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Former Greek president Karolos Papoulias dies at 92
ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias, who served two terms between 2005 and 2015, died on Sunday at...
Read moreAt least 16 migrants dead in Greek shipwreck
ATHENS (Reuters) -At least 16 people died when their boat overturned off the Greek island of Paros in the central...
Read moreLatest migrant shipwreck off Greece leaves at least four dead
ATHENS (Reuters) - At least four migrants have died after their boat was wrecked on an islet north of the...
Read moreThree dead, dozens feared missing after migrant boat sinks in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) -Three asylum-seekers drowned and dozens more were feared missing after a boat believed to be carrying as many...
Read moreSouthern Greece rattled by tremor, no injuries, damage reported
ATHENS (Reuters) -An strong earthquake rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries....
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Storms pound parts of Greece, kill one
ATHENS (Reuters) - The driver of a car that was swept away by floods in northern Greece was found dead...
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EU tells Russia aggression against Ukraine would “come at a price”
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russian aggression against Ukraine would come at a price, the head of the European Commission said on...
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Putin says Russia will continue U.S. dialogue, send proposals in a week
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send proposals to Washington within a week...
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From Siberia to the U.S, wildfires broke emissions records this year
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Wildfires produced a record amount of carbon emissions in parts of Siberia, the United...
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Pope says willing to go to Moscow to meet Orthodox Patriarch
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he was willing to go to...
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Pope ends Mediterranean trip defending refugee rights
By Karolina Tagaris and Philip Pullella ATHENS (Reuters) - Pope Francis heard from young people including children of migrants who...
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Pope calls migrant crisis ‘shipwreck of civilisation’
By Philip Pullella and Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) -Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on...
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Orthodox priest shouts ‘Pope, you are a heretic’ at Francis in Athens
By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) -An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted "Pope, you are a heretic" as...
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As pope prepares to visit Greece’s Lesbos, migrants hope for change
By Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - About two dozen asylum-seekers gathered for Mass in a small Roman Catholic church...
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Citing ancient Greeks, Pope Francis laments threats to democracy today
By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) -Pope Francis appealed on Saturday for a return to "good politics", saying...
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Pope says migrants living in gulag conditions amid indifference
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) -Pope Francis, at an emotional meeting with migrants, said on Friday he...
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Pope to facilitate re-location of 50 migrants, Cyprus says
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Friday that 50 migrants in the country would...
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Pope deplores ‘terrible laceration’ of divided Cyprus, urges dialogue
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Cyprus (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Thursday urged Cypriots to seek dialogue to heal...
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Pope’s visit to Greece’s Lesbos lays bare divisions over migrants
By Karolina Tagaris LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Lucia Marcano was attending mass last month in the Catholic church on Lesbos...
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Pope Francis to visit Greece to boost Catholic-Orthodox ties
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Roman Catholics in mainly Orthodox Greece are preparing excitedly for a visit by Pope...
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