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Marinakis, the fiery Greek mogul at war with the PM

Athens (AFP) - Evangelos Marinakis, the shipping tycoon, football boss and media mogul, is not just one of the most powerful and controversial figures in Greece, he is waging open warfare against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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Man repatriates 19 antiquities after reading Guardian article

Exclusive: John Gomperts returned ancient objects worth up to £80,000 he had inherited from his grandmother

The Guardian - UK

Greece: Migrant shipwreck death toll rises to 28

Greek authorities say they have found the body of another victim from last week’s shipwreck of an overloaded migrant smuggling boat in the western Aegean Sea, bringing the confirmed death toll to 28

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Out of sight, out of mind: Europe's increasing pushback against migrants

Lying a few kilometres off the Turkish coast, a series of Greek islands remain on the frontline of increasingly militarised attempts to limit the arrival of migrants and asylum seekers to the European Union. The often unseen and largely ignored treatment of those seeking shelter, whether pushed back to Turkey…

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Nadal in Sydney, Swiatek in Brisbane before Australian Open

Rafael Nadal and world No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek were among the top players who had their pre-Australian Open tournament destinations set when the draw was held for the new United Cup mixed teams event on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. Nadal, who will team with world No. 13 Paula Badosa…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brief clashes at Greek price hike protests

Athens (AFP) - Protesters in Greece briefly clashed with riot police Wednesday amid a general strike and demonstrations over price hikes and spiralling inflation.

AFP

EU proposes more forgiving debt plans a decade after crisis

The European Union is considering more lenient economic recovery proposals that veer away from the grinding, top-down austerity rules that hit Greece and other countries during the financial and debt crises a decade ago

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Why magical thinking is so widespread – a look at the psychological roots of common superstitions

Growing up in Greece, I spent my summers at my grandparents’ home in a small coastal village in the region of Chalkidiki. It was warm and sunny, and I passed most of my time playing in the streets with my cousins. But occasionally, the summer storms brought torrential rain. You…

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Strikes flare in Europe as cost of living spirals

Brussels (AFP) - European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with more stoppages threatening to paralyse parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days.

AFP

Thousands march as Greeks strike over 'suffocating' inflation

Greek workers went on a day-long strike on Wednesday, demanding higher wages to cope with surging inflation, as Europe's soaring energy prices and living costs trigger industrial action and protests across the continent.

Reuters

Greece comes to standstill as workers stage 24-hour nationwide strike against ‘jungle-like conditions’

The walk outs began on Wednesday morning

The Independent UK

Strike against price hikes shuts down services in Greece

Public and some private sector workers have walked off the job in Greece for a 24-hour nationwide strike against price hikes that is disrupting services and transport around the country

The Independent UK

Greek museum displays 1st batch of artworks recouped from US

For decades, an important part of Greece’s cultural heritage sparkled only for the very few in a U.S. billionaire’s private collection, until a groundbreaking deal for its gradual return to Athens

The Independent UK

Smart farming tech offers sprout of hope in Greece

Platy (Greece) (AFP) - Eyes glued to his mobile phone, farmer Sotiris Mournos pores over the latest microclimate and humidity data about his fields on the plain of Imathia in northern Greece.

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Greece's 'Watergate' explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal

After Greece and the European Central Bank agreed post-economic-crash bailout terms in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a 146-page report outlining all the key state problems that were seen as having caused Greece’s fiscal crisis.

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Greece to ban sale of spyware amid phone-tapping scandal

The move comes after a newspaper report alleging politicians and business people have been under state surveillance.

The Independent UK

Greek PM: Gas exploration to start off Crete in coming days

Greece's prime minister says U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil is poised to start a delayed gas prospecting project off southwestern Greece

Reuters

Greece to ban sale of spyware amid wiretapping scandal

Greece will soon ban the sale of spyware, the conservative government said on Monday, after a newspaper report that more than 30 people, including ministers and business people, had been under state surveillance via phone malware.

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Caroline Garcia overturns early deficit to semi-final spot in Texas

Garcia will meet Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the semi-finals.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Air Force Members Arrive in Greece to Participate in Falcon Eye 3

A Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) group participating in Falcon Eye 3 Air Drill has arrived at the Souda Air Base on the Greek island of Crete, where the exercise is scheduled to start next week. The Air Force is participating in the drill with F-15 fighter jets and their…

The Independent UK

Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal

A European parliamentary committee investigating the use of spyware in the 27-country bloc has urged Greek officials to do more to shed light on a phone surveillance scandal that targeted opposition politicians and journalists

The Independent UK

Sam Tomkins braced for England’s ‘toughest test’ against Papua New Guinea

Handsome wins over Samoa, France and Greece in the pool stages earned England a quarter-final against the Group D runners-up

AFP

NGO asks France, Spain, Greece for help in migrant stand-off

Marseille (AFP) - Migrant rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday it had called on the governments of France, Greece and Spain to help find a port for 234 people rescued while trying to reach Europe, after Italy and Malta failed to answer.

AFP

NGO asks France, Spain, Greece to help 234 Mediterranean migrants

Marseille (AFP) - Migrant rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday that it had called on the governments of France, Greece and Spain to help find a port for 234 people rescued while trying to reach Europe, after Italy and Malta failed to respond.

The Independent UK

Greece: Children among dead in migrant boat sinking

Greece's coast guard says at least five children are among the 22 people confirmed dead in the sinking of a sailing boat that had been carrying migrants

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