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January 29, 2021 at 11:51 pm

No income, 2,000 mouths to feed: Lockdown squeezes Greek zoo VIEW

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It's feeding time at Greece's only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as it can — even tucking...

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January 4, 2021 at 7:08 am

Greek Church tells priests to ignore pandemic closure order VIEW

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's powerful Orthodox Church is rebelling against a government order to briefly close places of worship under a weeklong drive to...

October 12, 2020 at 5:29 am

Greece calls new Turkish survey mission a threat to region

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece accused neighbor Turkey of undermining efforts to ease a crisis over eastern Mediterranean drilling rights Monday, after Ankara redeployed a...

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A fire burns as migrants walk next to burned debris in the Moria refugee camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. A major overnight fire swept through Greece’s largest refugee camp, that had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, leaving more than 12,000 migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) XTS148 XTS148

September 8, 2020 at 8:07 pm

New fire breaks out in crowded refugee camp on Greek island VIEW

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire struck again Wednesday night in Greece's notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, a day after a blaze...

FILE – Migrants wait in a queue to do tests for the new coronavirus in Moria refugee camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. A major testing and contact-tracing operation at Greece’s largest migrant camp on the eastern island of Lesbos has so far detected 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection among the 12,500 people living in the overcrowded facility, officials said on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas, File) XTS163 XTS163

September 8, 2020 at 5:49 am

Flurry of tests as COVID hits Greece’s biggest migrant camp

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major testing and contact-tracing operation at Greece's largest migrant camp on the eastern island of Lesbos has so far detected...

September 3, 2020 at 6:08 am

NATO says Turkey, Greece agree to talks; Athens denies deal VIEW

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — NATO's chief said Thursday that alliance members Greece and Turkey have agreed to start “technical talks” to reduce the risks of...

August 31, 2020 at 5:17 am

Greece: Threat of EU sanctions offers Turkey ‘exit strategy’

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece voiced hope Monday that the threat of sanctions from its European Union partners would convince Turkey to stop its offshore...

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June 10, 2020 at 12:46 pm

Greece to reclaim ancient horse from U.S. after court ruling

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek Culture Ministry said Wednesday it would seek the repatriation from New York of a 2,700-year-old bronze horse statuette which...

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June 6, 2020 at 11:30 pm

AP PHOTOS: Magic in Greek moonlight as outdoor cinemas open VIEW

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — They're like enchanted pleasure gardens concealed in the depths of the city that open their gates for a few months every...

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A group of migrants spend the night near the border crossing at the Pazarakule gate near Edirne, at the Turkish-Greek border on Monday, March 2, 2020. Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey’s western frontier, trying to enter Greece by land and sea after Turkey said its borders were open to those hoping to head to Europe. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) EM116 EM116

March 3, 2020 at 7:04 am

AP EXPLAINS: The new migration crisis at Europe’s borders VIEW

ANKARA (AP) — Facing a potential wave of nearly a million people fleeing fighting in northern Syria, Turkey has thrown open its borders with Greece...