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Greece wants ‘crippling’ EU sanctions ready to use on Turkey

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FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 8, 2020, passengers wearing face masks arrive at London's Heathrow Airport. Britain’s airports are much less busy than they would otherwise be in any other year, but the traditional British summer getaway to the sun-soaked beaches is set to pick up steam as quarantine restrictions are removed to dozens of countries, Friday July 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Summer getaway underway as new UK quarantine rules in place

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Greece: Forest fire leads to evacuation of children’s camp

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Pickup truck carrying migrants crashes in North Macedonia

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Police find 211 migrants crammed in truck in North Macedonia

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Greece's prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wearing a helmet and plastic glasses stands at the old airport as bulldozers demolish an abandoned building in Athens, Friday, July 3, 2020. Mitsotakis inaugurated the start of construction work on a long-delayed major development project at the prime seaside site of the old Athens airport. The development of the 620-hectare (1,500-acre) Hellenikon site was a key element of the privatization drive that was part of Greece's international bailouts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece: Construction begins on major development project

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In this April 29, 2020 photo, Venezuelan shipping magnate Wilmer Ruperti smokes a cigarette during an interview in Caracas, Venezuela. As a result of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, a high-stakes legal fight in U.S. federal court is pitting Ruperti against Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, in connection with oil tanker Alkimos carrying high octane gasoline estimated to be worth millions. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

Venezuela sanctions set off fight for ‘plundered’ oil cargo

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Protesters take part in a rally in favor of migrants who live in Greece, in Athens, on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Some hundreds of protesters marched against the possible discontinuation of a migrants' housing program which will leave thousands without a place to stay. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greece: Plan to rein in protests triggers protests

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Greek, Turkish leaders speak after months of tension

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

A man carries shopping bags on a pedestrian street, in Athens, on Friday, June 5, 2020. The European Commission says Greece is likely to suffer deepest recession in the eurozone this year, but first quarter growth figures were better than expected. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Pandemic throws Greece’s budget off-target, hurts recovery

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Greece slams Turkey’s actions in Aegean, eastern Med

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Greece: Wildfire halts traffic on main highway

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1 migrant dead, 6 injured in car chase and crash in Greece

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis give joint statements in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Debbie Hill, UPI Pool via AP)

Israeli PM sets August target date to open skies to flight

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In this Tuesday, June 9, 2020 photo, visitors sit in bars in an area known as Little Venice on the Greek island of Mykonos. Business owners and locals officials on the Greek holiday island of Mykonos, a popular vacation spot for celebrities, club-goers, and high rollers, say they are keen to reopen for business despite the risks of COVID-19 posed by international travel. Greece will officially launch its tourism season Monday, June 15, 2020 after keeping the country's infection rate low. (AP Photo/Derek Gatopoulos)

Despite risks, Greek islands keen to reopen to tourists

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, shows an 8th Century B.C. figurine of a horse from the so-called Geometric period of ancient Greek art that was listed for auction by Sotheby's in New York in May 2018, with an estimated price of $150,000-250,000. The Greek culture ministry said Wednesday, June 10, 2020 it will seek the repatriation from New York of a 2,700-year-old bronze horse statuette, which it says was illegally exported from Greece, after a U.S. court rejected an auction house’s bid to proceed with its sale. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

Greece to reclaim ancient horse from U.S. after court ruling

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press

A man checks newspapers' front pages at a kiosk in Athens, on Friday, June 5, 2020. The European Commission says Greece is likely to suffer deepest recession in the eurozone this year, but first quarter growth figures were better than expected. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greece raises $3.4 billion in 10-year bond issue

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, left, welcomes his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (Costas Baltas /Pool via AP)

Minister: Greece to lift restrictions for Italian tourists

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio asign an agreement following their meeting , in Athens, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Greece will lift all restrictions on Italian tourists entering the country gradually between June 15 and the end of the month, Greece's foreign minister said Tuesday.(Costas Baltas /Pool via AP)

Greece, Italy sign deal on demarcating maritime boundaries

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Greek Minister of Tourism, Harry Theoharis speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in Athens, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Greece is ready to welcome tourists from all over the world this summer _ but the country will be adhering to the advice of health experts to ensure it remains a safe destination in terms of the risk of coronavirus spread, the country's tourism minister said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek tourism minister says all foreign visitors welcome

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press