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Greece In Talks With Israel To Build 2 Billion Euro Defence 'Iron Dome'
Greece is in talks with Israel to develop a 2 billion euro ($2.11 billion) anti-aircraft and missile defence dome, part of a wider push to modernise its armed forces as it recovers from a protracted debt crisis, Greek officials said on Thursday.
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"Prepare For Attack, Best Regards": Iran-Backed Houthis Issue E-Mail Warning To Ships
On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal inbox.
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Invest In Greece, You Won't Regret It, Says Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged French businesses on Friday to invest in Greece, as it emerges from its debt crisis, and assured them that they would not regret it.
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Greece's 118-Year-Old Bookstore Closes Due To Debt Crisis
The largest bookstore in Greece with 118 years of history, Eleftheroudakis, will be closed on September 30 due to the seven-year debt crisis.
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Greek Taxes Strangle Funds Industry In Name Of Austerity
Greece's latest austerity measures are choking off one of its few sources of local private investment, the funds management industry, thanks to massive tax hikes buried in 7,500 pages of financial reforms approved by the parliament last month.
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4 Dead, 340 Migrants Rescued As Boat Capsizes South Of Crete In Greece
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a "significant number" of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.
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Euro Zone Agrees 'Breakthrough' Debt Deal With Greece
The move came after the Greek parliament approved another round of spending cuts and tax increases demanded by international creditors.
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Same Old Problems For G7 Finance Ministers
Finance ministers from the world's largest developed economies met in Germany a year ago against a backdrop of faltering global growth, scant inflationary pressures and the latest chapter in the Greek debt crisis.
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The Odyssey That Ended With A Muslim Family In Rome As Papal Guests
They left war-ravaged Syria, family and friends behind them. France was where they were aiming for. A Greek island was where they ended up.
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Pope Francis Visits Frontline Of Europe's Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.
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Pope Francis, Orthodox Leaders To Visit Greek Front Line Of Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis and the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians will set aside centuries of dispute on Saturday when they visit a Greek island on the front line of Europe's migrant crisis to highlight the plight of refugees.
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Pope Francis Heads Back To Migrant Crisis Frontline
Pope Francis returns to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis on Saturday when he visits Lesbos, the Greek island struggling to cope with the mass influx of asylum seekers arriving by boat from Turkey.
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Pope Francis To Visit Greece To Highlight Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis will visit Greece on April 14-15, a Greek government official said on Tuesday, getting a first-hand look at the front line of Europe's migrant crisis and thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.
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IMF Chief Denies Threat to Pull Out of Greek Bailout
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde denied on Sunday that IMF staff would push Greece closer to default as a negotiating tactic on a new Greek bailout deal, which she said was "still a good distance away".
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New Clashes In Greek Island Hotspot Ahead Of Planned Migrant Returns
Three migrants were hospitalised today after a brawl in a camp on the Greek island of Chios, aid groups and media said, as the country prepared to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.
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Greece In Talks With Israel To Build 2 Billion Euro Defence 'Iron Dome'
Greece is in talks with Israel to develop a 2 billion euro ($2.11 billion) anti-aircraft and missile defence dome, part of a wider push to modernise its armed forces as it recovers from a protracted debt crisis, Greek officials said on Thursday.
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"Prepare For Attack, Best Regards": Iran-Backed Houthis Issue E-Mail Warning To Ships
On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal inbox.
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Invest In Greece, You Won't Regret It, Says Greek PM
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged French businesses on Friday to invest in Greece, as it emerges from its debt crisis, and assured them that they would not regret it.
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Greece's 118-Year-Old Bookstore Closes Due To Debt Crisis
The largest bookstore in Greece with 118 years of history, Eleftheroudakis, will be closed on September 30 due to the seven-year debt crisis.
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Greek Taxes Strangle Funds Industry In Name Of Austerity
Greece's latest austerity measures are choking off one of its few sources of local private investment, the funds management industry, thanks to massive tax hikes buried in 7,500 pages of financial reforms approved by the parliament last month.
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4 Dead, 340 Migrants Rescued As Boat Capsizes South Of Crete In Greece
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a "significant number" of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.
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Euro Zone Agrees 'Breakthrough' Debt Deal With Greece
The move came after the Greek parliament approved another round of spending cuts and tax increases demanded by international creditors.
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Same Old Problems For G7 Finance Ministers
Finance ministers from the world's largest developed economies met in Germany a year ago against a backdrop of faltering global growth, scant inflationary pressures and the latest chapter in the Greek debt crisis.
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The Odyssey That Ended With A Muslim Family In Rome As Papal Guests
They left war-ravaged Syria, family and friends behind them. France was where they were aiming for. A Greek island was where they ended up.
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Pope Francis Visits Frontline Of Europe's Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.
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Pope Francis, Orthodox Leaders To Visit Greek Front Line Of Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis and the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians will set aside centuries of dispute on Saturday when they visit a Greek island on the front line of Europe's migrant crisis to highlight the plight of refugees.
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Pope Francis Heads Back To Migrant Crisis Frontline
Pope Francis returns to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis on Saturday when he visits Lesbos, the Greek island struggling to cope with the mass influx of asylum seekers arriving by boat from Turkey.
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Pope Francis To Visit Greece To Highlight Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis will visit Greece on April 14-15, a Greek government official said on Tuesday, getting a first-hand look at the front line of Europe's migrant crisis and thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.
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IMF Chief Denies Threat to Pull Out of Greek Bailout
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde denied on Sunday that IMF staff would push Greece closer to default as a negotiating tactic on a new Greek bailout deal, which she said was "still a good distance away".
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New Clashes In Greek Island Hotspot Ahead Of Planned Migrant Returns
Three migrants were hospitalised today after a brawl in a camp on the Greek island of Chios, aid groups and media said, as the country prepared to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.
