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Protesters in over 100 cities in Greece and abroad demand justice for 2023 rail crash victims
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets in 110 cities Sunday, including 13 locations abroad, to demand justice for the 57 victims of the country’s deadliest rail disaster in 2023. The largest marches, with about 30,000 taking part in each, took place...
Greece says migrant health data stolen by drug trafficking network run by doctors, pharmacists
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Friday they dismantled a criminal network accused of exploiting migrant health care identification numbers to illegally distribute psychiatric medications and other prescription drugs. Police reported the arrest of six individuals: two...
Schools closed on eastern Greek island of Lesbos after overnight earthquake
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos ordered schools in part of the island to close on Wednesday so they can be inspected for potential structural damage after an overnight earthquake rattled the island. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of...
Suitcase snatchers: Greek police arrest 2 for allegedly stealing luggage from airport baggage claim
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police said Thursday they arrested two women for allegedly stealing other passengers’ luggage from the baggage claim area in Athens’ international airport. Airport police said in a statement the two Greek women were arrested Tuesday evening on...
Parliament speaker, advocate for return of sculptures from Britain, tapped to be Greece’s president
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government on Wednesday nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum, to become the country’s next president. Tassoulas, a 65-year-old...
Greece bans windowless basements, freezes central Athens licenses in overhaul of short-term rentals
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece began debating proposed legislation on Friday to toughen rules for short-term rentals amid a surge in tourism, including a ban on using converted storage spaces and windowless basements. Renovated warehouses, underground spaces and former...
Greeks pay tribute to former Prime Minister Costas Simitis at his state funeral
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mourners lined the street outside Athens' central cathedral Thursday for the state funeral for former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the architect of Greece’s membership of the European Union’s common currency, who died on Sunday at the age of 88. ...
Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported. Simitis was taken to a hospital in the city of Corinth early Sunday morning from his...
