Greece
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Greek pupils top in OECD in extra-curricular reading
Although not exceptionally studious, young Greeks lead Europe in extra-curricular reading.
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Greek Mayor arrested over tollway protests
Greek police arrested the mayor of Stylida, located 215 kilometres (133 miles) northwest of Athens on Tuesday, after he used an excavator to remove portions of a highway guardrail
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Greece to sue Germany over war compensation
Greece will sue Germany at the International Court of Justice to seek compensation for war crimes committed by Nazi forces in Greece during the Second World War.
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Troubling meeting between Cypriot leaders
Power-sharing discussions continue to trouble Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders
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First radiation therapy centre for children opens in Greece
Children with cancer will now be able to receive treatment at Greece’s first radiation centre for children
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EU Commissioner: No restructuring of Greek debt
Debt restructuring in Greece or any other eurozone country would have negative consequences and the eurozone does not want it to happen, Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner
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Athens Greek Vehicle Museum opens in March
Car designs spanning over a century will be on display in new museum
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Monk Seal comes out
A colony of rare Seals discovered at a secret location off the coast of Greece.
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PM holds talks with Erdogan in Erzurum
Prime ministers George Papandreou and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held two hours of private talks over a working breakfast in the northeast Anatolian city of Erzurum.
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UN agency critical of Greek border plan
The United Nations’ refugee agency on Friday criticized plans in Greece to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey.