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Greek islanders attack riot police in migrant camp protests

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government hoped to defuse tensions after protests over plans for new migrant camps on tw...
22:42 26 February 2022

Greek islanders strongly protest overcrowded refugee camps

ATHENS, Greece — Thousands of Greek residents and business owners joined a strike and protested Wednesday on the Greek islands hardest hit by migratio...
13:44 22 January 2022

Greece threatens to block Libya deal over sea border dispute

ATHENS, Greece — Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli a...
20:02 16 January 2022

Tom Hanks’ family offered Greek passport too for fire help

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition of the fami...
13:52 14 January 2022

Greece retains negative yield in first debt auction of year

ATHENS, Greece — Greece has raised 487.5 million euros ($544.4 million) in a treasury bill sale that saw the country maintain its negative interest ra...
13:12 8 January 2022

‘Ant-Man’ takes on challenge: Make hoops relevant at Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. — Football rules the athletic landscape at Georgia.
22:23 17 December 2021

No. 4 Georgia closes regular season with 52-7 rout of Tech

ATHENS, Ga. — Jake Fromm threw four touchdown passes and No. 4 Georgia cruised into the Southeastern Conference championship game with a 52-7 victory ...
20:50 30 November 2021

The Latest: Greece floods kill 4; hundreds of homes damaged

ROME — The Latest on severe weather in Europe (all times local):
20:27 25 November 2021

At least 9 dead as heavy rain hits France, Italy, Greece

PARIS — At least nine people have died after heavy rain slammed the Riviera coasts of France and Italy, trapping travelers in their cars, and caused f...
19:27 25 November 2021

China’s Xi on investment drive in EU member Greece

ATHENS, Greece — Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting political leaders in Greece on a trip aimed at furthering a major global investment initiativ...
9:33 11 November 2021