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EU calls for independent inquiry into Greece ‘pushback’ of asylum seekers

Officials make formal request to Athens for investigation after video purports to show people abandoned at sea

The Guardian - UK

Greek conservatives lead in national election-exit poll

Greek conservatives were leading over the leftist Syriza in elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by six polling agencies showed.

Reuters

Greece's ruling Conservatives win vote but fall short of majority

Greece's ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own, making a runoff election in a month more likely.

Reuters

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The Greek economy is roaring back, but voters are counting the cost

From the building of a new metro line to buzzing cafes and tavernas and tourists milling around the squares where rioters once clashed with police, Greece’s return from the depths of its economic crisis is impossible to miss in Athens.

Tribune News Service

Greece recovers hundreds of looted antiquities

ATHENS: Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted artefacts including a second-century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a 17-year legal battle.

Bangkok Post

Greeks head to polls, no party seen winning clear majority

Greece heads for what is likely to be an inconclusive parliamentary election on Sunday, paving the way for wrangling between parties to forge a ruling coalition in a deeply divided political landscape.

Reuters

As Greek elections loom, parties vie for votes of 'lost generation'

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Report: 5-star Alabama WR commit visiting Georgia this weekend

More elite talent visiting Athens this weekend...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former Tennessee RB Len’Neth Whitehead transferring to Georgia

Former Tennessee, Athens Academy RB Len'Neth Whitehead is transferring home to UGA

USA Today Sports Media Group

Burundi-born ex-police officer seeks to be Greece's first Black lawmaker

By Karolina Tagaris

Reuters

Top 2024 QB Recruit Dylan Raiola Commits to Georgia

The No. 1 signal caller in the 2024 recruiting class is headed to Athens.

Sports Illustrated

Past austerity haunts Greek election as voters struggle with living costs

Fourteen years after a debt crisis that saw Greece nearly crash out of the euro, single parent Niki Klaoudatou says she worries more about money now than she did during the worst years of the country's economic meltdown.

Reuters

Lisbon revealed as best-value location for a European city break

The Portuguese capital wins top spot ahead of budget-friendly eastern European destinations, according to new poll

The Guardian - UK

More flights to Greece departing from Newcastle Airport this summer

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The Independent UK

We want win-win solution on Elgin Marbles, says Greek prime minister

Greece has been campaigning for decades for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures

The Independent UK

Greek PM seeks 'innovative' solution to decades-old Parthenon Sculpture dispute with British Museum

Greece's prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures currently in the British Museum

The Independent UK

Where is hot in September? Best holiday destinations for late summer sun

The start of shoulder season in many countries brings the opportunity for more affordable and less crowded trips abroad

The Conversation

How do we remake ourselves after unravelling? Plunge into life and pay attention, suggests Deborah Levy's mesmerising new work

The opening sentence of Deborah Levy’s new novel August Blue contains the germ of the whole: “I first saw her in a flea market in Athens buying two mechanical dancing horses.” Its simplicity and specificity are classic Levy – and yet it’s loaded with mystery. Who is this woman? Why…

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NCAA Women’s golf regionals: LSU in danger; three spots up for grabs in Athens and more from Tuesday

Everything you need to know for the second round of regional play.

The Guardian - UK

Greek man who murdered British wife appeals for shorter sentence

Helicopter pilot Babis Anagnostopoulos given 27 years in jail after killing Caroline Crouch in Athens in 2021

Liverpool Echo

Greece's Eurovision star Victor Vernicos doesn't want to be labelled 'an underdog'

Eurovision's Greek entry is well prepared to bring the contest back to Athens

USA Today Sports Media Group

Howie Roseman on visiting Georgia last year: ‘I like the whole defense’

Philadelphia GM Howie Roseman developed an adoration for Georgia defenders after taking a visit to Athens for a Bulldogs practice

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s an incredible feeling’: the Greek skateboarders getting girls and refugees onboard

A grassroots charity in Athens is giving lessons in skateboarding to children of refugees and to increasing numbers of girls across the city

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dozens of Migrants Rescued at Türkiye Border

Greek police on Wednesday said 39 migrants, including several minors, had been rescued from an islet in Evros river bordering Türkiye. The group included 13 men, 11 women and 15 minors, the police said in a statement, without disclosing nationalities. It added that rights activists had alerted the police to…

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Jana Pittman, former world champion, mother of six and doctor, has finally learnt she's enough

When the media turned on her after the 2004 Athens Olympics, Jana Pittman was filled with self-doubt, and it wasn't the first time. Here's how she turned things around.

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