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No Gum, No Heels, No Pooh: 20 Strange Travel Laws You Need To Know Before Flying Abroad
What may look like over-the-top restrictions often has context. Some laws protect fragile heritage sites, others tackle pollution, while a few are about preserving social values.
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Watch: Yemen's Houthi Rebels Sink Greek Ship In Red Sea, 11 Crew Members Missing
Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of the crew still missing.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 20 In Syrian Church Near Damascus During Mass
A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 20 and wounding 52 others, state media reported.
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Civil War-Era Skeletons, Jewellery, Bullets Found Near Notorious Greek Jail
Construction work near one of Greece's most notorious prisons in Thessaloniki has unearthed the remains of dozens of people executed during the Greek civil war era, relatives and officials said Wednesday.
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Fresh Tremors Shake Top Greek Tourist Island Santorini
Fresh overnight tremors shook Greece's top tourist island Santorini, media reports said, prompting people to sleep outdoors and others to leave by plane or ferry.
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Greece Issues Increased Seismic Activity Warning In Santorini
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.
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The Heroes Of Homer's Iliad Are Eco-Warriors Battling To Protect Nature
Homers Iliad is so canonical in world literature that even without having read the epic, most people are familiar with the broad scenario of the Trojan war, triggered by the Trojan prince Pariss abduction of the Greek beauty Helen.
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Thousands Flee Their Homes After Wildfires Bear Down On Greek Capital
Thousands of people fled their homes around Athens on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as strong winds fanned a wall of wildfire flames closer to the Greek capital.
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14 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Greek Island
A Comoros-flagged cargo ship with 14 people on board has sunk off the island of Lesbos in gale-force winds, the Greek coast guard said Sunday prompting a major rescue operation.
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Hamas Claims Several Killed After Israel Strikes Gaza Greek Orthodox Church
The Hamas-controlled interior ministry said several displaced people who had taken shelter at a church compound in the Gaza Strip have been killed and injured after an Israeli strike late Thursday.
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No Gum, No Heels, No Pooh: 20 Strange Travel Laws You Need To Know Before Flying Abroad
What may look like over-the-top restrictions often has context. Some laws protect fragile heritage sites, others tackle pollution, while a few are about preserving social values.
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Watch: Yemen's Houthi Rebels Sink Greek Ship In Red Sea, 11 Crew Members Missing
Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of the crew still missing.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 20 In Syrian Church Near Damascus During Mass
A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 20 and wounding 52 others, state media reported.
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Civil War-Era Skeletons, Jewellery, Bullets Found Near Notorious Greek Jail
Construction work near one of Greece's most notorious prisons in Thessaloniki has unearthed the remains of dozens of people executed during the Greek civil war era, relatives and officials said Wednesday.
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Fresh Tremors Shake Top Greek Tourist Island Santorini
Fresh overnight tremors shook Greece's top tourist island Santorini, media reports said, prompting people to sleep outdoors and others to leave by plane or ferry.
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Greece Issues Increased Seismic Activity Warning In Santorini
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.
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The Heroes Of Homer's Iliad Are Eco-Warriors Battling To Protect Nature
Homers Iliad is so canonical in world literature that even without having read the epic, most people are familiar with the broad scenario of the Trojan war, triggered by the Trojan prince Pariss abduction of the Greek beauty Helen.
-
Thousands Flee Their Homes After Wildfires Bear Down On Greek Capital
Thousands of people fled their homes around Athens on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as strong winds fanned a wall of wildfire flames closer to the Greek capital.
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14 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Greek Island
A Comoros-flagged cargo ship with 14 people on board has sunk off the island of Lesbos in gale-force winds, the Greek coast guard said Sunday prompting a major rescue operation.
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Hamas Claims Several Killed After Israel Strikes Gaza Greek Orthodox Church
The Hamas-controlled interior ministry said several displaced people who had taken shelter at a church compound in the Gaza Strip have been killed and injured after an Israeli strike late Thursday.
