Author: Nicholas Paphitis
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Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage
Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials
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Death toll keeps rising in Greece’s deadliest train crash
TEMPE, Greece • Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s deadliest rail crash. The impact just before midnight Tuesday threw some passengers into ceilings and…
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New fire breaks out in crowded refugee camp on Greek island
ATHENS, Greece • Fire struck again Wednesday night in Greece’s notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, a day after a blaze swept through it and left thousands in need of emergency shelter. The fires caused no injuries, but they renewed criticism of Europe’s migration policy. Wednesday night’s fires broke out inside the…