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Greek Ferries, Trains Halted As Thousands Protest Over 13-Hour Workdays
Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours
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12 Truck Drivers Missing As Ferry Continues To Burn In Greece
At least 12 truck drivers remained missing from an Italian-flagged ferry ablaze for a second day off Corfu Saturday, as criticism mounted over conditions onboard.
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"We Saw Death In Front Of Us": Passengers Recount Greece-Italy Ferry Fire Ordeal
Shocked and sleep-deprived, passengers rescued from a Greece-Italy ferry that caught fire off the island of Corfu said on Saturday they felt relieved to be alive, though some feared for their livelihoods after losing trucks and cargos.
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11 Missing, 2 Trapped After Greek Ferry Carrying Nearly 300 Catches Fire
A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Mediterranean's Ionian Sea with 237 passengers and 51 crew on board, according to Greek port police.
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"Like A Horror Movie": Blaze Ravages Greek Island On 6th Day Of Wildfires
Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea.
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Smugglers Prey On Migrants Desperate To Find Back Doors to Europe
Shortly after landing on the Greek island of Lesbos in a waterlogged dinghy from Turkey, Rahin Salami, an Afghan citizen hoping to reach Germany, boarded a ferry for the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Halfway through the ride, he later recounted, a man in a black jacket approached.
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Amid Crisis, Greece Orders Islands To Slow Migrant Traffic
Greece's government has ordered authorities on islands facing the coast of Turkey to reduce the number of migrants allowed to travel by ferry to the mainland.
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Greece Seeks To Stem Migrant Flow From Islands To Mainland
Greece asked its passenger ferry companies and travel agencies today to cut back on bringing migrants and refugees from frontline islands to the mainland and said its own chartered ships would stay put for a few days.
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Ferry Packed With Syrian Refugees Heads for Greek Mainland
A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday amid confusion over its final destination and the fate of passengers.
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NDTV Ground Report: Businesses in Greece Hit Hard, Thousands of Sailors Out of Jobs
Greece has more than 160 inhabited islands and the coastal shipping industry used to play and important part in the nation's economy. But since the crisis, the ferry sector has been ailing.
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Greek Ferries, Trains Halted As Thousands Protest Over 13-Hour Workdays
Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours
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12 Truck Drivers Missing As Ferry Continues To Burn In Greece
At least 12 truck drivers remained missing from an Italian-flagged ferry ablaze for a second day off Corfu Saturday, as criticism mounted over conditions onboard.
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"We Saw Death In Front Of Us": Passengers Recount Greece-Italy Ferry Fire Ordeal
Shocked and sleep-deprived, passengers rescued from a Greece-Italy ferry that caught fire off the island of Corfu said on Saturday they felt relieved to be alive, though some feared for their livelihoods after losing trucks and cargos.
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11 Missing, 2 Trapped After Greek Ferry Carrying Nearly 300 Catches Fire
A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Mediterranean's Ionian Sea with 237 passengers and 51 crew on board, according to Greek port police.
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"Like A Horror Movie": Blaze Ravages Greek Island On 6th Day Of Wildfires
Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea.
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Smugglers Prey On Migrants Desperate To Find Back Doors to Europe
Shortly after landing on the Greek island of Lesbos in a waterlogged dinghy from Turkey, Rahin Salami, an Afghan citizen hoping to reach Germany, boarded a ferry for the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Halfway through the ride, he later recounted, a man in a black jacket approached.
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Amid Crisis, Greece Orders Islands To Slow Migrant Traffic
Greece's government has ordered authorities on islands facing the coast of Turkey to reduce the number of migrants allowed to travel by ferry to the mainland.
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Greece Seeks To Stem Migrant Flow From Islands To Mainland
Greece asked its passenger ferry companies and travel agencies today to cut back on bringing migrants and refugees from frontline islands to the mainland and said its own chartered ships would stay put for a few days.
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Ferry Packed With Syrian Refugees Heads for Greek Mainland
A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday amid confusion over its final destination and the fate of passengers.
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NDTV Ground Report: Businesses in Greece Hit Hard, Thousands of Sailors Out of Jobs
Greece has more than 160 inhabited islands and the coastal shipping industry used to play and important part in the nation's economy. But since the crisis, the ferry sector has been ailing.
