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Greek conservatives eye Mitsotakis majority in fresh election
Greek conservatives eye Mitsotakis majority in fresh election
Greece holds its second election in a month and Prime Minister Mitsotakis is hoping for a convincing win.
2023-06-25 09:58
'If they had left us be, we wouldn't have drowned:' CNN investigation raises questions about Greek coast guard's account of shipwreck tragedy
'If they had left us be, we wouldn't have drowned:' CNN investigation raises questions about Greek coast guard's account of shipwreck tragedy
The hull of the fishing trawler lifted out of the water as it sank, catapulting people from the top deck into the black sea below. In the darkness, they grabbed onto whatever they could to stay afloat, pushing each other underwater in a frantic fight for survival. Some were screaming, many began to recite their final prayers.
2023-06-23 23:24
Suspected smugglers detained pending trial over migrant shipwreck off Greece
Suspected smugglers detained pending trial over migrant shipwreck off Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) -Nine men charged over the worst shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea this year that killed at least 82
2023-06-21 16:46
Greek migrant tragedy death toll rises, suspects detained
Greek migrant tragedy death toll rises, suspects detained
By Karolina Tagaris MALAKASA, Greece (Reuters) -The suspected smugglers of scores of migrants who drowned in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck
2023-06-19 22:52
Hundreds of Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean migrant boat disaster, official says
Hundreds of Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean migrant boat disaster, official says
More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a packed trawler off the coast of Greece, the latest tragedy to expose the refugee crisis confronting the European Union as tens of thousands seek sanctuary from war, persecution and poverty.
2023-06-19 11:55
Nine arrested over capsized migrant boat, as Greek authorities criticized for failure to respond
Nine arrested over capsized migrant boat, as Greek authorities criticized for failure to respond
Nine crew members have been arrested for people smuggling after a packed vessel sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, as human rights campaigners accused Greek authorities of neglecting those on board.
2023-06-17 00:28
Emotional reunion amid despair as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors
Emotional reunion amid despair as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors
By Lefteris Papadimas, Karolina Tagaris KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -A Syrian teenager who survived a shipwreck that killed at least 78
2023-06-16 22:17
Greece boat disaster: Officials deny coastguard rope led to migrant tragedy
Greece boat disaster: Officials deny coastguard rope led to migrant tragedy
A series of reports suggest the migrant boat went down after it was tied to a coastguard vessel.
2023-06-16 19:23
Relatives searching for loved ones after Greek migrant boat disaster, as hundreds more feared dead
Relatives searching for loved ones after Greek migrant boat disaster, as hundreds more feared dead
Kassem Abozeed had arrived in Kalamata to try to find his wife and brother-in-law, as relatives poured into the Greek port city on Thursday, searching for their loved ones missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast, killing dozens of people.
2023-06-16 00:47
Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold - reports
Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold - reports
Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off Greece say as many as 750 people may have been on board.
2023-06-15 19:59
Greece hunts for survivors of migrant shipwreck
Greece hunts for survivors of migrant shipwreck
KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -Rescuers were scouring the seas off Greece on Thursday in a massive search operation as hopes dwindled
2023-06-15 14:17
At least 79 drown, countless missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece
At least 79 drown, countless missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece
By Karolina Tagaris and Stamos Prousalis KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -At least 79 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and hundreds more
2023-06-15 01:17
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