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‘You can’t murder a people and walk away scot-free.’ In The Voyage Home, Pat Barker explores morality in war
In the third volume of this superb trilogy exploring the lives of women taken captive in the Trojan War, a new narrator takes us on a journey back to Agamemnon’s palace.
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Bizarre armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective
People suspected the Dendra armor was ceremonial, but new tests show its utility.
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Greece pledges 'every force available' to aid Turkey
Greece's prime minister on Monday pledged to make ''every force available'' to aid historical rival Turkey after the neighboring country was hit by a deadly 7.8-magnitude...
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‘Nobody forced us’: the Greek builder who saved 80 Afghans from the sea
Michalis Protopsaltis does not see himself as a hero. When the news of the shipwreck came through, he did, he says, what any man in his position would do. The construction company owner dispatched a crane to the Kythira clifftop and, one by one, began saving the 80 Afghan immigrants scrambling for dear life in the waters below.
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Greece asks faithful to be COVID-clear to attend church
Greece introduced new restrictions obliging churchgoers to present negative COVID-19 tests to attend services on Sunday following a surge in infections in recent weeks.
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This algorithm screened travelers to Greece for COVID-19
Faced with limited resources in a pandemic, Greece turned to machine-learning software to decide which sorts of travelers to test for COVID-19 as they arrived in the country.
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Greece plans to name heatwaves in the same way as storms
Spurred on by this summer’s record temperatures, Greek scientists have begun discussing the need to name and rank heatwaves, better known for their invisibility, before rampant wildfires made the realities of the climate crisis increasingly stark.
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The Greek island with an ancient 'sushi' tradition
On verdant Skopelos, locals have been curing and rolling fish for generations in a "sushi-style" preparation that dates back to medieval times.
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Longest and deepest subsea power cable to be connected between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel
A project to build the world's longest and deepest underwater power cable gets the green light. It will link the electrical grids of Mediterranean countries, providing new power sources and more energy independence.
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Ancient Greek god's bust found during Athens sewage work
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday.
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Neo-Nazi leaders of Greece's Golden Dawn sentenced to 13 years
The neo-Nazi leaders of Golden Dawn have each been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a court in Athens, at the end of a historic hearing. The neo-fascist group was officially laid to rest as its disgraced former MPs were shown little mercy by a three-member panel of judges. Last week the court ruled that Golden Dawn lawmakers had operated a criminal organisation under the guise of being a democratically elected party.
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are officially Greek citizens
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have a special reason to celebrate this week: they're both officially Greek citizens. In a picture posted on social media by the country's prime minister, the two proudly hold up their brand new passports. The couple and their children became honorary Greek citizens last year -- after officials highlighted Hanks' role in helping raise awareness about the 2018 fires that devastated areas near Athens and claimed the lives of more than 100 people.
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Zero Coronavirus deaths in Greece on Wednesday
The Coronavirus pandemic is getting more and more under control. The Western world is flattening the curve in most countries and we have great news from Greece that has recorded no deaths on Wednesday. The Greek Health Ministry representative Sotiris Tsiodras announced just 7 new cases and no deaths in the previous 24 hours. That means that the total death toll is still at 121.
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Migrants flock to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates
Hundreds of migrants headed through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey on Sunday as thousands more gathered on the Turkish side seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement.
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Greek parliament elects country's first female president
MPs overwhelmingly back Katerina Sakellaropoulou’s appointment with PM hailing it as ‘a window to the future’
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Breathtaking Find Unearths 3,500-Year-Old Ancient Greek Tombs, Once Lined With Gold
We don't know their names, but two people who lived and died in Bronze Age Greece 3,500 years ago were obviously hugely important to the people around them. Archaeologists have just found their tombs, so opulent they were once lined with gold leaf, a
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It's All Greek to You and Me, So What Is It to the Greeks?
A close look at a strangely global idiom about how little we understand each other.
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111 migrants saved by Maltese-registered cruise ship off Greece
111 persons were rescued by a Maltese-registered cruise ship sailing close to the Greek mainland. The country’s coast guard said that the migrants were picked up by the Marella Discovery, an 11-deck luxury liner equipped with swimming pools, a casino and a theater.
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'Why replace dolphins with oil drilling?': the battle for Greece's marine life
From sperm whales to dolphins, marine mammals in the eastern Mediterranean face a lethal threat from oil and gas exploration
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Once sacred, the Oracle at Delphi was lost for a millennium. See how it was found
Relying on clues from the past, a team of 19th-century archaeologists uncovered Delphi, the site where ancient Greeks asked questions, and Apollo answered them. By María Teresa Magadán.
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