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Britain wanted to return the timeless Greek sculptures in exchange for support for the London 2012 Olympic bid, the Kew files reveal. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Why Britain, Greece are quarreling over Parthenon sculptures
Greece’s government on Tuesday accused Britain of showing “a lack of respect” by abruptly cancelling a meeting between their leaders after a dispute over 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures housed in the British Museum. Here’s a closer look at the dispute. CBC | World News
Read More »Victims of UK’s ‘postcode lottery’ for IVF are so desperate they’re flying to Greece
With a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to receiving fertility treatment in the UK, those who want to become parents are opting for care abroad – and it’s much cheaper. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Is Greece the only holiday destination left amid Coronavirus chaos? Wizz Air still flying
CORONAVIRUS has swept the world into a frenzy causing countries around the globe to shut their borders and the UK Foreign Office to advise against all but essential travel. Despite this, some flights to Greece continue as normal. Is it the only safe holiday destination left? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »The Trip to Greece: ‘We don’t talk about that’ Steve Coogan drops huge show bombshell
THE TRIP TO GREECE is well underway as viewers have been following Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s journey across Greece to follow Homer’s Odyssey. Speaking ahead of the latest, and last, series on Sky, Steve Coogan admitted what the pair don’t talk about away from the show. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Amid virus precautions, Tokyo Olympic flame is lit in Greece
The flame for the Tokyo Olympics was lit Thursday in Athens, at the birthplace of the ancient games in a pared-down ceremony because of the coronavirus. CBC | Sports News
Read More »With Nazi reference, Turkey’s Erdogan escalates dispute with Greece over migrants
Turkey’s president makes the incendiary claim that the Greek authorities’ alleged mistreatment of migrants at its border was comparable to “what the Nazis did,” and says he would denounce Greece’s action at international platforms. CBC | World News
Read More »‘We are not animals’: Refugees caught between Turkey and Greece have nowhere to turn
Turkey’s invitation to migrants to make their way into Greece has been widely seen as a provocation aimed at the European Union. For refugees who made their way to the border, it was another cruelty. CBC | World News
Read More »Greek and Turkish police fire tear gas as migrants try to cross into Greece
Greek and Turkish riot police deployed on their shared border fired tear gas on Wednesday as hundreds of migrants tried again to cross into Greece, amid an escalating war of words between Athens and Ankara about what was happening. CBC | World News
Read More »Migrant deaths reported near Greece as EU grapples with new Syrian war migrant flows
The European Union’s chief executive, Ursula von der Leyen, expresses sympathy with Turkey over the conflict in Syria but says it’s not permissible for Ankara to let refugees and migrants on its territory cross into Europe as reports indicate at least two migrants have died trying to reach Greece. CBC | World News
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