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Greece closes ancient tourist sites as heat wave persists

Greece closes ancient tourist sites as heat wave persists

Greece shut ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heat wave of the summer persisted for a third day.
Vietnamese female fighter wins gold at World Muay Thai Championships

Vietnamese female fighter wins gold at World Muay Thai Championships

Greece's exit from enhanced EU scrutiny ends 12 years of pain, prime minister says

Greece's exit from enhanced EU scrutiny ends 12 years of pain, prime minister says

Greece lifts Covid curbs for travelers ahead of key summer season

Greece lifts Covid curbs for travelers ahead of key summer season

Greece lifted Covid-19 restrictions on Sunday (May 1) for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back from the pandemic slump.
May 1, 2022 | 04:12 pm PT
First Vietnamese runner finishes 246 km ultramarathon race

First Vietnamese runner finishes 246 km ultramarathon race

Tran Duy Quang became the first ever Vietnamese runner to complete the annual ultramarathon race, Spartathlon, in Greece Saturday. He finished in 40th position.
September 29, 2019 | 07:39 am PT
Vietnam, Greece set for major trade boost

Vietnam, Greece set for major trade boost

When the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement comes into effect, Greece is a potential entrepot for Vietnamese businesses seeking access to Europe.
December 19, 2018 | 02:00 am PT
'Serious' signs arson started deadly Greek wildfire

'Serious' signs arson started deadly Greek wildfire

Greece's government said there were "serious" indications the fire in which most of the 82 people who perished may have been started deliberately.
July 26, 2018 | 05:05 pm PT
Wildfire kills at least 50 near Athens, families flee to beaches

Wildfire kills at least 50 near Athens, families flee to beaches

A wildfire killed at least 50 people as it swept through a small resort town near Athens, with huge flames trapping families with children as they fled.
July 23, 2018 | 10:58 pm PT
Fitch upgrade Greece debt, sees steady improvment

Fitch upgrade Greece debt, sees steady improvment

Fitch boosted the debt rating to B- from CCC, with a positive outlook.
August 18, 2017 | 05:48 pm PT
Magnitude 6.7 quake off Turkish and Greek coasts kills two -USGS

Magnitude 6.7 quake off Turkish and Greek coasts kills two -USGS

'We have two dead and some people injured so far.' 
July 20, 2017 | 05:12 pm PT
Greek parliament approves more austerity to unlock bailout funds, debt relief

Greek parliament approves more austerity to unlock bailout funds, debt relief

Thousands have rallied outside parliament, hurling petrol bombs and firecrackers at police, to protest against austerity.
May 19, 2017 | 01:41 am PT
100 migrants rescued after being stranded off Greece

100 migrants rescued after being stranded off Greece

The boats ran aground, 100 were rescued; two Syrian girls, one of them a baby, drowned off the coast.
August 19, 2016 | 05:48 pm PT
Greece's bailout funds released; EU's Juncker hails Greek efforts

Greece's bailout funds released; EU's Juncker hails Greek efforts

Greece got more than 7 billion euros in bailout funds on Tuesday after a review of the country's progress in implementing economic reforms, the head of the euro zone's bailout fund told reporters in Athens.
June 21, 2016 | 03:33 am PT
Countries must do more to help Greece with migrant crisis: U.N. chief

Countries must do more to help Greece with migrant crisis: U.N. chief

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Saturday for countries to do more to help cope with Europe's migrant crisis, saying Greece could not manage on its own.
June 18, 2016 | 03:40 am PT
Greek coastguard rescues migrants in sinking off Crete

Greek coastguard rescues migrants in sinking off Crete

More than 200 migrants were rescued in the south Aegean Sea off the island of Crete after their boat sank, Greece's coastguard said on Friday.
June 3, 2016 | 12:12 am PT
EgyptAir black box search zone narrowed after signal detected

EgyptAir black box search zone narrowed after signal detected

The search zone for the crashed EgyptAir jet has been narrowed to 2 km (1.24 miles) from 5 km after a vessel picked up a signal from one of the black boxes, an Egyptian source on the investigation committee said on Thursday.
June 2, 2016 | 01:22 am PT
Greece gives timeline of missing Egyptair aircraft

Greece gives timeline of missing Egyptair aircraft

Greece's civil aviation department issued a timeline on Thursday of the missing EgyptAir plane's journey over Greece before it disappeared in Egyptian airspace.
May 19, 2016 | 03:26 am PT
Greece deploys ship, aircraft to search for EgyptAir plane

Greece deploys ship, aircraft to search for EgyptAir plane

Greece is deploying military aircraft and a frigate to an area in the southern Mediterranean where an EgyptAir aircraft vanished from radar screens early on Thursday, its defence ministry said.
May 19, 2016 | 02:27 am PT
Stranded migrants get tour of Acropolis

Stranded migrants get tour of Acropolis

A group of migrants, mainly teenagers and children, stuck in Greece are given a tour of the Acropolis in Athens as part of Europe Day celebrations.
May 9, 2016 | 07:28 pm PT
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