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Greece, FYROM Seek to Solve Name Riddle in New York Talks
(L-R) Nikos Kotzias, Matthew Nimetz and Nikola Dimitrov before the UN-sponsored talks The foreign ministers of Greece and FYROM are meeting for a second day on Friday in New York to seek an agreement...
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Family of Bears Seek Refuge in Greek Village (video)
Greek forestry officials and animal welfare specialists removed a bear and her two newborn cubs from an abandoned house where they had found refuge near Florina, in the north of the country. Residents...
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Macedonian Groups Sue Greek FM for ‘High Treason’
Nikos Kotzias (left) with his FYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov The leader of a group of influential Macedonians has filed a lawsuit against Greece’s foreign minister demanding he be tried for high...
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Greek Hotelier Offers Yacht in Swimming Pool (photos)
Fancy spending your Greek holidays onboard a luxury yacht for the price of a hotel apartment? Well, now you can on the island of Lefkada where a hotelier has moved his yacht into the hotel’s swimming...
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Turkish Opposition Candidate Visits Greece’s Thrace (photos)
Muharrem Ince addressing the crowd in Komotini on Thursday Turkey’s election campaign came to Greece on Thursday as the country’s main opposition candidate, Muharrem Ince, visited the town of Komotini...
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Greece’s Acropolis Rally Roars into Action
Friday marks the opening leg of the EKO Acropolis Rally, one of the oldest and toughest on the world rally circuit. The rally, which began with an official ceremony under the Acropolis, will be...
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New Assassin’s Creed Game Set in Ancient Greece (video)
Millions of gamers throughout the world will do battle in ancient Greece which will provide the setting for the new series of the popular Assassin’s Creed game. The action-adventure series developed...
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Critics Choose Homer’s Odyssey as World’s Most Influential Story
Homer’s Odyssey has been voted as the most influential story to have shaped the world, according to a poll of more than 100 international authors, academics, journalists and critics conducted by...
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Iran Cuts Football Ties with Greece over Cancelled Friendly
The Football Federation of Iran (FFIRI) says it will suspend all links with its Greek counterpart, the EPO, amid a row over a cancelled friendly match. Iran, which has qualified for next month’s World...
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‘Jurassic Park’ Bird Spotted in Greece (photos)
Social media users in Greece were left scratching their heads after a picture of a scary flying animal resembling a scene from Jurassic Park went viral. The enormous-looking avian was photographed on...
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Turkish Drillship Sets Sail for Eastern Mediterranean
The Fatih left a port in the Gulf of Izmit Turkey’s first drilling vessel, which was named after Istanbul’s conqueror Ottoman Sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmet, has sailed off to the Mediterranean to start...
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Balkan Elite Forces Take Part in Greek Military Drill (photos)
Elite units from three Balkan countries have conducted a joint military exercise with Greek special forces near Athens. Units from Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania joined their Greek counterparts in the...
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Anarchists Storm Office of Greek Opposition Lawmaker (video)
The office of an oppostion lawmaker came under attack by a group of self-styled anarchists on Thursday evening in central Athens. Around 30 anarchists stormed the office of New Democracy MP Miltiadis...
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French Acrobat Dazzles Crowds in Central Athens (photos)
Athenians were left gazing in awe as a French artist performed breathtaking acrobatics in Syntagma Square in front of the Greek parliament on Thursday. Chloe Moglia’s performance was part of the...
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Trump to Stop in Greece En Route to Historic North Korea Meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to make a brief stopover at the Greek naval base of Souda Bay in Crete en route to Singapore to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next Tuesday. Greek daily...
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Migrant Children Among 6 Dead in Greek Van Crash
Six undocumented migrants, believed to be Iraqis, were killed and more than 10 were injured when the minivan they were travelling in crashed near the northern Greek city of Kavala on Friday. Among the...
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Cyprus President Lays Foundation for ‘Europe’s Biggest Casino Resort’
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday laid the foundation stone of a casino resort that, when completed near the city of Limassol, will be Europe’s biggest. Anastasiades said that the City of...
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Eurozone’s ESM Postpones €1B Loan Tranche to Greece
A report claiming Athens has not made enough progress in clearing debt arrears is being blamed for a eurozone decision to suspend a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) loan to Greece. The board of the European...
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Greek Youngsters’ Anguish as University Entrance Exams Begin
The university entrance exams, the most stressful test in any Greek student’s life, began throughout the country on Friday. The exams or ‘Panellinies’ as they are known, will last three weeks and will...
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Greek Orthodox Bishop Hands ‘Holy Pens’ to Students
The Greek Orthodox bishop of the town of Veria, northern Greece, has conducted a special service where he distributed blessed pens to the town’s students preparing to sit university entrance exams....
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