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 Olympic Flame 
 Arrives in Canada 

It'll make cross-country trek before landing in Vancouver

Oct 30, 09 11:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Olympic flame touched down in Canada today, with a relay kicking off in Victoria, British Columbia, which will take it across the continent before returning it to Vancouver—less than 70 miles away—for the start of the Winter Games on Feb. 12. Its first day didn't exactly go... More »

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Canada • Greece • delay • Olympic flame • 2010 Vancouver Olympics


 Atlantis-like City Mapped 
 Off Greek Coast 

Lost city dates back to the days of Homer

Oct 17, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Marine archaeologists have uncovered a sunken city that may have inspired the myth of Atlantis. Located off the coast of southern Greece, Pavlopetri dates back more than 5,000 years and is thought to have been engulfed by the sea around 1,000 BC, making it the only sunken Greek... More »

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archaeology • Atlantis • Greece • ancient Greece

 Socialists Win Big 
 in Greek Election 

Left-wing government set for power as voters turn on conservatives

Oct 5, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Socialists won a thumping victory in a snap Greek election yesterday as voters threw out a conservative government after corruption scandals and poor response to a string of devastating wildfires. The socialists won 43% of the vote, 9 points ahead of the ruling party, and will have an absolute majority... More »

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socialism • Greece • Socialist Party • election • George Papandreou • left wing

Bomb Hits Athens
Stock Exchange


Sep 2, 09 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb blast outside the Athens stock exchange damaged the building and injured a female pedestrian, the BBC reports. A second bomb detonated outside a government building in Thessaloniki, causing minor damage and no injuries. The blasts are suspected of being the work of Greek extremist group Revolutionary Struggle.... More »

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terrorism • revolution • car bomb • Greece • stock exchange • Athens • bomb explosion • Revolutionary Struggle

(AP) - Fire crews outside Athens are scrambling to exploit a lull in high winds as they fight massive wildfires that broke out Friday and have razed about 58 square miles north of the Greek capital. The flames are still spreading, and a dozen nuns had to be rescued from a convent... More »

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firefighters • Greece • Greece fires • fire • disaster

 Raging Wildfires 
 Force Greeks to Flee 

Bracing for worsening conditions, officials struggle to tame blazes

Aug 22, 09 5:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of wildfires are raging across Greece today, forcing villagers to flee and threatening to scorch ancient landmarks, the BBC reports. Fanned by gale-force winds, the flames are also creeping up on the nation's capital, where one suburb has already received evacuation orders, the AP reports. "The coming night... More »

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winds • Greece • wildfires • Mediterranean Sea • Athens

Greek Woman Torches
Randy Tourist's Genitals

26-year-old claims Briton removed pants, forcibly fondled her

Aug 6, 09 7:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Greek woman is being hailed as a hero after torching a lecherous British tourist’s genitals, the Telegraph reports. A 23-year-old Briton had allegedly taken off his pants and flashed his privates at women in a nightclub in the resort town of Mallia on the island of Crete. When... More »

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alcohol • tourism • sexual harassment • Greece • Britain • sexual assault • Crete

 Brit Museum 
 Refuses to 
 Lose Its Marbles 

Museum refuses to sanction Elgin's deeds

Jun 14, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tension between Greek and British museum officials over ownership of the famous Elgin marbles bubbled over this week, reports the Guardian. With the New Acropolis Museum set to open in Athens, Greece is refusing to accede to British terms concerning the loan of the classical treasure. The British Museum offered... More »

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Greece • British Museum • Acropolis • Elgin marbles

Saucy Brits in Nun Garb Freed From Greek Jail

Charges against 'naughty nun' stag party dropped 

May 26, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Greek court has freed 17 British men arrested while carousing dressed in nun's habits with lacy lingerie beneath, the BBC reports. Charges of offensive behavior were dropped against the men—who spent a night in jail and appeared in court still in costume—after no one showed up to... More »

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nuns • Greece • tourists • costume

(Newser) - Researchers have discovered every health nut's dream in the North Aegean Sea: an island with the highest percentage of nonagenarians on the planet, NPR reports. On the Greek isle of Icaria, nearly one in three make it to age 90, and residents have far lower rates of cancer, heart disease,... More »

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cancer • health • dementia • heart disease • diet • Greece • lifestyle • walking

