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Greece set to boost military cooperation with France, Greek PM says
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday that Greece has been in talks with France to...
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Quake wrecks old buildings in Crete, killing one person
By Angeliki Koutantou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) -An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 shook Greece's largest island, Crete,...
Read moreDelta airliner makes emergency landing in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) - A Delta airliner with 248 passengers and crew on board landed safely in Athens on Sunday after...
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French envoy to return to U.S. after fence-mending Biden-Macron call
By Michel Rose and Jeff Mason PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. and French presidents moved to mend ties on Wednesday,...
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Greece tests drone drug delivery for remote regions
By Yannis Floulis TRIKALA, Greece (Reuters) - Greece on Tuesday tested a drone to deliver medicines to isolated places in...
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Macron expects ‘concrete measures’ from Biden call to rebuild trust
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will expect "concrete measures" from the United States to restore trust when he holds...
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Timeline: ‘He wanted to die rather than go back’: a year of migration
(Reuters) - Cold, hunger and danger. These are the conditions people face when they flee their countries, often risking their...
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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it ‘unimaginable’
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Mediterranean nations must lead the way in addressing climate change, the...
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Turkish President Erdogan says to meet Greek PM in New York
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that he would meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on...
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Greece opens new migrant holding camp on island amid tougher policy
By Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece opened a new holding camp for migrants on Saturday on the island of...
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Greek PM says Turkey is a key partner on migration, EU needs cohesion
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday Turkey was an...
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Greece sees jump in international arrivals in August
ATHENS (Reuters) - International air traffic to Greece picked up strongly in August at the peak of the summer tourism...
Read moreSmall plane crashes off the Greek island of Samos, two dead
ATHENS (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Monday when a light aircraft crashed into the sea close to the...
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Pope urges Hungary to be more open to needy outsiders
By Philip Pullella and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Pope Francis said on Sunday that Hungary could preserve its Christian roots...
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Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece would seek to block a potential wave of Afghan asylum-seekers fleeing Taliban rule...
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Anti COVID vaccine protesters clash with police in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired tear gas and water canon on Saturday to break up a demonstration of thousands...
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French, Greek regions removed from Germany’s COVID-19 risk list
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany removed the Greek regions of Crete and the southern Aegean as well as the French regions...
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Thousands bid farewell to acclaimed Greek composer Theodorakis
ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of Greeks on Wednesday bid farewell to Mikis Theodorakis, a world-renowned activist and musician whose work...
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‘Our Mikis has gone’: ‘Zorba the Greek’ composer Theodorakis dies at 96
By Michele Kambas and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) -Composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose music crossed international boundaries in his captivating score...
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Pope denies resignation report, says leads normal life after surgery
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is not thinking of resigning and is living "a totally normal...
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