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Acts of kindness help Athenians cope with heatwave
As temperatures inched towards 40C in Athens, a vegetable seller spontaneously handed a bottle of water to street musician Anna Gardere Nikolaki, a regular at this Athens food market. “I …
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Greece climbs into top five of most powerful passports in the world
Greece has stepped into fifth place on the list of most powerful passports in the world, according to the latest Henley Passport Index for 2025. Cyprus has also gone up …
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Mitsotakis: “Greece does not discuss sovereignty issues with Turkey”
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has declared emphatically that “Greece does not discuss sovereignty issues with Turkey” in relation to the “grey areas” claim in the Aegean. Mitsotakis stressed that …
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Greece mulls water-saving moves as heatwave intensifies
Greece on Wednesday announced plans to “urgently” overhaul its water management as temperatures continued to rise during a week-long heatwave. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the cabinet had discussed plans …
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Aegean Airlines to launch historic direct flights from Greece to India in 2026
Beginning March 2026, Aegean Airlines will introduce direct flights from Greece to Delhi and Mumbai, marking the first-ever non-stop air connection between the two countries. Aegean is committing €4 billion …
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Greek parliament sends ex-minister’s train tragedy case to judges
Greek parliament referred the case of a former transport minister to judges to decide whether he will be prosecuted over his handling of the country’s worst rail tragedy, which left …
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Remains of six Greek MIA soldiers from Cyprus Invasion returned to Greece
Numerous officials and families paid their respects in a sombre repatriation ceremony at the Elefsina Air Base honouring six Greek soldiers from the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. The …
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Kostas A. Karamanlis referred to the Judicial Council in relation to Tempi train tragedy
A secret ballot in the plenary of the Greek Parliament registered a majority vote in favour of the proposal to have the Judicial Council investigate the case of former Minister …
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Corinthia blaze forces major evacuations, two people detained
Villages were forced into evacuations after a massive fire broke out in Corinthia, with two individuals detained in relation to the blaze. Firefighters were hard at work trying to battle …
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Wanted Moldovan oligarch detained in Greece
An on-the-run Moldovan oligarch accused of acting on behalf of Russia has been detained in Greece and police said Tuesday they would seek his extradition. Vladimir Plahotniuc, who has been …