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Greek Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters Angry at ‘Macedonia’ Deal (video)
Greek riot police fired tear gas at protesters near Lake Prespa where the ceremony for the Greece, FYROM agreement took place on Sunday morning. Opponents of the deal gathered near the village of...
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7 Out of 10 Greeks Oppose ‘Macedonia’ Deal in New Poll
As Greece and FYROM signed on Sunday the landmark agreement towards resolving the long-standing dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, a new poll suggests that almost 70 percent of...
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Drones, Satellites Help Greek Researchers Tackle Plastic Pollution
Researchers from the University of the Aegean have developed an innovative experiment off the coast of Lesvos to tackle one of the biggest environmental challenges: the fight against plastic...
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Kate Hudson Paddles Through the Crystal Blue Waters of Greece (photos)
Hollywood actress Kate Hudson was spotted lounging on a beach at the Greek island of Skiathos. The 39-year-old pregnant actress was joined by her boyfriend Danny Fujikawa and other family members,...
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Basketball: Panathinaikos Crowned Greek Champions
Panathinaikos won the Greek basketball league for a record 37th time Sunday after beating rival Olympiacos 84-70 in the fifth and deciding game to win the playoff finals 3-2. Trailing 35-31 at...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Cheers Brother Thanasis Lifting Greek Cup (video)
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo watched his brother Thanasis lift the Greek basketball champions trophy from the stands of Athens’ Olympic Sports Hall on Sunday. The Greek Freak was among the...
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Police Arrest Greek Lawmaker Wanted on Treason Charges
Konstantinos Barbarousis Greek police have arrested a member of parliament wanted for treason after he fled Athens on Friday in a high-speed dash across the country. Konstantinos Barbarousis, who has...
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Kostas Politis, Architect of Greece’s 1987 Basketball Triumph, Dies at 76
Politis, among his players, lifts the the European Cup in 1987 Kostas Politis, the legendary Greek coach who led the national basketball team to gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987, died on Monday at his...
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FYROM Police Fire Tear Gas at Opponents of ‘North Macedonia’ Deal (video)
Police in FYROM’s capital, Skopje fired flash grenades and tear gas at protesters opposing the signing of an agreement with Greece to rename the country. According to reports, some of the protesting...
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November 17 Killer Gets Leave from Greek Prison (video)
November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas walked out of the Korydallos jail on Tuesday on a 48-hour prison leave, the third since last November. His wife and son met him outside the jail, west of Athens....
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Greek Lawmaker Wanted for Treason Now Says He Respects Democracy
A Greek member of parliament arrested on Monday on treason charges has expressed regret over his outburst last week that the military should arrest the president, prime minister and defense minister...
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Garbage Piles Up on the Streets of Athens
Sacks of garbage piled high on the sidewalks of Athens have started spewing out onto the streets after a part of the capital’s main dump collapsed and waste trucks stopped collecting. More than 2,500...
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Greek Restaurants Open Kitchens to Refugee Chefs
Photo courtesy of UNHCR To mark World Refugee Day on Wednesday, local restaurants in Athens have opened their kitchens to refugee chefs to create a unique culinary experience. Through set menus or...
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US Embassy Blasts Prison Leave for November 17 Killer
Koufodinas (on the right) leaving jail earlier on Tuesday The U.S. embassy in Athens has issued a statement condemning the release of November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas who walked out of Korydallos...
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Greece Announces Five Finalists in TV Licenses Tender
Greece’s independent regulator, the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV), has announced five finalists for a tender for general content television broadcasting licenses. The five media...
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Handcuffed Greek Soldiers Appear in Turkish Court (video)
The defense team of the two Greek soldiers held in a Turkish jail since March 2 after accidentally crossing into the country’s territory have launched another appeal for their release. Handcuffed Sgt....
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Greek Anarchist Fighting ISIS in Syria Speaks Out (video)
A Greek anarchist, a member of the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group, who traveled to Syria to fight the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) has spoken on camera about his experience of the war and the reasons...
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Greece’s Lesvos Marks World Refugee Day with Concerts by Refugee Children
The island of Lesvos, currently home to almost 10,000 asylum-seekers, will mark World Refugee Day on Wednesday, June 20 with a series of three concerts by the refugee children’s orchestra “Connect By...
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Thomas Cook to Invest €150M in Greek Tourism in 2018
Thomas Cook, one of the world’s biggest tour operators, has pledged to invest around €150 million ($173 million) in the Greek tourism sector this year. At a news conference held on the occasion of the...
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Greece Joins Club of Poorest EU Nations (graph)
Greece’s GDP per capita was just 67 percent of the European average in 2017, one percentage point lower than in 2016, placing the country among the poorest half of the EU, according to a report by the...
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