Turkish president receives new Greek ambassador
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President Abdullah Gul received the newly appointed Greek ambassador to Turkey, Kyriakos Loukakis, at the Cankaya presidential palace in the Turkish capital ...
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Angry Greek Farmers Plan Road Blockade
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Greek farmers furious over government policies, including tax hikes, that have upped their cost of doing business said they will put their tractors on the roads on Jan. 28 in a symbolic blockade, but ...
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Dockworkers extend their strike
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Greek dockworkers have extended their strike, leaving ferries tied up in port until Wednesday morning.The strike, which began Thursday, is demanding back pay for the workers from ship owners, a ...
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Basketball Riot police called in during Greek final
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Fighting between fans marred the Greek Cup basketball final Sunday, won by Panathinaikos over Olympiakos, with riot police called in after two players were hurt, one with a knife thrown from the ...
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Greek gold mine set on fire
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Masked intruders have raided a gold mining operation in northern Greece. The masked men set fire to machinery, vehicles and containers at the Hellas Gold site, which is not yet open. Arson ...
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Homers Illiad may have been written in 762 BC
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One of literature's oldest mysteries is a step closer to being solved after a recent study dated the ancient Greek poet Homer's great epic 'The Illiad' to 762 BC. The study has added a quantitative ...
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Greek indignant return to protest austerity outside parliament
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Greek indignant returned to protest austerity outside the parliament building for first time after several months on Sunday evening with a symbolic rally which ended in minor scuffles with police ...
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Convict famous for his prison escapes in Greece doesnt make it out this time
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This photo taken by an unnamed prisoner with a cellphone purportedly shows Albanian convict Alket Rizaj, right, holding something in his right hand while standing with six hostages, both prison officers and prisoners, at Malandrino prison, in central Greece, on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Rizaj is demanding to be allowed to leave the prison, claiming to be heavily armed. Police special forces have ...
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