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Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking a return to bargaining rights axed during bailouts
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Strikes called by Greece’s largest labor union halted ferries, disrupted public transport services and left some state-run hospitals running on emergency staffing levels in Athens and elsewhere Wednesday. The General Confederation of Greek Labor, GSEE, led...
Eid prayers held in a historic former mosque in northern Greece for the first time in 100 years
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Stars of David adorning the balconies along the top of the building catch the first glimmers of the dawn light as worshipers pass through the gates of the historic Yeni Cami, or New Mosque, for morning prayers. Wednesday marked the first time since...
9 jailed pending trial over allegedly harassing, threatening 2 transgender persons in Greece
THESSAOLONIKI, Greece (AP) — Nine people jailed in Greece will be tried Monday over accusations they harassed and threatened two 21-year-old transgender persons in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The nine were remanded after appearing before a prosecutor Sunday. Twelve other...
Strikes halt trains and ferries in Greece a year after country's worst rail disaster that killed 57
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread strikes in Greece halted trains, ferries and much of the capital's public transport on Wednesday in protests timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the country's deadliest rail crash, which killed 57 people. The train disaster on the night...
A Greek militant group claims an attempted parcel bomb attack last week against a judge
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An anarchist group on Monday claimed responsibility for last week's attempted bomb attack against a senior judge in Greece, raising fears of a resurgence of violence by radical militants. Explosives experts defused the parcel bomb that was placed at a...
