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| Jun. 9 |
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Greece warned of earthquake aftershock Seismologists warned that a strong aftershock was expected a day after a powerful earthquake killed two people and injured nearly 150
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| Jun. 8 |
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Deadly quake traps residents Map of Patras Greece A strong earthquake jolted western Greece, killing at least two people and trapping several people beneath collapsed buildings
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| Sep.27 |
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Forests recovery 'to take decades' The environmental charity WWF has said it will take at least 2 decades for forests to grow back in the areas destroyed by the recent fires
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| Sep.3 |
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Greece faces flood threat A massive cleanup and anti-flood effort was being launched for fire-stricken parts of southern Greece
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| Aug.29 |
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Fire victims queue for cash Hundreds of victims crowded into banks to receive up to $17,732 in aid promised by the government, which has been accused of mishandling
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| Aug.28 |
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Foreign firefighters aid Greece A small fleet of foreign planes and helicopters is trying to battle dozens of wildfires that have killed at least 64 people
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| Aug.27 |
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MPs row over fire response Opposition MPs have attacked the government's response to the devastating forest fires, which have claimed at least 63 lives
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| Aug.26 |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle| The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games, | |
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| Aug.25 |
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63 died from forest fires  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 Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.24 |
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Fires kill 27 in southern Greece At least 15 people have been killed on the deadliest day of wildfires this year. At least 9 people have burned to death in their cars
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| Aug.16 |
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Forest fire grips Athens suburbs A fire intensified by fierce winds has swept across the northern outskirts of the capital, destroying dozens of homes
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth
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| Jul.26 |
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Raging fires add to heat wave woes Southern Europe is sweltering under the major heat wave as firefighters battle blazes raging in Greece, Italy and Macedonia
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| Apr.7 |
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Officers charged in cruise ship sinking The captain and 5 other senior crew members of a ship which ran aground have been charged with negligence and violating maritime rules
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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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| May.23 |
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Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash The pilot of a Turkish fighter jet was rescued, after colliding with a Greek F-16 following a mock dogfight
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| Apr.16 |
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Four die in train crash 40 more were hurt, when a passenger train collided with a truck and derailed near the northern city of Drama
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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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| Jan.8 |
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Strong earthquake 6.7 earthquake struck southern Greece, rattling much of the country. Minor damage was reported
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| Aug.20 |
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Attendant's blood found in cockpit The blood found in the cockpit of the Cypriot airliner that crashed near Athens was that of a flight attendant
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| Aug.15 |
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Victims died before crash The 121 victims of the air disaster may have been dead before the plane smashed into a mountainside
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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 | |
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| Sep.11 |
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Top cleric feared killed in helicopter crash Patriarch of Alexandria, a top leader of the Greek Orthodox church, was among feared killed off northern Greece
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Two passenger jets crash
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| Aug.12 |
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Stars hurt in crash Olympic stars Kederis and Thanou have been injured in a road accident and taken to hospital
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| Apr.13 |
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Bus accident kills 21
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| Feb.23 |
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14 die in bus plunge
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.3 |
Greece faces flood threat A massive cleanup and anti-flood effort was being launched for fire-stricken parts of southern Greece
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.27 |
Forests recovery 'to take decades' The environmental charity WWF has said it will take at least 2 decades for forests to grow back in the areas destroyed by the recent fires
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| Aug.29 |
Fire victims queue for cash Hundreds of victims crowded into banks to receive up to $17,732 in aid promised by the government, which has been accused of mishandling
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| Aug.28 |
Foreign firefighters aid Greece A small fleet of foreign planes and helicopters is trying to battle dozens of wildfires that have killed at least 64 people
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| Aug.27 |
MPs row over fire response Opposition MPs have attacked the government's response to the devastating forest fires, which have claimed at least 63 lives
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| Aug.26 |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle| The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games, | |
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| Aug.25 |
63 died from forest fires  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 Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.24 |
Fires kill 27 in southern Greece At least 15 people have been killed on the deadliest day of wildfires this year. At least 9 people have burned to death in their cars
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| Aug.16 |
Forest fire grips Athens suburbs A fire intensified by fierce winds has swept across the northern outskirts of the capital, destroying dozens of homes
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| Jul.26 |
Raging fires add to heat wave woes Southern Europe is sweltering under the major heat wave as firefighters battle blazes raging in Greece, Italy and Macedonia
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| 2006 |
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| May.23 |
Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash The pilot of a Turkish fighter jet was rescued, after colliding with a Greek F-16 following a mock dogfight
| 2005 |
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| Aug.20 |
Attendant's blood found in cockpit The blood found in the cockpit of the Cypriot airliner that crashed near Athens was that of a flight attendant
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| Aug.15 |
Victims died before crash The 121 victims of the air disaster may have been dead before the plane smashed into a mountainside
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| Aug.14 |
Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead| Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens | |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.11 |
Top cleric feared killed in helicopter crash Patriarch of Alexandria, a top leader of the Greek Orthodox church, was among feared killed off northern Greece
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 9 |
Greece warned of earthquake aftershock Seismologists warned that a strong aftershock was expected a day after a powerful earthquake killed two people and injured nearly 150
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| Jun. 8 |
Deadly quake traps residents Map of Patras Greece A strong earthquake jolted western Greece, killing at least two people and trapping several people beneath collapsed buildings
| 2006 |
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| Jan.8 |
Strong earthquake 6.7 earthquake struck southern Greece, rattling much of the country. Minor damage was reported
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| 2004 |
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| Aug.12 |
Stars hurt in crash Olympic stars Kederis and Thanou have been injured in a road accident and taken to hospital
| 2003 |
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| Apr.13 |
Bus accident kills 21
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| Feb.23 |
14 die in bus plunge
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.16 |
Four die in train crash 40 more were hurt, when a passenger train collided with a truck and derailed near the northern city of Drama
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| 2006 |
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| Feb.11 |
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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| 2007 |
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| Apr.7 |
Officers charged in cruise ship sinking The captain and 5 other senior crew members of a ship which ran aground have been charged with negligence and violating maritime rules
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| Apr.5 |
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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