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| May.25 |
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Greek ex-PM Lucas Papademos injured in Athens car blast
| Jan.10 |
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Migrant crisis: Greece refugee camps hit by winter
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| Dec.1 |
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Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025 |
| Nov.15 |
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Barack Obama warns of rise of 'crude nationalism'
| Sep.14 |
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UEFA presidency: Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin to replace Michel Platini |
| May.8 |
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Greek PM defends pension and tax reform |
| Apr.27 |
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Olympic torch handed over to Brazilians |
| Apr.2 |
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Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak' |
| Apr.1 |
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Greece passes law allowing migrants' return to Turkey |
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| Sep.20 |
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Alexis Tsipras hails 'victory of the people'
Alexis Tsipras has hailed a 'victory of the people' after his left-wing Syriza party won Greece's fifth election in six years
| Sep.1 |
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Thousands migrants arrive in mainland Greece
| Aug.20 |
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PM Alexis Tsipras quits and calls early polls
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he is resigning and has called an early election. He will lead his leftist Syriza party into the polls
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PM Tsipras 'to hold September election' |
| Aug.13 |
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Greece MPs debate ahead of key bailout vote |
| Jul.22 |
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Greece crisis: MPs pass crucial bailout reforms
Greece has taken a crucial step towards a bailout after its parliament passed a crucial second set of reforms
| Jul.21 |
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MPs prepare for second vote on bailout reforms
| Jul.15 |
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Eurozone deal laws backed by MPs
| Jul.14 |
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Greek PM defends 'harsh' deal |
| Jul.13 |
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Tsipras faces eurozone deal battle
| Jul.10 |
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MPs back bailout reform plan
Greece's parliament has backed a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country's debt crisis and securing a new bailout
| Jul.9 |
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Eurozone receives economic reform plan The Greek government has submitted economic reform proposals to try to secure a further bailout from its creditors
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Debt crisis: Deadline day for new proposals
| Jul.6 |
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PM Tsipras to present new plan at eurozone summit
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Greece finance minister quits
| Jul.5 |
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Debt crisis: Tsipras says voters made 'brave choice'
| Jul.4 |
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Varoufakis accuses creditors of 'terrorism' |
| Jul.3 |
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Greece crisis: Mass rival rallies over bailout vote
Tens of thousands of Greeks have attended rival rallies in Athens ahead of a crucial referendum
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Greece crisis: Tsipras urges 'No' to 'blackmail'
| Jul.2 |
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Greek crisis: Major rallies due ahead of vote
| Jun.30 |
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IMF payment missed as bailout expires
Greece has missed the deadline for £1.1bn payment to the International Monetary Fund, hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout
| Jun.29 |
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Defiant Tsipras seeks referendum backing
| Jun.28 |
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Greek debt crisis: Banks to remain shut all week 
The Greek government has confirmed that banks will be closed all week, after a decision by the European Central Bank not to extend emergency funding | |
| Jun.27 |
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MPs back referendum on bailout
| Jun.20 |
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Greek debt: New proposals
| Jun.17 |
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Greece says deal on debt crisis unlikely at talks
| Jun.12 |
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European shares fall amid Greek default fears |
| Jun.8 |
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Strong magnitude 5.2 quake felt in Athens |
| Feb.27 |
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Greek PM vows 'no third bailout' |
| Feb.26 |
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Greek violence ahead of debt vote |
| Feb.23 |
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Greece unveils eurozone reforms
| Feb.22 |
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Reforms will 'combat tax evasion' |
| Feb.21 |
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PM Alexis Tsipras warns of 'difficulties'
| Feb.8 |
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Greek PM defiant over economic plans
| Jan.31 |
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Greek PM offers olive branch on debt |
| Jan.26 |
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Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as new prime minister
| Jan.25 |
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Greek poll winner vows to end 'pain'
Anti-austerity Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras has vowed to end Greece's 'five years of humiliation and pain' after his general election ...
