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Football 24 Mar 2025 | 05:08 AM

Soccer-Clarke says Scotland loss to Greece 'a bump in the road'

(Reuters) - Scotland's defeat to Greece in their playoff second leg confirmed their relegation to Nations League B but manager Steve Clarke said it was just a bump in the road and how they react will be crucial.

Football 23 Mar 2025 | 07:20 PM

Soccer-Greece stun Scotland for League A spot along with Turkey and Serbia

GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) -Scotland missed the chance to play in Group A of the Nations League next season after visitors Greece breezed past them 3-0 in their playoff second leg on Sunday for an aggregate 3-1 win.

World 21 Mar 2025 | 07:44 AM

Greece extends by a year visas for Turkish nationals to visit islands

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has extended by a year a visa scheme for Turkish nationals wishing to visit 12 islands in the Aegean Sea for up to a week, diplomatic sources said, continuing a programme that represented a slight thaw in often fractious ties between the neighbours.

World 20 Mar 2025 | 08:24 AM

Years of disasters, scandals, failures fuel Greece's rail crash protests

ATHENS (Reuters) - Evi Tsapari is slowly healing from the trauma of escaping bloodied through the window of a burning passenger train after a collision that left dozens dead in central Greece in 2023. But she says she is still waiting for justice.

Other Sports 19 Mar 2025 | 12:39 PM

Power, politics, and the Olympic prize: IOC race heats up on Greece's sunlit shores

PYLOS, Greece - The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on Wednesday, set against the dazzling backdrop of the Ionian Sea, where the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presidency made their final moves ahead of a vote that will shape the sporting landscape for the next decade.

World 28 Feb 2025 | 06:54 AM

Strikes and protests over deadly train crash bring Greece to standstill

ATHENS (Reuters) -Striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport across Greece on Friday and people gathered for protests in anger over a perceived lack of justice two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 people.

World 4 Mar 2025 | 10:53 PM

Greece reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008

ATHENS, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Greece's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January, marking its lowest level since December 2008, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Tuesday.

World 5 Mar 2025 | 07:31 PM

Clashes break out in Greece after rally outside parliament over deadly 2023 train crash

ATHENS (Reuters) - Clashes broke out in Athens on Wednesday between Greek police and demonstrators protesting over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people, most of them students, in the country's worst rail disaster.

World 17 Feb 2025 | 11:11 AM

Greece to build escape port on Santorini as quakes continue, says minister

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will soon set up an evacuation port on the island of Santorini to facilitate the safe escape of people in case a bigger quake hits the popular tourist destination, a Greek minister said on Monday.

World 20 Feb 2025 | 08:18 AM

Parched southern Greece reveals EU's giant challenge to conserve water

NAFPLION, Greece (Reuters) - In the Argolida region of southern Greece, water escapes through cracks in an irrigation canal feeding a plain of orange trees. Underground, old pipes lose more than half the water that is pumped through them, officials say.

World 20 Feb 2025 | 07:36 PM

Bank of Greece chief warns U.S. Tariffs could slow Eurozone growth

ATHENS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras has warned that new U.S. tariffs on eurozone imports could significantly impact economic growth in the region, the Greek official news agency ANA-MPA reported on Thursday.

World 11 Feb 2025 | 03:19 PM

Greece announces support measures for Santorini workers amid quakes

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Tuesday announced temporary measures to support workers on its popular tourism island of Santorini as earthquakes rattled the island for a second week.

World 2 Feb 2025 | 08:53 AM

Greece issues Santorini seismic activity warning

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek authorities have advised people on the Aegean island of Santorini to shut schools on Monday, avoid two small ports and refrain from gathering in indoor spaces after increased seismic activity in the area over recent days.

World 11 Feb 2025 | 09:10 PM

Greece announces measures to support business on Santorini amid ongoing quake swarm

ATHENS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Greek government introduced an initial set of measures on Tuesday to support businesses on Santorini, which has been experiencing hundreds of earthquakes for a third consecutive week.

World 5 Feb 2025 | 11:45 AM

Evacuation of Greece's Santorini island continues as tremors persist

ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds more people were expected to leave Greece's Santorini island on Wednesday as tremors shook the popular summer tourist destination for a sixth day.

World 13 Jan 2025 | 09:52 PM

Cold weather hits Greece, causing traffic disruptions, floods

ATHENS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Greece has been in the grip of a cold weather front since Sunday with heavy rainfall and snowfall that have caused traffic disruptions and flooding in parts of the country, authorities said on Monday.

World 24 Dec 2024 | 06:04 PM

Roundup: Greece's tourism hits record highs in 2024 as focus shifts to sustainability

ATHENS, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- As 2024 draws to a close, Greece celebrates a milestone year for its tourism sector, achieving record-breaking visitor numbers and revenues. However, officials and industry leaders emphasize a dual focus on managing overtourism and ensuring sustainable growth.

World 24 Dec 2024 | 10:32 AM

Greece's former royal family regains citizenship, surname De Gréce

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's former royal family has been granted Greek citizenship and pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country abolished the monarchy.

Internet 31 Dec 2024 | 03:30 AM

Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building a government app for that

Greece announced plans on Dec 30 to enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 through a government-operated app, that will help get digital age verification and browsing controls.

World 15 Dec 2024 | 08:11 PM

Greece to scrap some bank fees for retail customers, parliament approves budget

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will scrap bank fees and charges for some retail transactions as part of measures to help households cope with a cost-of-living crisis, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.

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