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Mother and daughter charged $995 for two drinks and a snack in Greece
We hope the crab legs were worth it.
Battery-powered Greek island bets on green future
On Tilos, goats and centuries-old churches sit alongside electric cars and solar panels.
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Greece lifts all travel restrictions ahead of Ionian summer
The return to Ionian islands is simply, refreshingly Greek.
Russia cuts gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria
Natural gas turned off for two Nato members as Russian stand-off with West escalates.
21 Countries that have ditched mask rules
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Countries scrap testing requirements for visitors
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These countries won't accept double-vaccinated visitors
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Greece hopes marble foot will get UK to return sculptures
Greece wants British Museum to return marble Parthenon fragment.
New country records worst-ever Covid outbreak
Infections and deaths are rising, but officials have ruled out another lockdown.
Life after lockdown: Great Kiwi Bake Off judge's exotic lockdown tips
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'Is that grandpop?': Mystery of Kiwi WWII prisoner of war photo solved
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Drone base a flight path risk in Greek holiday hot spot
A Turkish drone base on Cyprus is risking the safety of planes jetting round the Med.
'Magic in misery': The ultrarunners tackling the world's toughest race
Times: 400 athletes will embark on a 246km, 36-hour endurance test in Greece. This is why.
As Athens gets hotter, its new 'chief heat officer' hopes to cool it down
New York Times: Eleni Myrivili tasked with helping Athens cope with heat waves.
Greece worried Afghan unrest will revive migrant crisis
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