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Greek exit polls suggest Syriza win Two exit polls show anti-austerity Syriza party with a 12.5 percentage point lead over nearest party, New Demoracy, in Greece's general election
Far-right Golden Dawn and centrist The River came joint 3rd. Syriza wants to renegotiate debt arrangement with international creditors
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| Jan.17 |
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Greece arrests over Belgian 'plot'
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| Feb.22 |
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Athens is hit by torrential rainfall |
| Jan.11 |
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Greek MPs approve fresh tax rises |
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| Nov.1 |
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Greek bank list editor on trial
| Oct.18 |
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Thousands rally, standstill by anti-austerity strike |
| Sep.26 |
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Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas Police have fired tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near Athens' parliament on a day-long strike against austerity measu...
| Apr.5 |
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Greeks pay tribute to suicide victim |
| Apr.4 |
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Greek clashes over man's suicide
Protesters have clashed with riot police in the Greek capital, Athens, hours after a pensioner shot himself dead outside parliament
| Feb.13 |
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Greece cleans up after night of rioting |
| Feb.10 |
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Greece anger over spending cuts |
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| Oct.20 |
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Rioters have fought other protesters
| Oct.19 |
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Greece MPs back austerity plans
The Greek parliament has given initial approval to new austerity measures, as clashes broke out between protesters and police in Athens
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Greek clashes amid general strike
Greek riot police have fired tear gas and fought running battles with protesters, amid a 48-hour general strike that has paralysed the count...
| Sep.29 |
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Greek PM holds new bailout talks
| Jun.28 |
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Greek protests turn ugly as strike begins Riot police fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators, as thousands rallied to protest proposed austerity measures
| May.27 |
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Greek austerity negotiations fail |
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| Jun.24 |
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Deadly blast at Greece ministry
| May.5 |
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Three dead as Greek strike grows violent Police sirens and tear gas filled the streets around parliament building after protests against government. 3 people dying in a fire inside a bank. President warns the country i... | |
| May.4 |
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Greeks protest austerity measures |
| May.1 |
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Police tear gas anti-austerity protesters |
| Mar.11 |
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Thousands protest Greek austerity plan |
| Feb.16 |
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Bomb blast hits J.P. Morgan building |
| Jan.9 |
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Bomb explodes outside parliament |
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| Dec.6 |
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Protesters on police shooting anniversary |
| Aug.23 |
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Six wildfires ring Greek capital |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb
Map of Agios Stefanos Greece Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital | |
| Aug.22 |
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Wildfire threatens Athens |
| Jan.4 |
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Gunmen shoot policeman in Athens |
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| Dec.20 |
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Athens sees more violent clashes |
| Dec.13 |
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Violent protests resume |
| Dec.12 |
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Athens rocked by 7th day of clashes |
| Dec.10 |
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Strike adds to unrest Hundreds of people have marched through Athens to protest at the government's economic policies; police dealt with low-level violence
| Dec.9 |
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Protests as Athens funeral held Clashes broke out in the capital as the funeral was held of a 15-year-old whose fatal shooting by police sparked days of rioting across the ...
| Dec.7 |
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Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities |
| Dec.6 |
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Police shooting sparks riot Riots have broken out in several cities after police shot dead a teenager in Athens. Youths threw petrol bombs, burned cars. The riots started, when 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Epaminondas Korkoneas, a special guard of the police, following an alt... | |
| Aug.16 |
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Greek star Halkia tests positive |
| Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch
| Mar.19 |
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Riots in Athens as millions strike |
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| Jan.11 |
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Blast hits U.S. Embassy compound |
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| Aug.14 |
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens
| Jun.14 |
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Powell breaks world 100m record |
| May.10 |
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Athens anarchists release hostages |
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| Aug.29 |
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Olympics: Games Close Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games
| Aug.18 |
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Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters |
| Jul.6 |
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Olympics hotels face strike threat |
| May.12 |
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IOC: No doubts over Athens Games |
| May.4 |
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Bombs hit Athens police station 3 bombs have exploded outside a heavily-guarded police station, in a series of timed blasts
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| Dec.7 |
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November 17 leader found guilty |
| Mar.28 |
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Turkish passenger plane hijacked |