 Skinny French 
 Women Feel 
 Fat: Study 

Europeans weigh themselves on a sliding scale

Apr 23, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most French women feel fat, despite being among the thinnest women in Europe, a study finds. By contrast, much larger women in Britain, Spain, and Portugal consider themselves skinny, AFP reports. Researchers say women in France have a lower ideal weight compared to other European countries. In fact, more than... More »

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Spain • women • France • weight • Netherlands • Portugal • Greece • overweight • Britain

Skeleton Hints
at Cleopatra's African Heritage

But experts point
out holes in BBC documentary's claim

Mar 16, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Egyptian queen Cleopatra may have been of African rather than Greek ancestry, new findings suggest. A BBC archaeological documentary claims to have found the tomb of Cleopatra’s sister, Arsinoe, in Ephesus, Turkey. Arsinoe, who, according to legend, was killed on orders from her sister, had skull dimensions consistent with... More »

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archaeology • Egypt • Greece • tomb • African • Cleopatra • ancient Greece

Greek Convicts Stage Daring Prison Break—Again

Fugitives use helicopter to escape Athens facility, as they did in 2006

Feb 22, 09 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Two Greek criminals escaped the most secure prison in Athens for the second time, the BBC reports. Vassilis Paleokostas and Alket Rizai fled the Korydallos prison after accomplices picked them up using a helicopter they landed on the building’s roof. The escape is similar to their 2006 breakout, when... More »

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prison • convict • Greece • fugitive • escape • criminal justice • criminal justice system

 Greek Protesters Hang 
 Banners on Acropolis 

Students call on Europe to join demonstrations tomorrow

Dec 17, 08 11:29 AM CST
(AP) - Greek protesters hung two giant banners off the Acropolis today, with slogans calling for mass demonstrations across Europe tomorrow and "resistance," after days of violent protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens. A dozen protesters held the pink banners over the walls of... More »

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Europe • police • protests • Greece • riots • student activism • Acropolis

 Athens Dodges 
 Violence Before 
 Fresh Protests 

Students have called for new wave of demonstrations

Dec 15, 08 1:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Athens yesterday enjoyed its first respite from eight days of continuous rioting that has injured 70 and put 400 behind bars—but students have called for a new wave of protests, BBC reports. Cafes were busy and traffic returned to normal just a day after students hurled rocks and molotov... More »

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police • protests • Greece • riots • sit-in • students

 Greek Students 
 Call for New 
 Protests 

Violent face-offs with police continue

Dec 14, 08 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Just over a week after the police killing of a 15-year-old boy prompted days of devastating  riots in Greece, students are preparing to launch a new wave of daily protests, CNN reports. Activists will begin with a  sit-in tomorrow in front of Greece’s national police headquarters. Protesters aim to... More »

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police • protests • Greece • riots • sit-in • students

 Cops Egg On Greek 
 Rioters as Strike Fizzles 

Meanwhile, few attend economic protest

Dec 10, 08 8:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Athens police said yesterday that they were pursuing a de-escalation strategy, but the scene that unfolded outside Athens Polytechnic last night didn’t look like de-escalation. As black-clad rioters shouted slogans from behind the university’s fence, police on the other side threw rocks at them, yelling “Come on... More »

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police • Greece • Athens • riots • police brutality • anarchists

 Greek Teen's Funeral 
 Spurs More Riots 

Violence erupts after protest

Dec 9, 08 12:04 PM CST
(Newser) - More violence broke out today in Athens following the funeral of the 15-year-old boy shot by police on Saturday, the New York Times reports. Hundreds gathered for the hour-long funeral, which was ringed by riot police. After the otherwise peaceful ceremony, groups of youths began throwing gasoline bombs and... More »

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protests • Greece • Athens • riots

 30 Injured as 
 Greek Riots Rage On 

Police see no sign of protests' end

Dec 8, 08 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 30 people have been injured and streets ripped apart as thousands of protesters torched buildings, smashed windows and battled Greek police in a second day of pitched rioting in downtown Athens and other cities, the Guardian reports. "I've never seen anything like this," said a store... More »

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protests • Greece • unemployment • Athens • riots • police brutality • anarchists

 Youth Continue Violent 
 Riots in Greece 

Two police officers arrested, but unrest spreads

Dec 7, 08 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Hurling firebombs, thousands of demonstrators in Greece continued to clash with police during a second day of riots protesting the police killing of a teenager, the BBC reports. Protesters in Athens attacked banks and shops and lobbed rocks at police, who responded with tear gas. Six people were arrested during... More »

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police • Greece • youth • Athens • riots

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