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Greece on high alert as over 200 quakes shake Santorini island
Greece’s tourist island of Santorini on Sunday braced for the prospect of more tremors after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, …
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Greece issues Santorini seismic activity warning
The Aegean island of Santorini is on alert for seismic activity after earthquakes measuring between 2.8 magnitude and 4.5 struck the area. Greek authorities have advised people on the Aegean …
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Series of tremors heighten volcanic activity on Greece’s famous caldera on Santorini
A series of tremors have occurred in the seas around Santorini and adjoining islands over the past week, with dozens of small earthquakes being recorded. An earthquake occurred at 15:29 …
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Stephen Fry calls for Parthenon Sculptures return and for Britain to restore “natural justice”
Prominent British philhellene Sir Stephen Fry has reiterated his call for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece in a passionate speech delivered at the Acropolis Museum on Wednesday. …
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Greece awards first compensation over Tempi train disaster
A Greek court has for the first time awarded compensation over a death in the 2023 Tempi train disaster, acknowledging the responsibility of the rail operators, Greece’s AMNA news agency …
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Volcanic activity detected in Santorini
Greece’s civil protection minister has called a meeting with Santorini and disaster response officials following an increase in volcanic activity in the famous tourist hotspot. According to Associated Press, in …
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Greece rail operator denies illegal cargo in 2023 crash
Greece’s rail network operator insisted Thursday there were no explosive chemicals on board a freight train involved in the country’s worst rail tragedy that killed 57 people in 2023. Greek …
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Nikolaos De Grece to marry Chrysi Vardinogianni months after divorce announcement
The former Prince of Greece, Nikolaos De Grece, is set to marry Chrysi Vardinogianni in a private ceremony next Friday, February 7, just days after reports of their engagement surfaced. …
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Greek PM denies ‘cover-up’ over country’s worst train crash
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday denied that he was attempting to conceal who was to blame for a train crash that killed 57 people in 2023. Mitsotakis has …
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Thousands march in Greece to demand justice for train wreck victims
More than 40,000 people protested in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, demanding justice for the families of the 57 victims who died in a train crash …