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DEREK GATOPOULOS

DEREK GATOPOULOS

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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia

An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
Crime|Entertainment|Europe|World

Widespread license violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims

North Macedonia has shut down dozens of nightclubs following a fire in the eastern town of Kocani that killed 59 people

Widespread license violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

Greek government debt raised to investment grade by Moody's, closing the door on a painful era

Greece’s center-right government has welcomed a credit rating upgrade by Moody’s, the last major ratings agency to lift junk status on government bonds that began 15 years ago during a severe debt crisis

Greek government debt raised to investment grade by Moody's, closing the door on a painful era
Europe|Political|World

Protests turn violent as Greece's government battles censure motion over deadly train crash

Protesters have launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece's parliament

Protests turn violent as Greece's government battles censure motion over deadly train crash
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|World

Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival

The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival

Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival
Crime|Europe|Political|World

Greek rail disaster report cites errors and major systemic failures

An independent investigative committee in Greece has released a long-awaited investigation into the country's deadliest train crash

Greek rail disaster report cites errors and major systemic failures
Europe|Science|Travel|World

The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini prompts Greece to declare an emergency

Greece has declared a state of emergency on Santorini because of the hundreds of undersea earthquakes that have shaken the resort island for nearly a week

The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini prompts Greece to declare an emergency
Environment|Europe|Science|Travel|World

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes

Earthquakes are still rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes as authorities bolster their emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors in recent days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes
Europe|MidEast|Travel|World

As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves

The mayor of Santorini says that the hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled Greek islands on the Aegean Sea are a “seismic swarm” and could continue for weeks before eventually diminishing

As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves
Europe|Science|Travel|World

Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts

The popular Greek holiday island of Santorini is taking emergency measures in response to intense seismic activity

Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts
Europe|Political|World

Growing anger in Greece over deadly rail disaster prompts plan by opposition to challenge government

Three Greek opposition parties say they are planning to challenge the conservative government with a censure motion over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster that killed 57 people

Growing anger in Greece over deadly rail disaster prompts plan by opposition to challenge government
Environment|Europe|MidEast|Science

An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together

A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, offering a rare example of coexistence in the conflict-ridden Middle East

An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together
Crime|Europe|Political

As Greece confronts gender-based violence, a new law triggers legal protest

Greek lawyers' associations have announced a nationwide strike for Thursday and Friday of next week, protesting draft legislation to combat gender-based violence

Europe|News|World

Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine

Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN
Environment|Europe|News|World

Storm Elias slams into a city in central Greece, filling homes with mud and knocking out power

A second powerful storm in less than a month has hammered parts of central Greece, sweeping away roads, smashing bridges and flooding thousands of homes

Storm Elias slams into a city in central Greece, filling homes with mud and knocking out power
Arts|Europe|Technology|Travel

An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It's a glimpse of future tech

Greece has become a late but enthusiastic convert to new technology as a way of displaying its famous archaeological monuments and deepening visitors' knowledge of ancient history

An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It's a glimpse of future tech
Arts|Europe

A century after her birth, opera great Maria Callas is honored with a new museum in Greece

Soprano legend Maria Callas has been honored in Greece a century after her birth to Greek parents in New York with a new museum in Athens

A century after her birth, opera great Maria Callas is honored with a new museum in Greece
Environment

As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean's century-old trees

In the Mediterranean's olive-growing countries, the extreme weather caused by climate change is taking a toll

As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean's century-old trees
Europe|News|Political

Greece's left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new leader

Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, has suffered a damaging setback as nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against its newly elected leadership

Greece's left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new leader
Arts|Europe|News

Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles

Greek officials say they will continue talks with the British Museum on bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens

Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles
Europe|News|World

Russia's foreign minister faces Western critics at security meeting and walks out after speech

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has faced Western critics while attending international security talks in Northern Macedonia

Russia's foreign minister faces Western critics at security meeting and walks out after speech
Europe|News|Political|World

Russia's Lavrov declares at security talks that his country's goals in Ukraine are unchanged

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has delivered a blunt message to Western leaders and declared at an international security conference that his government was not prepared to “review its goals” in Ukraine

Russia's Lavrov declares at security talks that his country's goals in Ukraine are unchanged
Arts|Europe

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles

Greece’s Acropolis Museum has launched an exhibition that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind

Longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant step in mending ties during a visit to Athens by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind
Europe|Sports

In latest crackdown on violence, Greece bans fans at all top-flight matches for two months

All top-flight soccer matches in Greece will be played without fans in the stadiums for the next two months, in the latest crackdown on supporter violence following a sport-related riot last week that left a police officer with life-threatening injuries

In latest crackdown on violence, Greece bans fans at all top-flight matches for two months

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