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Festival at Greece’s ancient theaters dedicated to Maria Callas and century since her birth
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The music from “Madame Butterfly” and other major operas is known to Greek audiences largely through the recorded performances of Maria Callas, the U.S.-born Greek artist who died in 1977 and is still revered here. For theatergoers in Athens, watching the...
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country's oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans’ hominin ancestors. The find announced Thursday would...
Theodoros Pangalos, outspoken Greek former foreign minister, dies at 84
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Theodoros Pangalos, a former Greek foreign minister known for his undiplomatic outbursts and on whose watch Greece suffered one of its most embarrassing foreign policy debacles in 1999, has died. He was 84. Pangalos' family said on Twitter that he died on...
Worst cyberattack in Greece disrupts high school exams, causes political spat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform. It said the distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks...
5 Greek border police officers arrested on suspicion of working with migrant smugglers
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the country from neighboring Turkey. A police statement said the five suspects are...
New Greek parliament convenes, only to be dissolved as early as Monday
ATHENS (AP) — Newly elected Greek lawmakers were sworn in Sunday but the Parliament in which they sit may be dissolved as early as Monday, ahead of fresh elections on June 25. No party achieved an overall majority in the election on May 21, which was held under simple proportional...
A first-time filmmaker in Cannes: Molly Manning Walker on her breakthrough 'How to Have Sex'
CANNES, France (AP) — Molly Manning Walker was still bleary-eyed from six months in the editing suite rushing to finish her first feature film when she arrived at the Cannes Film Festival. “It’s nice to have a deadline," Walker, 29, said while sipping an espresso. “I work...
Humanitarian group blasts Greece over treatment of asylum-seekers on eastern island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A prominent humanitarian group on Thursday blasted Greece over its treatment of asylum-seekers on the island of Lesbos, repeating allegations of illegal deportations back to Turkey and claiming authorities are using hunger as a weapon against some migrants. ...
Greek caretaker Prime Minister sworn in, to head government until new national elections
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Senior judge Ioannis Sarmas was sworn in Thursday as Greece's caretaker Prime Minister who will head the country until new national elections are held in about a month. Sarmas, 66, took over from center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a...
Firewalkers in Greece honor Saint Constantine in mystery-shrouded, centuries-old rituals
LAGKADAS, Greece (AP) — Sotirios Gkaintatzis danced across burning coals, his stomping bare feet raising sparks and puffs of smoke as he held aloft an icon of Saints Constantine and Helen. Gkaintatzis is the leader of a group of anastenaria -- the devotees of St. Constantine who...
