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Greeks rally against biometric ID card plan
Thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens on Sunday against the impending introduction of biometric ID cards, denouncing what they see as a move towards a surveillance society. “No to electronic …
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Toll from Greece floods rises to 15 dead
The toll from flooding that has ravaged villages in central Greece has risen to 15 people dead, rescue workers said Sunday. The body of a 42-year-old man was recovered at …
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Death toll in flood-hit Greece rises to 11
Flooding in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey has killed at least 22 people with the death toll in Greece rising to 11 after another body was recovered. The body of a 77-year-old man was …
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Police rule out terror links in deadly Melbourne crash
A man is in custody after the car he was driving ploughed into pedestrians and two other vehicles in Melbourne’s busy CBD, killing one person and injuring five others. The …
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Toll in Greece floods hits 10 as rescuers race to villages
Helicopters and lifeboats have been deployed to reach hundreds of stranded villagers in central Greece, as the death toll from deadly flooding rose to 10, authorities said Friday. Firefighters worked …
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Trail of devastation as deadly Greek rainstorm ebbs
Hundreds of people are stranded without food or water for a third day in Greece after a devastating rainstorm killed at least six people and caused billions of euros of damage. Storm …
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Dire consequences for those involved in tragic death of 36-year-old man at Port Piraeus
Attica Group CEO Spyros Paschalis has resigned following the tragic death of 36-year-old Antonis Karyotis at the port of Piraeus earlier this week. A video that circulated social media and …
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Greece launches rescue effort in flooded villages
Greek rescue teams used divers, lifeboats and helicopters to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece Thursday, as the death toll from the Storm Daniel rose to six. The fire …
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Fires burned 170,000 ha in Greece during 2023
The fires that broke out in Greece since the start of 2023 burned a total of 170,000 hectares (1.7 million stremmas), with 120,000 of these (1.2 mln stremmas) destroyed in …
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Four Greek crew members face homicide charges over passenger’s death
A ferry captain and three crew members appeared before a Greek prosecutor on Wednesday facing homicide charges over the death of a passenger after being forcefully pushed into the sea, …