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Greece: Snow reaches Acropolis, halts services

High winds and a cold snap in Greece have halted ferry services and highway traffic and dusted the Acropolis and other ancient monuments in Athens with snowy

The Independent UK

Snowstorm shuts schools and shops, disrupts traffic in Athens

Heavy snowfall and plummeting temperatures shut schools and shops in the Greek capital on Monday, with many public services and businesses switching to remote working.

Reuters

Four dead, at least 39 rescued after migrant boat sinks off Greece

Four migrants, including three children, died after their boat sank off the island of Leros in the southeastern Aegean Sea on Sunday, the Greek coast guard said.

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Half–bull, half-truth… How English archaeologist claimed credit for discovering home of the minotaur

Oxford museum aims to ‘set the record straight’ about the discovery of Knossos Palace in Crete

The Guardian - UK

£22.50 product dubbed 'great gift' for foodies with shoppers swearing they'll buy again

Shoppers are insisting that this product instantly reminded them of time spent in Greece and that they'll be buying it again

Daily Mirror

Jailed leader of Greek far-right party faces election ban

Greece’s government is seeking to ban a far-right political party led by a jailed former lawmaker from participating in a general election later this year

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay to begin in Marseille after arriving from Greece by sea

The Paris Olympics torch relay will start in France's southern port city of Marseille in April 2024, organizers announced Friday, after arriving by ship from Greece.

France 24

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Analysis-Prudence, reforms can help Greece regain investment grade after election

Greece will have to wait until after parliamentary elections this year to win back its long-awaited investment grade rating, and it will only do so if the new government stays on the path of reform and fiscal prudence, analysts told Reuters.

Reuters

Olympic Flame to Take Seaborne Journey to 2024 Paris Games

The Olympic flame is going for a sail. Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic flame alighting the 2024 Paris Games will take to the seas from its birthplace in Greece, arriving aboard a three-masted tall ship in the French port of Marseille. Paris organizers announced the flame’s journey on Friday…

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New superyacht is virtually INVISIBLE with mirrored glass to reflect sky and clouds

The 88m Pegasus superyacht - which was was conceived on a beach in Koufonisia, Greece - will be 'invisible both in design and in environmental impact', designer Jozeph Forakis said

Daily Mirror

In Greece, artists’ strike closes theaters, music schools

Performing artists and art students — some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outfits — have gathered outside Greece’s parliament during a strike that closed theaters, halted TV shoots and disrupted art school classes

The Independent UK

Woman who fled dangerous Iran with husband watched 16 people drown in dinghy disaster

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Leila Eftetahi and husband Ali fled Iran's sacred city of Masshad in 2015 after her father locked her away, banned them from seeing each other, and tarred him with criminal charges

Daily Mirror

Greek opposition to boycott parliament over wiretap scandal

Greece’s main opposition party says it won't participate in parliamentary votes until a general election is held later this year

The Independent UK

Greece's main opposition party to abstain from votes in parliament

Greece's main opposition Syriza party said on Tuesday it would abstain from any parliamentary votes until a national election is held, in protest over the conservative government's handling of a phone tapping scandal.

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Japan, Greece step up security ties as 'strategic partners'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have agreed to strengthen their security, defense and economic ties and pledged to cooperate in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other threats in Europe and Asia

Reuters

Pilot dies in Greek F-4 jet crash in Ionian Sea, second pilot missing

One pilot died in an F-4 fighter jet crash in the Ionian Sea off western Greece on Monday and rescuers were searching for the jet's second pilot, the Greek defence minister said.

ABC News

Australian Open men's final 2023 — inside the strategies that will shape the Djokovic and Tsitsipas blockbuster

As Stefanos Tsitsipas looks to spoil Novak Djokovic's Australian Open party, Cody Atkinson looks at the strategies that will shape tonight's men's final.

The Guardian - UK

Greek PM survives confidence vote but phone-tapping scandal rumbles on

Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras describes Kyriakos Mitsotakis as mastermind of ‘a criminal network’

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Mamma Mia: I Have a Dream - ITV looking for Northern Irish talent for upcoming reality show

Most of the show's filming will take place in Greece this summer

Daily Mirror

Greece tipped to be most popular holiday hotspot for 2023 beating Spain and Portugal

The travel agent, which specialises in off the beaten track experiences, found six of the seven most popular individual destinations were in Greece when it came to 2023 bookings

The Independent UK

Greek government survives no-confidence vote over wiretaps

Greece’s government has survived, as expected, a no-confidence vote following a motion by the country’s opposition leader over a wiretapping scandal that has stung the center-right governing party in the run-up to elections

Daily Mirror

10 best value holidays for Brits in 2023 - how to make your money stretch further

France, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Malta are some of the best value holidays for Brits this year - we take a look at the hotspots you need on your radar for a cheap holiday in 2023

Reuters

Greek government wins no-confidence vote over wiretapping scandal

Greece's conservative government on Friday survived a vote of no confidence put forward by the leftist opposition over a wiretapping scandal targeting politicians, army top brass and journalists.

Daily Mirror

Top 25 European travel destinations for 2023 - Rome and Barcelona top the list

Two in five Brits want to visit somewhere they have never been before this year - with Italy, Spain, and Greece the most popular European countries

Daily Mirror

Best months to visit Greece if you want cheap holidays and great weather

The Acropolis of Athens is home to many of the most famous Ancient Greek monuments, including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, and the Temple of Athena Nike, and is great to visit in the off-season

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