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West Nile virus kills The virus has killed 14 people in northern Greece and sickened 142
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Drivers vote to end strike
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| Jul.28 |
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Drivers told to end strike
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Deadly blast at Greece ministry
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Greece 'to compensate tourists'
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Greece beat Nigeria |
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South Korea sink Greece |
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| May.19 |
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Greece braced for fresh strike
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| May.17 |
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EU to give Greece first tranche of loan
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Minister loses job over unpaid taces |
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Pirates hijack Greek cargo ship |
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| May.8 |
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Obama 'very concerned' about Greece |
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| May.7 |
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Eurozone approves Greece bail-out |
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Asia shares fall over Greece debt |
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Greece approves austerity plan
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Three dead as Greek strike grows violent 
Map of Athens Greece Police sirens and tear gas filled the streets around parliament building after protests against government. 3 people dying in a fire inside a bank
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Tansport halts as strike extends Trains, planes and ferries are at a standstill, as a general strike has been called across Greeece as protests against spending cuts and tax rises continue
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Greeks protest austerity measures
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| May.3 |
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Greeks strike over austerity measures |
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Bailout worth $146 billion Greece has accepted an international aid package worth 110 billion euros over 3 years. The deal includes a budget deficit cut its to 3% of G...
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Greek leaders meet to discuss bail-out
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Police tear gas anti-austerity protesters |
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| Apr.30 |
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Greece facing deeper cuts for bailout |
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| Apr.29 |
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Greece seeking aid package worth $160B |
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| Apr.28 |
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Fears grow over Greece crisis. Global
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| Apr.27 |
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Asian stocks slide amid Greek debt crisis |
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Greek bonds rated 'junk' by S& P's Global stock markets tumbled after Greece's debt was downgraded by rating agency Standard & Poor's over concerns that the country may defaul...
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IMF debt talks are 'going well'
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| Apr.24 |
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IMF chief tries to ease Greece fears Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing directo, says the Greek people should not fear the IMF
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US urges quick action on Greece at IMF |
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Greece seeks aid from EU, IMF |
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| Apr.11 |
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Greece is offered 30bn euros loan Leaders of the 16 eurozone nations have agreed to fund up emergency loans for debt-hit Greece, if the country wants the cash
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Deal reached over Greece debts |
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Merkel firm on IMF rescue for Greece |
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EU ministers agree Greek plan. Belgium
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EU close to Greece bail-out deal
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Thousands protest Greek austerity plan
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| Mar.10 |
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2nd general strike in a month |
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Greece backs new round of tax rises The government has approved a new package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM| Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy | |
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| Feb.23 |
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Greece steeled for 24-hour strike As many as two million people are to hold a 24-hour strike against the imposition of austerity measures
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| Feb.16 |
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Bomb blast hits J.P. Morgan building |
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| Feb.10 |
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PM vows to slash huge government deficit Workers protest against austerity measures imposed by a government trying to dig its way out of a financial crisis that threatens to engulf Europe
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Socialist Papandreou declared winner The opposition party defeated the incumbent center-right government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis
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| Aug.24 |
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Firefighters get brief respite
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| 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 | |
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Wildfire threatens Athens
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3 quit in wake of helicopter prison break |
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| Dec.13 |
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Violent protests resume |
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| Dec.12 |
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Athens rocked by 7th day of clashes |
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Strike adds to unrest
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| Dec.9 |
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Greece braces for general strike |
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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 ...
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Greek cities hit by fresh rioting
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Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities |
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Police shooting sparks riot Map of Athens Greece| 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... | |
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Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts
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| Jun.14 |
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Zyryanov sends holders Greece crashing |
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| Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch
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| Mar.24 |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit 
A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
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| Sep.16 |
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PM claims election victory The conservative prime minister won re-election with a diminished majority in parliament after a financial scandal and devastating forest fi...
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Conservatives 'lead Greek vote' |
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| Aug.27 |
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MPs row over fire response |
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Greece may label fires acts of terrorism
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| Aug.26 |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle
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Forest fires reward offered |
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63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece| The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country. Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Pelopo... | |
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Fires kill 27 in southern Greece
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Raging fires add to heat wave woes |
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Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan |
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| Apr.5 |
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal
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Brawl halts team sports |
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Blast hits U.S. Embassy compound |
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Spain wins world basketball over Greece |
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| May.23 |
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Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash
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| Apr.16 |
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Four die in train crash |
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| Feb.11 |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe 
Italy: The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens
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Powell breaks world 100m record |
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Athens anarchists release hostages |
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Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender |
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Top cleric feared killed in helicopter crash |
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Olympics: Games Close Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games
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Argentina claims soccer gold |
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El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles |
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Spectator bundled marathon lider |
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Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy |
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British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay |
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U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold |
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United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles |
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China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track |
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Crawford stormed to victory in 200m |
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Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold |
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Gatlin guns to 100m glory |
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Dope tests 'catch medallists' |
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Phelps got record-tying 8th medal |
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Nesterenko takes women's 100m gold |
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Patterson made gold in all-around |
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Glittering opening for Olympics The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
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Stars hurt in crash |
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Olympics hotels face strike threat |
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Greece welcomes back squad |
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Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal
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IOC: No doubts over Athens Games |
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Bombs hit Athens police station
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Conservatives sweep to power |
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N17 leader, hitman jailed for life |
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November 17 leader found guilty |
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Twins joined at temple separated |
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Mystery ship in 'extortion bid' |
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Greece seizes explosives ship |
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| Jun.20 |
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EU leaders welcome constitution |
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EU leaders build bridges over Iraq |
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Violence erupts near EU summit |
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Turkish passenger plane hijacked |
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General strike |
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Pope moves to heal ancient rift |
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General strike |
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Peres Meets Palestinians |
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