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Pope Francis to visit Greece to boost Catholic-Orthodox ties
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Pope Francis to visit Greece to boost Catholic-Orthodox ties

Francis will visit Greece on 4-6 December after a two-day trip to Cyprus

A cargo ship carries migrants during a rescue operation, as it sails off the island of Crete, Greece, October 29, 2021. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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Greece rescues cargo ship with 400 migrants in distress off island of Crete

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Strong quake rattles Crete, minor damage but no casualties

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks as French President Emmanuel Macron listens on during a signing ceremony of a new defence deal at The Elysee Palace in Paris, France September 28, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Macron tells Europe to 'stop being naive' after France signs defence deal with Greece

Firefighters look for people in the rubble of a demolished church following an earthquake, in Arkalochori on the island of Crete, Greece, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis
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Strong quake hits Greece's biggest island of Crete, one person killed

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a statement during the 8th MED7 Mediterranean countries summit, in Athens, Greece, September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it 'unimaginable'

View of a border fence between Greece and Turkey, in Alexandroupolis, Greece, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo
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Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help

View of a border fence between Greece and Turkey, in Alexandroupolis, Greece, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo
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Greece completes border wall extension to deter potential Afghan migrants

Abandoned speedboats, used by refugees and migrants since 2015 to cross part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece, are seen at a garbage dump site near the town of Mithymna (also known as Molyvos) on the island of Lesbos, Greece, October 5, 2016
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Greece says border forces on alert to avoid repeat of 2015 migrant crisis

Afghan migrants demonstrate against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Elias Marcou
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'Don't leave Afghan people alone,' refugee in Greece pleads

Burnt hillsides are seen following a wildfire near the village of Pefki on the island of Evia, Greece, August 12, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
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Wildfires burn outside Athens, villages evacuated

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the village of Avgaria, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
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Greek PM defends government as anger mounts over handling of fires

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British-flagged vessel sinks in Greece, rescue for 17 passengers underway