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Greeks rally against Macedonia name accord, police fire tear gas

January 20th, 2019 Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens on Sunday to protest against a deal with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that settles a row between the...

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Greece's Tsipras set to overcome confidence hurdle

January 16th, 2019 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to win a confidence vote on Wednesday night, which will pave the way for parliament to ratify an accord he struck...

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Greek PM set to win confidence vote with support from opposition

January 15th, 2019 By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Greece's Alexis Tsipras appeared set to win a confidence vote after winning the support of an opposition...

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Greek PM Tsipras expected to survive confidence vote

January 14th, 2019 By George Georgiopoulos and Renee Maltezou Greece's leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to survive a parliamentary vote of...

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Greek teachers clash with police for second time in a week

January 14th, 2019 Primary school teachers clashed with riot police in Athens on Monday for the second time in under a week, during a protest against government plans to change...

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Greece's Tsipras calls confidence vote after ally quits coalition (Update)

January 13th, 2019 By Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said he would call a confidence vote in his government after his...

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Greek police seize narcotics in berries sent from Brazil

January 9th, 2019 Greek authorities have broken a drugs ring importing narcotics into the country as dehydrated 'superfood' berries implanted with cocaine, police said on...

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Merkel to press Greece on reforms during rare Athens visit

January 9th, 2019 German Chancellor Angela Merkel will urge Greece to press on with tough economic reforms and maintain strict fiscal discipline when she visits Athens on...

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Explosive device wounds two in central Athens (Update)

December 27th, 2018 An explosive device wounded a police officer and a civilian when it detonated outside a church in central Athens early on Thursday, shortly before liturgy...

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Blast smashes windows at Greece's SKAI TV; no injuries

December 17th, 2018 A device exploded near the SKAI TV building in the Greek capital early on Monday, smashing windows on six floors and causing extensive damage to the interior...

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Greece seizes drugs haul from Syrian ship worth €100m

December 14th, 2018 Greece has seized drugs worth more than €100m after intercepting a Syrian ship sailing for Libya, the coast guard said on Friday. Officials found about...

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Russia and Greece want to make up after diplomatic row

December 7th, 2018 Greece and Russia are ready to put behind them a diplomatic row that troubled relations in July, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister...

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Greek police clash with protesters on anniversary of police shooting of teenager

December 6th, 2018 Greek police clashed with protesters on Thursday after demonstrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the killing of a teenage boy by police, which triggered...

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Greek public sector workers strike for higher pay

November 28th, 2018 Greece's largest public sector union staged a 24-hour walkout on Wednesday, demanding wage and pension increases from a government still bound to keeping...

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Greek cleaning lady's 10-year jail sentence for CV fib suspended

November 28th, 2018 A Greek appeals court suspended a 10-year jail term imposed on a cleaner whose conviction for lying on her CV about finishing primary school triggered outrage...

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Greek cleaning lady jailed for 10 years for faking elementary school diploma

November 22nd, 2018 A Greek cleaning lady has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for fibbing about her elementary school record in a court ruling which has provoked uproar in the...

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Cypriot sailor gives boat to Turkish athlete in show of sportsmanship

November 20th, 2018 Cypriot sailor Panagiotis Iordanou could win the international fair play award after he gave his boat to a Turkish athlete whose boat was damaged during a race...

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Greece eyes pot of gold as medicinal cannabis licensed

November 20th, 2018 Greece on Monday issued the first licences to private companies for growing medicinal cannabis in the country, part of an attempt to tap a burgeoning market...

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Clashes in Greece during Saturday's protest for 1973 student revolt

November 18th, 2018 Greek police clashed with young protestors in central Athens on Saturday after thousands marched to mark the anniversary of a violently quashed student...

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Greece unearths remnants of ancient city of Tenea

November 13th, 2018 Greek archaeologists have discovered jewellery, dozens of coins and remnants of a housing settlement affirming the location of an ancient city thought to have...

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