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"Limited use of tear gas" - Greek police revive memories of '73
"Limited use of tear gas or περιορισμένη χρήση χημικών" as they say in Greek is such a benign phrase suggesting that the police sent a few squirts in the general direction of those... Worldfocus: State of Gay Marriage in Greece
Special Correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson examine the state of gay marriage in Greece. "Homosexuality dates back thousands of years in Ancient Greece, where same-sex relationships were well... Olympic Torch arrives delayed but safe on Canadian soil
Live on CBC News this morning, cameras have been covering the Olympic Torch's arrival by airplane from Greece and it's lighting ceremony here, in Victoria, BC. " "The Olympic flame for...
created by Jessica Tucker | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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161 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame Is Lit In Greece
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame was lit during a special ceremony in Ancient Olympiad, Greece, today. The ceremony kicks off the torch relay -- an essential component of any Olympic Games. The Olympic Flame is...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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132 views | 24 recommendations | 4 comments
Greek law and order minister says police out of control
Greek police have been accused of heavy handedness and over - reaction following a raid on a bookshop in central Athens following a book reading by the author Dimitris Papachristos (video here). Shortly after the... Greek Dope?
I've seen in my travels in the U.S.A. that some states sow wildflower seeds in the median strips along major highways. I believe it is a wonderful idea as it beautifies the highway and visually announces that... Greek police fail to learn lessons of December
Just hours after the shooting of 15 year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in the Exarchia district of central Athens, hundreds started violent protests that would last for weeks and cost the country... Protesters turn pirates in immigration centre demo
In a move, reminiscent of pirate movies from the past, demonstrators from Greece, Germany, Italy and France in a flotilla of small boats took to the sea in order to blockade the Greek island of Lesvos (Mytilini)....
created by Teacher Dude | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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138 views | 32 recommendations | 2 comments
Forest Fires In Greece Ease Up, Tension Mounts
On Monday, severe forest fires eased up near the Greek capital, but the fallout from the fires has been negative. Forest fires have been raging for four days outside Athens. Three hundred firefighters and soldiers were deployed to fight the fires. No casualties have been... Athens burns - Man burns wife, sparks fire
Monday, August 24, 2009" ATHENS: Strong winds yesterday fanned a huge wildfire that tore through scores of homes and thousands of acres of forest near Athens, forcing thousands of residents to flee. Thick... Athens Fires: Wildfires engulf Greek towns and villages
Forest fires are continuing to rage out of control in the Attica region of southern Greece, threatening towns and villages in the area. Agios Stephanos, Dionysios and Palia Pendeli have all reported that the fire...
created by Teacher Dude | 13 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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337 views | 78 recommendations | 2 comments
Greece Forest Fires Burn Near Athens: Burns Homes and Land
Greece is battling raging forest fires today on the outskirts of Athens; several homes have already been burned and acres of land has been destroyed. A state of emergency has been declared, as the fire is not... Greece's disappearing child refugees raise concern
Questions still remain about the fate of 12 under age refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq who disappeared from a shelter in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city. According to reports in the Greek press the 12 were...
created by Teacher Dude | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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280 views | 24 recommendations | 3 comments
Putting a human face on immigration in Greece
Manos was born in Greece in 1977, his parents immigrants from Iraq. He studied in the 17th primary school, Peiria and the 2nd junior high school, Renti. Everything went smoothly until 1992 when his father died. Manos was just 15 years old when his mother, unable to deal with...
created by Teacher Dude | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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184 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
Greek government's forced deportation provokes anger
Amidst protests by local human rights activists refugees on the Greek island of Chios were taken to detention centres on the Greek mainland in handcuffs. Around 60 recently arrived immigrants were taken by ferry...
created by Teacher Dude | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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116 views | 22 recommendations | 3 comments
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