Greece
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In fire-hit Greece, Greens struggle to be heard
Wildfires, floods and climate change have failed to budge Greeks towards voting Green for over a decade, but a new coalition hopes to break through deep-rooted scepticism in Sunday’s national …
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Antonis Liveris and Amelia MacKinnon’s traditional three-day wedding engulfs Kastellorizo
The wedding of Antonis Liveris and Amelia MacKinnon was a typical traditional Greek, with the entire island of Kastellorizo as guests. Kastellorizo is the birthplace of the powerful family in …
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Greece sets a new standard in beach accessibility as Australia falls behind
Greece has just converted almost 300 beaches making them wheelchair friendly through the use of the Seatrac system, a Greek invention allows unassisted sea access to people with mobility issues. …
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Acropolis Museum celebrates its 14th birthday
On the Acropolis Museum’s birthday on Tuesday 20 June, and in honour of its late president, the Museum has invited the Youth Orchestra of Dion to offer its visitors a …
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Greek coastguard finds 3 bodies in migrant tragedy search
Greece’s coastguard on Monday said it had found three bodies during a search for survivors after last week’s tragedy in which at least 78 migrants died in the Ionian Sea. …
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Pakistani migrant’s final call home foretold Greek tragedy
Before 21-year-old Pakistani Muhammad Akash boarded a rickety fishing trawler in Libya on a journey he hoped would take him to a brighter future in Europe, he contacted his family …
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Barack Obama hosted by Tom Hanks on Antiparos
The Obama couple arrived on Paros on Friday by private flight and will be staying at Tom Hanks’, with whom they were traveling, according to reports. Hanks’ guests will stay …
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What to know as Greece votes again in legislative polls
Greece once again holds legislative elections on Sunday, June 25. Conservative former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is seeking another term, is expected to come out victorious. These are the …
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Mitsotakis on course to return as Greek PM in new vote
After an inconclusive election in May, Greece returns to the ballot box next Sunday with conservative former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on course to win a second straight four-year term. …
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Greek MP expelled from Mitsotakis’ party over shipwreck comments
A right-wing Greek parliamentarian was expelled from the party of former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, seeking a second term at polls next weekend, for racist remarks after the mass drowning …