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- Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-07-03
[03] Explosion in Ambelokipi [01] Arsonists target Migration Policy Institute in Kolonaki Arsonists targeted the building housing the Migration Policy Institute in the central Kolonaki district of Athens at dawn on Friday. The unidentified arsonists
- Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake in Crete, Greece
A Magnitude 6.7 was recorded in Greece at 12.30 pm local time today. At this time no injuries or damages are reported. Here is some initial data. Date-Time Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 09:30:12 UTC Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 12:30:12 PM at epicenter Time
- Embrace driving madness and explore Greece
Opening the door to my room at the Nikopolis Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece, I immediately feel relieved: it?s spacious and modern looking with a comfy king-size bed, a television and air-conditioning to keep the room cool as it?s scorching outside.
- Professional rights rap for Greece
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled against Greece for failing to adopt a European Union directive that would allow foreigners to work here without having to face unnecessary bureaucracy. The EU regulation should have been adopted in
- Greece: Cosmote acquires Romania's Telemobil for EUR 61 M...
COSMOTE Group signed an EUR 61 million agreement for the acquisition of Telemobil S.A (Zapp) while COSMOTE will also assume the debt and other liabilities of Zapp, mainly concerning 3G and CDMA network roll out, estimated at approximately EUR 146
- Athens bomb targets McDonald's, no injuries
ATHENS (Reuters) - A homemade bomb exploded outside a McDonald's restaurant in Athens early on Friday, shattering windows but causing no injuries, police said. The 2 kg (4.4 lb) dynamite bomb smashed windows of the fast-food restaurant, which was the
- Athens bomb targets McDonald's restaurant
A time bomb exploded outside a McDonald's restaurant in central Athens early Friday, causing extensive damage in what Greek authorities suspect was an attack by resurgent far-left terrorists. Police said the bomb went off at 4:37 a.m. local time in the
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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories with Greek-speaking populations. Following the defeat of communist rebels in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. A military dictatorship, which in 1967 had suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country, was itself overthrown seven years later. Democratic elections in 1974 abolished the monarchy and created a parliamentary republic; Greece joined the EU in 1981.
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