulls statues from Qatar Olympic show over nudity
Greece has pulled two ancient statues from an ongoing Olympic Games exhibition in Qatar in a dispute over nudity,
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Greek PM Antonis Samaras to travel to China
The visit will aim to boost bilateral ties, promote Greece as a tourism destination to the huge Chinese market and seek investment
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Civil service row pushes PM to speed up cabinet reshuffle
Administrative Reform Minister Antonis Manitakis wants to pass a law that would mean the contract workers would stop receiving their salaries once their employment ended
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Strikes disrupt public transport over Easter weekend
Proastiakos suburban railway will be disrupted as workers protest
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Tourism expected to bounce back to pre-crisis levels
Tourism revenues are expected to bounce back this year to pre-crisis levels, with visitors from Germany, Britain and Russia anticipated to return
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Bishop Seraphim turns against Golden Dawn
Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus, who has courted controversy in the past with anti-Semitic comments, launched an unexpected attack on far-right Golden Dawn
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Plan for Greek civil service overhaul settled
Minister indicates that 2,000 public servants will be fired by the end of June