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Greek private, public sector unions call for strike

Kostas Tsironis, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 16 11:39 PM

A protester throws a petrol bomb towards riot police during clashes in Syntagma square during a 24-hour general strike in Athens, Greece on Thursday Read more »

New protests hit Greece over train tragedy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 09:28 PM

Thousands of demonstrators staged fresh protests in Greece on Sunday as anger grows over the country's deadliest rail crash. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 2, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

No Filipino casualty reported so far in Greece train crash

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 07:28 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said it has yet to receive reports of Filipinos who were injured or who have died in the recent train crash in Greece. Read more »

Search and rescue after train collision in Greece

Achilleas Chiras, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 02 09:42 AM

The number of confirmed dead from the deadly train collision at Tempi rose to 36 as the search-and-rescue operation continues, with efforts focused on the first three carriages of the passenger train which overturned. Read more »

'Tragic human error' caused Greece's worst train crash: PM

Will Vassilopoulos and Vassilis Kyriakoulis, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 03:54 AM

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said a "tragic human error" was likely responsible for a train collision that has left at least 38 dead in the country's worst rail tragedy. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 1, 2023

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Posted at Mar 02 01:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

32 killed in Greece train accident

Achilleas Chiras, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 01 02:58 PM

The two trains collided head-on outside the central Greek city, killing 32 people. Read more »

Trains collide in Greece leaving dozens dead

Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Mar 01 03:24 PM

At least 32 people have been killed in central Greece after two trains collided, with dozens more injured, according to the fire brigade. Read more »

2-month-old baby dies in migrant shipwreck off Lesbos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 09:53 AM

A two-month-old baby was recovered dead from a migrant wreckage off Lesbos in the early hours of Friday, a coroner said Saturday. Read more »

Afro-Greeks struggle to emulate 'idol' Antetokounmpo

Alexandros KOTTIS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 10:07 AM

Young Athenians sharpen their shooting skills under the dazzling white lights of an outdoor basketball court, forever dreaming of emulating local hero and global star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Read more »

Antetokounmpo on fire as Greece beats Spain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 09:33 AM

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points to lead Greece to a 86-70 drubbing of Spain in a friendly encounter Tuesday evening. Read more »

Greece battles fierce wildfires amid Europe heatwaves

Katerina NIKOLOPOULOU with Anthi PAZIANOU in Lesbos, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 07:14 AM

ATHENS - Greece on Sunday battled four major wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as soaring temperatures there and in Spain raised fears of more blazes. Read more »

Wildfire in southern Europe

Brais Lorenzo, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jul 18 03:28 PM

A smoke column emerges from a forest fire in O Barco de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, northwestern Spain, Sunday. Read more »

Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe

Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
Posted at Jul 17 11:17 PM

Firefighters struggled to contain wildfires sweeping across southwest Europe on Sunday as a heatwave showed no sign of abating. Read more »

Cargo aircraft crashes in northern Greece

Sakis Mitrolidis, with Katerina Nikolopoulou and Jovan Matic, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 17 09:53 PM

(UPDATE) All eight crew members were killed when a Ukrainian operated cargo plane crashed in Greece en route from Serbia to Bangladesh carrying military goods, the Serbian defense minister said Sunday. Read more »

WATCH: Pia Wurtzbach, Jeremy Jauncey back in Greece

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 12:10 PM

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach and her fiancé Jeremy Jauncey are back in Greece. Read more »

Germany announces swap deal with Greece for tanks to Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 07:58 AM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he had agreed a deal with Greece that would see Athens send Soviet-era military vehicles to Ukraine in exchange for more modern armor from Berlin. Read more »

Duterte receives 4 new envoys to Manila

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 08:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday welcomed the new ambassadors of Cambodia, Indonesia, Greece and Argentina to the Philippines. Read more »

'Chariots of Fire' and 'Blade Runner' composer Vangelis dies of COVID-19

John Hadoulis, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 06:48 AM

Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire composer Vangelis, the Oscar-winning electronic music pioneer whose distinctive musical style defined a generation of film soundtracks, has died aged 79. Read more »