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Greek police warn drivers to use snow chains after long traffic jams reported in some mountain areas
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek traffic police were warning drivers in areas with ice and snow to use snow chains, after long traffic jams were reported near some ski resorts because of cars becoming stuck on the roads. Police on Thursday warned drivers not to head to the country’s...
Former Greek royal family expresses 'deep emotion' after regaining citizenship
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece’s former royal family expressed “deep emotion” Monday at a decision to reinstate their Greek citizenship, ending a decades-old dispute with the country’s government. Greece abolished the monarchy in a 1974 referendum and the former...
Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat capsizing a day earlier involving migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes. The capsizing, the result of the boat’s maneuvering to evade a patrol vessel...
Greece’s former royal family seeks to reclaim citizenship 50 years after monarchy abolished
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece’s former royal family have applied for Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the country’s republican system of government, in a landmark move 50 years after the monarchy was abolished, officials confirmed Friday. The late King...
8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
ATHENS, Greeece (AP) — A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and...
Looking at campaign documents for 7 IOC members running to be president of the Olympic body
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Seven International Olympic Committee members are running as candidates to be the next president in its first election since 2013. Their newly published manifestos show broad consensus on some issues and challenges for the IOC and global sports: Climate...
IOC publishes manifestos of 7 candidates running to be president and lead Olympics
GENEVA (AP) — The seven candidates running for International Olympic Committee president had their manifestos published on Thursday, and one is offering to take just half of the eight-year mandate on offer and stand again in 2029. Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president who...
Greek authorities rescue 23 people near Lesbos and warn pressure on migration routes is rising
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 23 migrants were rescued from a dinghy near the island of Lesbos in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday. Rescue teams also recovered two more bodies after a boat carrying migrants sank off of Gavdos over the weekend, bringing the death toll to seven. ...
Greek police dismantle illegal liquor gang in pre-Christmas raids
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police arrested 17 alleged members and associates of an armed criminal gang involved in producing and distributing counterfeit alcoholic drinks following pre-Christmas raids across Athens, authorities said Monday. The operation uncovered an abandoned...
5 migrants dead, several missing and dozens rescued in 4 separate coast guard operations off Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least five migrants died, an unknown number were missing and more that 200 others rescued in Greece in multiple operations south of the island of Crete, the coast guard said Saturday. The four operations began late Friday and one was still under way,...
