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British Grandfather Drowns Off Greek Island Trying To Save His Grandsons
A 61-year old British man drowned on Tuesday while trying to save his two grandsons in the sea off the island of Crete, Greece's coastguard said.
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6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Greek Island Of Crete, None Injured
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete Tuesday, the Athens Observatory said, with initial media reports suggesting no one was hurt.
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6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Greek island Of Crete: Officials
A strong 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake shook the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday and was felt in other parts of the country, officials said.
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Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans May Have Come From Europe, Not Africa
Scientists have discovered human-like footprints in the Greek island Crete - dating back to 5.7 million years, which suggests that human ancestors may have existed in Europe at the same time as they evolved in Africa.
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Hundreds Missing Off Greece In New Migrant Sinking
Greek rescuers were searching for survivors on Friday after a migrant boat sank off the island of Crete, leaving at least nine people dead and hundreds missing.
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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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At Least 700 People On Board Capsized Boat Off Greece
At least 700 migrants were believed to be on board a boat that capsized off the Greek island of Crete Friday, with hundreds still missing, the International Organization for Migration said.
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6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East of Crete: Report
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck under the Mediterranean seabed east of the Greek island of Crete shortly after 6pm (local time) on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Crete Counts on Cravings to Catch Mystery Crocodile
A Greek reptile expert on Friday began an operation to trap a two-metre long crocodile that mysteriously appeared in a man-made lake on the tourist island of Crete last weekend.
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Earthquake strikes south of Greek island Crete
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake has struck in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete but no damage or casualties have been reported.
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11-year-old Russian boy stabbed 21 times at a Greek resort
An 11-year-old Russian boy is in critical condition in a hospital in the Greek capital after he was stabbed 21 times while vacationing with his family on the island of Crete.
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British Grandfather Drowns Off Greek Island Trying To Save His Grandsons
A 61-year old British man drowned on Tuesday while trying to save his two grandsons in the sea off the island of Crete, Greece's coastguard said.
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6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Greek Island Of Crete, None Injured
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete Tuesday, the Athens Observatory said, with initial media reports suggesting no one was hurt.
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6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Greek island Of Crete: Officials
A strong 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake shook the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday and was felt in other parts of the country, officials said.
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Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans May Have Come From Europe, Not Africa
Scientists have discovered human-like footprints in the Greek island Crete - dating back to 5.7 million years, which suggests that human ancestors may have existed in Europe at the same time as they evolved in Africa.
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Hundreds Missing Off Greece In New Migrant Sinking
Greek rescuers were searching for survivors on Friday after a migrant boat sank off the island of Crete, leaving at least nine people dead and hundreds missing.
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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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At Least 700 People On Board Capsized Boat Off Greece
At least 700 migrants were believed to be on board a boat that capsized off the Greek island of Crete Friday, with hundreds still missing, the International Organization for Migration said.
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6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East of Crete: Report
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck under the Mediterranean seabed east of the Greek island of Crete shortly after 6pm (local time) on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Crete Counts on Cravings to Catch Mystery Crocodile
A Greek reptile expert on Friday began an operation to trap a two-metre long crocodile that mysteriously appeared in a man-made lake on the tourist island of Crete last weekend.
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Earthquake strikes south of Greek island Crete
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake has struck in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete but no damage or casualties have been reported.
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11-year-old Russian boy stabbed 21 times at a Greek resort
An 11-year-old Russian boy is in critical condition in a hospital in the Greek capital after he was stabbed 21 times while vacationing with his family on the island of Crete.
