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Protests erupt in Greece after train crash tragedy that killed 43 blamed on 'human error'

'Tragic human error' appeared to be the cause of a horror head-on train crash which left 48 people dead and more than 100 injured just before midnight on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said

Daily Mirror

Greece Seeks Answers over Deadliest Train Tragedy

A station master on duty during Greece's deadliest train accident is to testify Thursday in the central city of Larissa over the disaster that claimed dozens of lives, plunging the country into mourning. The 59-year-old will appear before a prosecutor to explain how a passenger train with over 350 people…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece seeks answers over deadliest train tragedy

LARISSA, Greece: The toll from Greece’s worst rail accident rose to 42 on Thursday after a head-on collision blamed on “human error” that has sparked angry protests.

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Human error to blame for train crash, PM says. Victims likely students. How did this tragedy happen?

A station master is arrested and the country's transport minister has resigned after two trains travelling on the same track "for many kilometres" collided head-on. But how did this happen?

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Greek minister resigns after train crash leaves 38 dead

The Greek transport minister has resigned and a station master charged with manslaughter over a deadly head-on collision between two trains.

The New Daily

Stationmaster arrested after Greece train crash kills 36

A police statement identified the suspect only as a 59-year-old man

The Independent UK

Chiefs DE George Karlaftis met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

After becoming the first Greek-born NFL player to win a Super Bowl, #Chiefs DE George Karlaftis met with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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'Tragic human error' behind deadly Greek train crash, PM says

Rescuers searched for survivors Wednesday in the mangled, burned-out wreckage of two trains that slammed into each other in northern Greece, killing at least 38 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s worst-ever rail crash.

France 24

British architect choice for controversial revamp of Athens ‘museum of museums’

David Chipperfield, renowned for work in Berlin, to undertake National Archaeological Museum project

The Guardian - UK

Major renovation planned for Athens' archaeological museum

Plans for a major renovation of the National Archaeological Museum in Greece have been announced by the country's Culture Ministry, expanding exhibition space at the Athens site that houses the most important collection of Greek antiquities in the world

The Independent UK

Cairo, Athens to Enhance Cooperation in Energy, Power Linkage

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have affirmed their keenness to boost mutual cooperation, especially in energy and power linkage. During a phone conversation, the two leaders discussed enhancing the strong bilateral ties on all levels, according to Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy. Sisi and Mitsotakis also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece sends earthquake aid to Turkey, putting aside rivalry

Greece sent thousands of tents, beds and blankets on Thursday to help the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by deadly earthquakes in Turkey, in an act of solidarity with a neighbour that is a NATO ally but also a historic foe.

Reuters

Analysis-Prudence, reforms can help Greece regain investment grade after election

Greece will have to wait until after parliamentary elections this year to win back its long-awaited investment grade rating, and it will only do so if the new government stays on the path of reform and fiscal prudence, analysts told Reuters.

Reuters

Greece's main opposition party to abstain from votes in parliament

Greece's main opposition Syriza party said on Tuesday it would abstain from any parliamentary votes until a national election is held, in protest over the conservative government's handling of a phone tapping scandal.

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Japan, Greece step up security ties as 'strategic partners'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have agreed to strengthen their security, defense and economic ties and pledged to cooperate in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other threats in Europe and Asia

The Guardian - UK

Greek PM survives confidence vote but phone-tapping scandal rumbles on

Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras describes Kyriakos Mitsotakis as mastermind of ‘a criminal network’

The Independent UK

Greek government survives no-confidence vote over wiretaps

Greece’s government has survived, as expected, a no-confidence vote following a motion by the country’s opposition leader over a wiretapping scandal that has stung the center-right governing party in the run-up to elections

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak must fight hard to stop a Labour win looking inevitable

Yesterday the Prime Minister and his Cabinet gathered at Chequers for a spot of truth-telling by Isaac Levido, their elections guru. There was to be no “sugarcoating” during Levido’s election strategy briefing, we were told. The presence at the large shiny mahogany table of the Conservatives’ embattled chairman Nadhim Zahawi…

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The Guardian - UK

Greek government faces confidence vote over spying row

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and foes

The Independent UK

Greek government faces no confidence vote over wiretaps

The leader of Greece’s main opposition party has filed a no confidence motion in the government over a wiretapping scandal that has stung the center-right ruling party ahead of elections this year

Reuters

Greek opposition submits censure motion over phone tapping scandal

The head of Greece's largest opposition party submitted a censure motion against the conservative government on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and foes.

Evening Standard

I’m sorry, dear Greeks, but the Elgin Marbles simply must stay here

Yesterday I made my way in the crisp morning sunshine to the British Museum to gaze at the utter magnificence of the Elgin Marbles, the future of which have become a thorny topic again. In December we heard it was likely they were returning to Greece, this week they are…

The Independent UK

Struggle to reach deal in secret talks to return Elgin Marbles to Greece

Sources say two sides cannot agree on how much of the disputed artefacts should return to Athens and for how long

Reuters

Greece will hold parliamentary election in spring, PM says

Greece will hold a parliamentary election in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, confirming local media reports that the government was considering a ballot around April.

Reuters

Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.

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