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After 57 people were killed in Greece's worst train disaster a year ago, the government promised to fix a system crumbling from decades of neglect. "Trains will resume operations with safety at ...
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2023 (May) 2023 (June) v. t. e. The 2021 Greek protests broke out in response to a proposed government bill that would allow police presence on university campuses for the first time in decades, [2] for which opposition groups accused the government of taking advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown to impose increasingly authoritarian measures. [6]
Plate smashing is a Greek custom that peaked in the 60s and 70s, involving the intentional smashing of plates or glasses during celebratory occasions. In popular culture, the practice is most typical of foreigners' stereotypical image of Greece, and while it occurs more rarely today, it continues to be seen on certain occasions, such as weddings, although plaster plates are more likely to be used.
The union representing train workers announced a 24-hour strike for Thursday, while protests by left-wing groups broke out in Athens late Wednesday. WRECKAGE MAKES RESCUE EFFORTS DIFFICULT
Greece has suffered a relentless two months of climate change-related weather, including record-breaking rainfall and devastating wildfires. See the effects.
2019. 2023 (May) 2023 (June) v. t. e. The 2021 Greece wildfires were multiple wildfires in Greece in August 2021, which killed 3 people, [4] [5] injured at least 20 others and burned dozens of homes, after a historic heatwave for the country, with the highest temperatures reaching 47.1 °C (116.8 °F). Authorities evacuated several villages and ...
ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (Reuters) -Dozens of hospital patients, including newborn babies, were evacuated onto a ferry in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis on Tuesday as a wildfire raged ...