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February 26, 2023 at 12:42 pm

AP PHOTOS: Greeks revel in Carnival after pandemic pause VIEW

NAXOS, Greece (AP) — Throngs of revelers across Greece attended end-of-Carnival celebrations this weekend for the first time in four years. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented...

Nation & World

October 7, 2022 at 2:52 am

Greece: Gales stall efforts to find missing migrants VIEW

Officials say strong winds are hampering efforts around two Greek islands to search for at least 10 migrants believed to be missing after shipwrecks left...

October 6, 2022 at 12:16 pm

Survivors tell grim tale of southern Greek migrant shipwreck VIEW

Survivors from a migrant boat that hit rocks and smashed to pieces off a southern Greek island say the omens for their journey were bad...

Nation & World

October 6, 2022 at 12:06 am

Harrowing rescues save migrants off Greece; at least 22 die VIEW

Bodies floated off two Greek islands as the death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats reached 22, with about a dozen still missing.

October 5, 2022 at 4:03 pm

At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters

At least 15 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters in separate incidents.

August 17, 2022 at 12:28 am

AP PHOTOS: Spiritual, material mix at Greek mid-August feast VIEW

KEA, Greece (AP) — Blending the spiritual with the material, mid-August marks the high point of Greece’s summer season that attracts crowds of city-dwellers back...

Entertainment

April 20, 2022 at 4:40 am

COVID-themed candles on sale in Greece for Orthodox Easter VIEW

Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on Sunday with most coronavirus restrictions now lifted.

Business

December 22, 2021 at 9:25 am

In Greece, taxis help with race to deliver booster shots VIEW

Public health authorities in Greece have stepped up a campaign to deliver booster shots to seniors and people with mobility difficulties at home, with some...

Business

A man passes a closed restaurant during a 24-hour nationwide restaurant strike to protest COVID-19-related fines and higher energy costs, in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Associations representing restaurants and catering businesses in Greece are holding strikes and work stoppages across the country Tuesday, seeking renewed financial relief from the government due to the effects of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) XTS103 XTS103

November 16, 2021 at 2:09 am

Greece’s tavernas, coffee shops close for pandemic protest

Associations representing restaurants and catering businesses in Greece are holding strikes and protests across the country while demanding renewed financial relief from the government due...

Business

Police officers run to detain protesters displaying a Tibetan flag and a banner disrupting the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southwestern Greece, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Beijing, China, which will host the Feb. 4-20, 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) XAF112 XAF112

October 18, 2021 at 2:37 am

Protestors disrupt flame lighting for Beijing Winter Games VIEW

Activists protesting human rights abuses in China sneaked into the Greek archaeological site where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is...