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| Mar.19 |
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Riots in Athens as millions strike Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators throwing rocks and firebombs during a nationwide general strike by millions protesting pension reforms
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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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| Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch | The torch has been handed over to Chinese officials at a ceremony in Athens, amid scuffles between police and pro-Tibet demonstrators | |
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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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| 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.14 |
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  Zyryanov sends holders Greece crashing Map of Salzburg Austria| Greece's reign as European champions is over after Konstantin Zyryanov scored the only goal to give Russia a 1-0 victory | |
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| Jul.16 |
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Second quake hits near sland of Rhodes Map of Rhodes Greece| An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck at 02:52 a.m. and had an epicenter beneath the seabed south of Rhodes | |
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| Jul.25 |
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Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts Map of Rhodes Greece| Police evacuated more than 2,000 European vacationers from a strip of holiday resorts as fierce forest fires swept through the island | |
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| Aug.16 |
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Greek star Halkia tests positive Fani Halkia, who won gold in the women's 400 meters hurdles at the Athens Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance
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