Greece
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Greece Lawmakers Back Plan To Allow 13-hour Workday
Greece’s parliament on Thursday approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections from trade unions and opposition parties. Unions have staged two general strikes against…
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Greece Weighs Disputed 13-hour Workday Reform
Greece’s parliament on Wednesday debated a controversial reform proposed by the conservative government, which would allow 13-hour workdays under exceptional circumstances, drawing fire from unions and opposition parties. Unions have…
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Greta Thunberg Lands In Greece Among Gaza Flotilla Activists Deported From Israel
Greta Thunberg landed in Athens on Monday alongside 160 other nationals from 16 European countries expelled to Greece by Israel for taking part in a Gaza aid flotilla, AFP journalists…
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General Strike In Greece Over 13-hour Workday Plans
Greece will grind to a halt on Wednesday in a 24-hour general strike against plans by the conservative government to introduce a 13-hour workday. Transport in Athens, trains and ferry…
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Wiretapping Scandal Goes To Court In Greece
A trial linked to the illegal wiretapping of politicians and journalists using the spy software Predator opens on Wednesday in Greece, three years after a scandal that rocked the country.…
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Hiker Filmed Bear Charging at Him Moments Before Plunging to His Death in Greece
In June, a hiker plummeted to his death after he was attacked by a brown bear and fell off the edge of a cliff, into a 2,600 ft ravine in…
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Two Ships Set Sail From Greece To Join Gaza Aid Flotilla
Two ships set sail Sunday evening from the Greek island of Syros to join the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international mission aiming to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza and…
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Spain Suffers Third Wildfire Death, Greece Beats Back Flames
Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city Patras as an unrelenting heatwave stoked tinderbox conditions in…
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Thousands Battle Greece Fires As Heatwave Bakes Europe
Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern…
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Two Vietnamese Nationals Die at Sea Amid Strong Winds in Greece
Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea on Friday, August 8, in Greece, the coastguard said, as gale-force winds forced numerous ferries to port, causing travel disruptions for tens of thousands…
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Two Tourists Die, Fires Erupt In Greece Amid Gale-force Winds
Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force winds confined many ferries to port, disrupting tens of thousands of summer travellers, and sparked…
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Greece Gets EU Help To Battle Disastrous Wildfires
Greece battled wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations for a second day on Sunday, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later. Fires…
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Greece Asks For EU Help In Battling Wildfires
Greece on Saturday requested EU help to battle wildfires that have sprung up in different regions as a lengthy heatwave sent temperatures soaring above 45C and gusts fuelled flames. Winds…
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Who Was Przemyslaw Jeziorski? California Professor Shot Dead by Masked Gunman While Visiting Greece for Custody Hearing
A California professor was shot and killed in Greece by a masked gunman in a shocking execution carried out in broad daylight. Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who was originally from Poland, was…
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Greece To Halt Asylum Hearings For Migrants On Boats From Africa
Greece will suspend all asylum hearings for migrants arriving on boats from North Africa for three months, the prime minister said Wednesday following a rise in migrant arrivals from Libya.…
