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Blinken welcomes 'time out' on Greece-Turkey tension

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged NATO allies Greece and Turkey to calm rhetoric as both countries head to national elections

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions cripple Greek fur industry

Kastoriá (Greece) (AFP) - In a large exhibition hall in northern Greece, Russian women would once strike a pose in a gold throne-like armchair, wrapped in their brand-new furs.

AFP

Kristoffersen finally hits slalom gold, Ginnis revels in historic Greek silver

Courchevel (France) (AFP) - Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen was left emotionally drained at bagging an elusive global slalom title on Sunday while AJ Ginnis was dumbstruck by his history-making silver for Greece.

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Kristoffersen wins world slalom gold, Ginnis bags historic Greek silver

Courchevel (France) (AFP) - Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen won world gold in a dramatic men's slalom in Courchevel on Sunday as AJ Ginnis claimed silver for Greece's first-ever championship medal.

AFP

Medea review – Sophie Okonedo is magnificent as ancient Greece’s preeminent rebel woman

Medea is as much victim as villain in Dominic Cooke’s psychologically subtle and subversive production, and Ben Daniels is superb playing all the puffed up men in her life

The Guardian - UK

With eye on Russia, Greece and Bulgaria expand gas deal

The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria have announced plans to expand natural gas cooperation with a deal that could help other countries in the region lower their dependence on Russian energy

The Independent UK

Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal

The chair of the British Museum says the U.K. and Greece are working on a deal that would see his institution's Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens

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Greece bails Bulgarian accused by U.S. of shipping computer chips to Russia

A 49-year-old Bulgarian arrested by police in northern Greece in December following a U.S. warrant has been released on bail pending a court ruling on his extradition for sending sensitive electronic circuits to Russia, a government official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Major renovation planned for Athens' archaeological museum

Plans for a major renovation of the National Archaeological Museum in Greece have been announced by the country's Culture Ministry, expanding exhibition space at the Athens site that houses the most important collection of Greek antiquities in the world

The Independent UK

Blinken off to Europe amid soaring tensions with China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves Washington this week for meetings in Germany, Turkey and Greece

The Independent UK

Debate: Sorry, British Museum, a loan of the Parthenon Marbles is not a repatriation

In the last few weeks, we have been regularly reminded that secret talks have been taking place between the Greek government and the British Museum over the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. As soon the discussions became public knowledge, a wave of optimism swept the media, culminating in…

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Greece offers more aid to inflation-hit pensioners and businesses

Greece's conservative government on Wednesday announced more financial aid for pensioners, farmers and businesses hurt by inflation and costly energy bills, launching the latest measures months before a national election.

Reuters

Princess Anne forced into last-minute change after New Zealand cyclone spoils trip

Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence have travelled to New Zealand for an official trip to the country just as Cyclone Gabrielle has lashed the country in what is being described as its biggest weather event for a century

Daily Mirror

Greece approves disputed museum law seen as antiquity 'export' plan

Athens (AFP) - Greece's parliament on Monday approved a new law enabling the exhibition of rare antiquities outside the country, with archaeologists warning it could lead to the long-term "export" of rare items.

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The Guardian - UK

Epic Tails review – ancient Greece animated caper with some ungodly performances

A gung-ho mouse and a stagestruck cat come up against the fractious gods in an English-language French animation that looks better than it sounds…

The Independent UK

Earthquake diplomacy: Greek foreign minister visits Turkey

Greece's foreign minister is visiting the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey, accompanied by his Turkish counterpart

Daily Mirror

Meet the Super Bowl LVII star who went from water polo in Greece to the NFL

EXCLUSIVE: Kansas City Chiefs rookie George Karlaftis - nicknamed 'Furious George' - spoke to Mirror Sport in Arizona about his journey from water polo to the Super Bowl

AFP

Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey

Athens (AFP) - Aimilia Balta's mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago but it has not stopped the elderly Greek donating clothes for the thousands left homeless by the deadly earthquake there.

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Greece sends earthquake aid to Turkey, putting aside rivalry

Greece sent thousands of tents, beds and blankets on Thursday to help the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by deadly earthquakes in Turkey, in an act of solidarity with a neighbour that is a NATO ally but also a historic foe.

France 24

Losing its marbles? Pressure mounts on British Museum to return Parthenon frieze

It's one of the oldest symbols of democracy. The 2,500-year-old Parthenon in the Greek capital Athens attracts around 7.2 million vistors annually. But for more than two centuries, the site has been missing some of its marble sculptures. They were taken by the British ambassador in the 1800s, then sold…

The Independent UK

Far-right party banned from upcoming election in Greece

Greece's parliament has banned a far-right political party led by a jailed former lawmaker from participating in an upcoming general election expected in April

Reuters

Greece bans parties with convicted leaders from running in elections

The Greek parliament paved the way for banning political parties whose leaders have been convicted of crimes from running in elections, ahead of national polls in spring.

Reuters

Greece rescues migrants missing after Lesbos shipwreck

Greece has rescued seven more migrants who were missing following Tuesday's shipwreck off the island of Lesbos in which three people drowned, bringing the number of survivors to 39, the coast guard said on Wednesday.

The Conversation

Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives

The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 5,000 people and the World Health Organization has suggested it could rise as high as 20,000. The catastrophe has led to an international outpouring of support. Numerous international rescue, medical, and other teams…

The Conversation

Faeces, urine and sweat – just how gross are hot tubs? A microbiologist explains

For many centuries we have bathed in communal waters. Sometimes for cleanliness but more often for pleasure. Indeed, in ancient Greece, baths were taken in freshwater, or sometimes the sea – which was thought of as a sacred place dedicated to local gods and so was considered an act of…

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