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Aug 5, 20242 min read
Olympics-Athletics-Greece's Tentoglou set fair for rare long jump double
PARIS - To say Miltiadis Tentoglou is in good form is something of an understatement and Greece's defending Olympic champion threw down...
Aug 3, 20241 min read
Olympics-Rowing-Ireland win men's lightweight double sculls gold
PARIS - Ireland took home the gold medal in the men's lightweight double sculls at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Friday. Italy...
Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Hungary's Kos wins men's 200m backstroke gold
PARIS - Hubert Kos won the men's 200 metres backstroke to give Hungary a first gold of the Paris Olympics on Thursday while Apostolos...
Jul 22, 20243 min read
One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split
NICOSIA - Greek Cypriots mourned and Turkish Cypriots rejoiced on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of part of the...
Jul 20, 20242 min read
Factbox-What are the key issues in the Cyprus conflict 50 years since invasion
NICOSIA - There will be celebrations in the north, and mourning in the south of Cyprus on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of a Turkish...
Jul 9, 20243 min read
Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
NAXOS, Greece - The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to the turtles that cruise its muddy...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island
ATHENS - A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Serifos on Sunday, prompting authorities to...
Jul 1, 20241 min read
Bulgaria's new patriarch enthroned in Sofia cathedral
SOFIA (Reuters) - Top Orthodox Christian clergy from across Europe and Bulgaria's senior government officials gathered in Sofia's main...
Jun 28, 20242 min read
Yacht captain jailed ahead of arson trial over Greek island fire
ATHENS - Greek judicial authorities have jailed the captain and first officer of a yacht ahead of a trial on charges of arson over a...
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Greek yacht crew charged for arson on Hydra island
ATHENS - A Greek prosecutor on Sunday charged 13 crew members of a yacht with arson after fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly...
Jun 22, 20241 min read
One dead in Greek wildfires fanned by gale-force winds
ATHENS - A man died on Friday as several forest fires fanned by gale-force winds battered Greece's southern tip and forced evacuations,...
Jun 21, 20244 min read
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
LONDON - Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that...
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