Wings for Life World Run: Τρέξε για όλους εκείνους που δεν μπορούν
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Monica Bellucci tries on the dress, and life, of Maria Callas
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Cannabis Improves Love Life, Study Finds
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Greek theater roaring back to life
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Greek Startups: The performance of regions in the startup ecosystem
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Woman given sentence of life imprisonment for joint murder of her 7-year-old son
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Mother handed life sentence for murder of 7-year-old son
Mother handed life sentence for murder of 7-year-old son A court in Athens convicted on Monday a 30-year-old woman to life in prison over the brutal murder of her seven-year-old son in 2017. The court said the mother remained idle while her now deceased partner, a Polish national, subjected her son to long hours of […]
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Constantine II: From Royal Coup to downfall
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NASA Unveils Plan for New Telescope to Find Life on Alien Worlds
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Somali Sentenced to Life in Greece for Trafficking Pleads Innocent
Somali Sentenced to Life in Greece for Trafficking Pleads Innocent A migrant boat was stopped by the Greek Coast Guard recently near the island of Lesvos. Credit: Greek Coast Guard A Somali migrant sentenced to 142 years in prison in Greece for human trafficking has had his sentence overturned after receiving legal support from EU […]
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Somali man beats life sentence for migrant smuggling
Somali man beats life sentence for migrant smuggling An appeals court in Greece has ordered the release of a Somali migrant who had been sentenced to life in prison for people smuggling, in a case that has drawn international attention to draconian border protection laws in the European Union country. Mohammad Hanad Abdi was sentenced […]
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Somali migrant appeals sentence
Somali migrant appeals sentence A Somali migrant serving life in prison for people smuggling appeared in court Monday to appeal his sentence, in a case backed by a group of European Parliament members who say he was wrongfully convicted. Mohammad Hanad Abdi was sentenced to 142 years in prison in 2021 after being convicted following […]
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Brutality and hypocrisy
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Greece expresses sadness about ‘tragic’ loss of life in US blizzards
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Kalikantzaroi: The Greek Goblins that Run Wild at Christmas
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Mistletoe Marks Joy of Christmas, New Life All Over the World
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Greek Revolution-Era Costumes Come Back to Life in Stunning Exhibition
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Inmate gets life sentence for murder of fellow prisoner
Inmate gets life sentence for murder of fellow prisoner A 45-year-old inmate was sentenced to life imprisonment after a court found him guilty of the murder of a 36-year-old fellow inmate at Nigrita Prison, Serres, in July 2019. The Mixed Jury Court of Thessaloniki found him guilty, by majority, of manslaughter with malice aforethought in […]
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Plaka plagued by onslaught of tourism, Airbnbs
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NASA Debunks Theory of Alien Life on Venus
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Putting life and music back into Maria Callas’ home
Putting life and music back into Maria Callas’ home The downtown Athens house where Maria Callas spent her youth, from 1937 to 1945, will be restored and turned into an opera academy dedicated to the legendary Greek soprano. The roughly 1,500-square meter Patission Street edifice was built in 1925 and is regarded as a Jugendstil […]
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Ancient Greek Mosaic Celebrates the Joy of Life
Ancient Greek Mosaic Celebrates the Joy of Life The ancient Greek mosaic discovered in Hayat, Turkey. Credit: Archaeology and Art/Twitter A magnificent ancient Greek mosaic discovered in Hatay, Turkey continues to amaze archaeologists and historians who are attempting to ascertain the exact meaning of its images and inscriptions. The floor mosaic, which was found in […]
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Motorist dies in a collision with wild boar
Motorist dies in a collision with wild boar A 25-year-old motorist lost his life on Friday evening after his vehicle collided with an injured wild boar on a provincial road in Thessaly. Police said the passenger vehicle driven by the 25-year-old collided with an injured wild boar, which had been hit earlier by another car. […]
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Confessions and thoughts on life after politics
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ΗΠΑ: Με σχέδια μοτέλ της δεκαετίας του 1970 το Life House Berkshires
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Anything is possible through sport
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Fake Doctor in Greece Sentenced to Life for the Death of 7 People
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Athens an Open Museum: Google’s Ode to the Capital of Greece
Athens an Open Museum: Google’s Ode to the Capital of Greece Athens is a museum full of life and song. A museum that never shuts, a city that never sleeps. Credit: Video screenshot/Google Athens is an open museum of endless collections says a spectacular video released by Google on Friday. The video highlights the Greek […]
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