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February 19, 2022 at 1:23 am

Greek rescuers search burning ferry for 12 missing people VIEW

Rescue teams in Greece are searching a burning ferry for 12 people believed to be missing after the ferry caught fire in the Ionian Sea...

February 17, 2022 at 3:33 am

Greek farm protests are a sign of Europe’s inflation anxiety VIEW

Economists, farmers and charity workers agree about a cost-of-living crisis in Europe: Inflation may ease later this year but the impact of the spike in...

Business

February 13, 2022 at 9:51 am

Greek farmers threaten to block highways in energy protest VIEW

Greek farmers say they are determined to shut down all the country’s major highways to protest rising energy costs.

Business

December 10, 2021 at 8:27 am

Greece: 11 held for attack on principal over virus checks

Police in northern Greece have arrested 11 people after a high school principal was handcuffed by alleged members of a self-styled vigilante group that opposes...

September 30, 2021 at 12:32 am

For migrants in Greece, road to new life is through Albania VIEW

A relatively smooth section of Greece's rugged border with Albania is turning into a major thoroughfare north for migrants in Greece seeking a better life...

September 11, 2021 at 12:10 pm

Greece’s economy to grow 5.9% in 2021, prime minister says VIEW

Greece’s prime minister says the economy will grow 5.9% during 2021

Business

Persephone guides the visitors inside Alistrati cave, about 135 kilometers (84 miles) northeast of Thessaloniki, Greece, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. Persephone, billed as the world’s first robot used as a tour guide inside a cave, has been welcoming visitors to the Alistrati cave, since mid-July. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) XTS407 XTS407

August 18, 2021 at 11:44 pm

Persephone, the robot guide, leads visitors in a Greek cave VIEW

The robot can give its part of the tour of the Alistrati Cave in northern Greece in 33 languages and interact at a basic level...

Entertainment

June 27, 2021 at 12:34 pm

Greek police arrest 2 trying to sell rare Roman-era statue

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police said Sunday they have arrested two 56-year-old men for trying to sell a rare Roman-era statue of the Greek...

Entertainment

May 30, 2021 at 11:22 pm

In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress VIEW

PEPLO, Greece (AP) — As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! Greek border police are firing...

Nation & World

May 12, 2021 at 11:21 pm

Syrian family reunited, against the odds, in Greece VIEW

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Torn apart in the deadly chaos of an air raid, a Syrian family of seven has been reunited, against the odds,...