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Clashes after rally marking 2008 police shooting death in Greece

Hundreds of protesters marched the streets of the Greek capital, on the 13th anniversary of the 15-year old Alexis Grigoropoulos' fatal shooting by the police.

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Pope greets, chats with migrant families in Lesbos

Pope Francis visited the Mavrovouni Identification Centre on Sunday and met with refugee families living in the camp. Francis took his time walking along the barricades, patting children on the head, asking them their names and posing for selfies.

Greece

Pope blasts 'shipwreck of civilisation' on Lesbos migrant camp visit

"Please, let us stop this shipwreck of civilisation!" Francis said as he visited a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Greece

Europe 'torn by nationalist egoism' on migration, says Pope

The pope's trip to the region has focused on the plight of asylum-seekers as some European nations harden their border control policies.

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Cyprus

Watch: Pope Francis begins five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece

Pope Francis is expected to raise the issue of migration when he arrives in Cyprus on Thursday on the first leg of the trip.

Greece

COVID in Europe: Portuguese hospital worker tests positive for Omicron

A hospital worker in Portugal tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant, forcing the paediatric services unit to close. New restrictions have also entered into force in Portugal and other European countries.

Scenes

Meet the Greek fisherman cleaning up the Mediterranean Sea

In partnership with Media City

“I was really shocked to see that the fishermen were collecting in their nets, not only fish but lots of plastic.”

Republic of North Macedonia

Euroscepticism rises in North Macedonia amid EU membership delays

Greece, Bulgaria and EU leaders have all prevented EU membership talks beginning with North Macedonia.

My Europe Series

How a fake jabs probe highlights Greece's deep vaccine scepticism

“This is a nation and a culture where doubt is sewn into everything, including the questioning of authority and science, in order to maintain the beliefs they already have.”

Greece

Greeks hold peaceful march on deadly uprising anniversary

Some 20,000 people marched peacefully through Athens on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of a bloody anti-dictatorship uprising in 1973, police said.

Art

London's Science Museum plays host to Ancient Greek treasures

The statue of the ancient Greek god of trade, Hermes, is a particular highlight and dates from 100 to 150 BCE.

Greece

'Life-saving on trial': Duo face jail in Greece for rescuing migrants

Sean Binder, a German-Irish volunteer, and Sarah Mardini, a Syrian human rights worker, go on trial in Athens on Thursday. They deny the charges which include spying and forgery.

Greece

Runner, 88, sets sights on marathon after losing stomach to cancer

After losing his stomach to cancer, Panagiotis Dousis, 88, is setting his sights on running a marathon.

Mobility

Augmented reality project brings Olympic birthplace to life

What would it be like to walk around the ancient site of Olympia at the time the original Olympic Games were held? A partnership between Microsoft and Greece's Ministry of Culture and Sport is offering visitors the answer, launching an immersive tour at one of the world's major archaeological sites.

The Cube

Greek journalists call for new 'fake news' law to be withdrawn

A Greek journalists' union says the new legal amendment could endanger the right to press freedom and needs to be rewritten.

Greece

Strikes over salaries disrupt Greek ferry services for two days

The union strike began on Wednesday morning and is due to run until Friday.

Greece

'The Taliban do not see us as human beings', says Afghan ex-anchor

Up until this summer, Masooma Gholamy was presenting the news for Tamadon TV in Kabul.

Health news

Greece pushes people to get COVID jab as number of infections rise

Greece registered a record number of new infections on Monday.

Greece

Greek firefighters clash with police at climate ministry

Greece has more than 15,000 firefighters during the summer months, about 5,000 of them on short-term contracts or hired seasonally.

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Greek Church urges faithful to get vaccinated as cases spike

Greece's daily number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections hit a record high for the second time in a few days.

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