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| Jan.3 |
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Heat, smoke delay search of Greek ferry for bodies |
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| Jan.17 |
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Greece arrests over Belgian 'plot'
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| Jan.18 |
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Belgium seeks detainee extradition |
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| Jan.22 |
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Syriza 'to end Greece's humiliation' |
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| Jan.23 |
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Greek leaders in final poll pleas |
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| Jan.24 |
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Anti-austerity Syriza battles New Democracy |
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| Jan.25 |
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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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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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| Jan.26 |
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Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as new prime minister |
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Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people |
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| Jan.30 |
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No 'Grexit' from euro, EU's Moscovici vows |
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| Jan.31 |
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Greek PM offers olive branch on debt |
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| Feb.1 |
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Flash floods force hundreds to evacuate in northwestern Greece |
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Greece Finance Minister: 'Europe comes first' |
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| Feb.8 |
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Greek PM defiant over economic plans |
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| Feb.11 |
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No agreement in Greek eurozone talks |
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| Feb.16 |
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Greek debt deal hangs in balance |
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| Feb.17 |
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Greece 'to request loan extension' |
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| Feb.20 |
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Greece agrees deal with eurozone | Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels | |
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| Feb.21 |
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PM Alexis Tsipras warns of 'difficulties' |
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| Feb.22 |
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Reforms will 'combat tax evasion' |
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| Feb.23 |
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Greece unveils eurozone reforms |
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| Feb.26 |
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Greek violence ahead of debt vote |
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| Feb.27 |
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Greek PM vows 'no third bailout' |
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| Mar.20 |
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EU pledges Greek humanitarian funds |
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| May.10 |
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Greece seeks EU recognition of economic progress |
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| May.11 |
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Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis |
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| May.18 |
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Greek debt deal within next week, says Varoufakis |
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| Jun.4 |
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Greece delays 5 June IMF debt payment |
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| Jun.5 |
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Tsipras tells lenders not to humiliate Greece over debt |
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| Jun.8 |
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G7 summit: Merkel says time running out for Greece deal |
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Strong magnitude 5.2 quake felt in Athens |
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| Jun.12 |
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European shares fall amid Greek default fears |
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| Jun.17 |
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Greece says deal on debt crisis unlikely at talks |
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| Jun.18 |
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Greece crisis: Emergency summit called for Monday |
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| Jun.19 |
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Greek debt: Fears grow over Greek banks' health |
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Merkel urges deal before Monday summit |
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| Jun.20 |
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Greek debt: New proposals |
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| Jun.21 |
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Greece crisis: EU leaders step up efforts for deal |
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Greece crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit |
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| Jun.22 |
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Eurozone leaders echo hopes for Greek deal |
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| Jun.24 |
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Tsipras in intensive talks with creditors
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Greece debt crisis: Talks to resume |
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| Jun.25 |
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EU leaders agree to speed up relocation
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| Jun.27 |
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Greece debt: Crisis meeting over bailout referendum |
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Greece crisis: Eurozone refuses bailout extension Eurozone finance ministers have rejected a Greek request to extend a bailout programme beyond 30 June
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MPs back referendum on bailout |
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| Jun.28 |
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Greek debt crisis: ECB not raising funding limit
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Greek banks will not open Monday
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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 | |
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| Jun.29 |
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No vote would mean euro exit, leaders warn EU leaders have warned Greeks that rejecting creditors' proposals in a snap referendum called for Sunday would mean leaving the euro
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Defiant Tsipras seeks referendum backing |
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| 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 | |
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| Jul.1 |
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Eurozone rules out talks until after referendum |
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| Jul.2 |
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Greek debt crisis: 'No' vote 'won't lead to better deal'
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Greek crisis: IMF says extra 50bn euros needed Greece will need an extra 50bn euros over the next three years to stabilise its finances under the existing, disputed bailout plans
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Greek crisis: Major rallies due ahead of vote |
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| Jul.3 |
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Greece crisis: Tsipras urges 'No' to 'blackmail'
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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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| Jul.4 |
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Varoufakis accuses creditors of 'terrorism' |
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Greece debt: Greeks vote in bailout referendum
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| Jul.5 |
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Polls close in bailout referendum Millions of Greeks have voted in a crucial referendum on whether to accept the terms of an international bailout
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Debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer With almost all the ballots counted, results from the Greek referendum show voters decisively rejecting the terms of an international bailout
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Debt crisis: Tsipras says voters made 'brave choice'
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China shares jump despite Greek vote
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| Jul.6 |
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Debt crisis: Creditors press for new proposals Eurozone finance ministers say they expect to hear new proposals from Greece after the country voted to reject the terms of a bailout
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Greece finance minister quits
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PM Tsipras to present new plan at eurozone summit
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| Jul.7 |
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Eurozone sets 'final deadline' for new debt plan
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| Jul.8 |
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Banks stay shut as endgame looms
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| Jul.9 |
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Debt crisis: Deadline day for new proposals
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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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| 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
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| Jul.11 |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone predicts tough talks
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Eurozone 'sceptical' of reform pledge Eurozone finance chiefs are seeking further signs from Greece that it is serious about delivering its promises of reform in return for a debt...
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Debt crisis: Eurozone to resume talks on reforms
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| Jul.12 |
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Debt crisis: Merkel says talks 'extremely difficult'
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Debt crisis: Athens offered 'euro time-out' An option enabling Greece to leave the eurozone temporarily if a bailout is not agreed is among a raft of measures being considered by eurozone...
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Debt crisis: Leaders try to thrash out deal Eurozone leaders have talked through the night in Brussels in a bid to agree terms for a new bailout for Greece
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| Jul.13 |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal | Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks. The bailout is conditional on Greece passing agreed reforms | |
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Tsipras faces eurozone deal battle
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| Jul.14 |
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Greek PM defends 'harsh' deal |
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IMF attacks EU over bailout
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| Jul.15 |
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Eurozone deal laws backed by MPs
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| Jul.17 |
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Greece debt crisis: Bailout talks given go-ahead |
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| Jul.19 |
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Germany 'may consider' debt relief |
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Banks reopen after three-week shutdown Greek banks are set to reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt
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| Jul.20 |
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150-200 migrants adrift in east Mediterranean, 2 ships at hand to help |
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| Jul.21 |
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MPs prepare for second vote on bailout reforms
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| 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
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| Aug.2 |
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Greek shares 'set to plunge 20%' |
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| Aug.7 |
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Migrant 'chaos' on Greek islands - UN
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| Aug.13 |
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Greece MPs debate ahead of key bailout vote |
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| Aug.14 |
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Greece crisis: Eurogroup agrees to third bailout |
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| Aug.20 |
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PM Tsipras 'to hold September election' |
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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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| Aug.22 |
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Macedonia migrants break through at Greek border Thousands of migrants have broken through police lines into Macedonia at the country's border with Greece
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| Sep.1 |
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Thousands migrants arrive in mainland Greece
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| Sep.7 |
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Greece acts over Lesbos 'explosion' fears
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| Sep.13 |
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28, half children, drown off Greece when boat capsizes in high wind |
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| Sep.19 |
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Greece election: Voting begins in tight race
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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
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| Oct.29 |
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Migrant crisis: Ten dead in boat sinkings off Greece |
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| Dec.29 |
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Over one million reach Europe by sea
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Greece, January 2015
Election, Vote
Main Event: Greek exit polls ...