Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Greece's Santorini bursts with tourists as locals call for a cap

Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from everywhere - on dinghies from giant ocean liners, on coaches that

Greece's Santorini bursts with tourists as locals call for a cap
Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|Sports|Travel

She couldn’t stop thinking about the guy she met at the Athens Olympics. Then a message from him changed her life

She couldn’t stop thinking about the guy she met at the Athens Olympics. Then a message from him changed her life

She couldn’t stop thinking about the guy she met at the Athens Olympics. Then a message from him changed her life
Environment|News|Political|World

Road collision kills 4 Greek rescue workers dispatched to flood-stricken Libya, health minister says

Libya' health minister says four Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya following devastating flooding in the eastern city of Derna were killed in a road collision

Road collision kills 4 Greek rescue workers dispatched to flood-stricken Libya, health minister says
Environment|News|World

Climate change made storm that devastated Libya far more likely and intense, scientists say

Scientists say climate change made the devastating storm along the Libyan coast up to 50 times more likely and 50% more intense

Climate change made storm that devastated Libya far more likely and intense, scientists say
Environment|News|World

Storm Elias slams into a city in central Greece, filling homes with mud and knocking out power

A second powerful storm in less than a month has hammered parts of central Greece, sweeping away roads, smashing bridges and flooding thousands of homes

Storm Elias slams into a city in central Greece, filling homes with mud and knocking out power
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An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It's a glimpse of future tech

Greece has become a late but enthusiastic convert to new technology as a way of displaying its famous archaeological monuments and deepening visitors' knowledge of ancient history

An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It's a glimpse of future tech
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Deal struck on contentious road in divided Cyprus that triggered an assault against UN peacekeepers

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ethnically split Cyprus says Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have reached an “understanding” over a contentious road inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone whose construction had stirred up tensions not seen in years

Deal struck on contentious road in divided Cyprus that triggered an assault against UN peacekeepers
Entertainment|News|World

A century after her birth, opera great Maria Callas is honored with a new museum in Greece

Soprano legend Maria Callas has been honored in Greece a century after her birth to Greek parents in New York with a new museum in Athens

A century after her birth, opera great Maria Callas is honored with a new museum in Greece
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Greece's opposition Syriza party splits as several prominent members defect

Greece’s main opposition party has suffered a split after a left-wing faction announced it was breaking away, accusing the party’s recently elected leader of abandoning its core ideology for a sort of “right-wing populism.”

Greece's opposition Syriza party splits as several prominent members defect
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Greece's left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new leader

Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, has suffered a damaging setback as nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against its newly elected leadership

Greece's left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new leader
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Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders

A diplomatic spat has erupted between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders
Economy

Exclusive-Greece to repay more euro zone bailout loans ahead of schedule -officials

Greece will next month repay ahead of schedule 5.3 billion euros ($5.8 billion) of loans owed to euro zone countries under its first bailout, and hopes to

Exclusive-Greece to repay more euro zone bailout loans ahead of schedule -officials
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How a group of ancient sculptures sparked a dispute between Greece and the UK

Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute

How a group of ancient sculptures sparked a dispute between Greece and the UK
Entertainment|News|Political|World

UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece

UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat
News|Political|World

A bedbug hoax is targeting foreign visitors in Athens. Now the Greek police have been called in

Greece’s health ministry is seeking police help against hoaxers who tried to scare foreign tourists out of several Athens short-term rental apartments by inventing a bedbug crisis

A bedbug hoax is targeting foreign visitors in Athens. Now the Greek police have been called in
Entertainment|News|World

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles

Greece’s Acropolis Museum has launched an exhibition that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles
Environment|News|Political|World

Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind

Longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant step in mending ties during a visit to Athens by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind
News|Sports|World

In latest crackdown on violence, Greece bans fans at all top-flight matches for two months

All top-flight soccer matches in Greece will be played without fans in the stadiums for the next two months, in the latest crackdown on supporter violence following a sport-related riot last week that left a police officer with life-threatening injuries

In latest crackdown on violence, Greece bans fans at all top-flight matches for two months
World

Greece advises vessels to avoid Yemeni waters after Red Sea attacks

Greece has advised commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to avoid Yemeni waters, keep only the necessary crew on the bridge and follow alerts issued by

Greece advises vessels to avoid Yemeni waters after Red Sea attacks
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The EU loses about a million workers per year due to aging. Migration official urges legal options

The European Union’s top official for migration says member states will have to confront tough policy challenges to cope with the continent’s aging population

The EU loses about a million workers per year due to aging. Migration official urges legal options
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Greece faces growing opposition from the Orthodox Church over plans to legalize same-sex marriage

Greece’s center-right government is speeding up its timetable to legalize same-sex marriage despite growing opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church

Greece faces growing opposition from the Orthodox Church over plans to legalize same-sex marriage
Education|News|Political|World

Student protests in Athens turn violent and disrupt exams as debate rages over private universities

Police and student protesters have clashed in the center of the Greek capital after a demonstration against government plans to allow private universities

Student protests in Athens turn violent and disrupt exams as debate rages over private universities
News|Political|World

Hundreds of protesters opposed to bill allowing same-sex marriage rally in Greek capital

More than 1,500 protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Greece

Hundreds of protesters opposed to bill allowing same-sex marriage rally in Greek capital
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For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle

Years before starting a family of her own, Stella Belia was already waging a tireless campaign for legal recognition

For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle
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'Without us, you don’t eat': Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help

Scores of tractors have been parked outside Greece’s parliament as thousands of farmers angry at high production costs shifted their protests to Athens

'Without us, you don’t eat': Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help

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