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Europe · LiverpoolStone Age cooks were surprisingly sophisticated, combining an array of ingredients and using different techniques to prepare and flavor their meals, analysis of some the earliest charred food remains has suggested.See the Story
Oldest charred food remains reveal earliest evidence of plant cooking by Neanderthals
Coverage: 10 sources
Europe · AthensSeveral hundred Ukrainians and symapthizers protesting the Russian invasion were joined by Ukrainian singer and 2004 Eurovision song contest winner Ruslana on Saturday in a march through central Athens.
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Eurovision winner Ruslana leads Ukrainians in Athens march
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Europe · AthensATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have arrested seven Egyptians who had been on board a fishing boat crammed with nearly 500 people that lost steering and triggered a major rescue effort earlier this week. The seven were arrested on suspicion of being involved in migrant smuggling, after a preliminary investigation identified them as allegedly having been involved in crewing the vessel. The dilapidated 25-meter (82-foot) boat had …See the Story
Greece: 7 Egyptians held, suspected of crewing migrant boat
50% Left coverage: 8 sources
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Europe · AthensExxon Mobil (XOM.N) will start conducting seismic surveys in two blocks southwest of Greece's Peloponnese peninsula and the island of Crete in the coming days, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday.
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Exxon Mobil to start gas reserve seismic surveys in Greece
Coverage: 8 sources
Europe · AthensGreece’s government says it will introduce a bill to ban the sale of spyware following media reports of a state-sponsored phone-tapping scandal that targeted at least 30 people, including politicians and business people.
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Greece to ban sale of spyware amid phone-tapping scandal
50% Right coverage: 8 sources
Europe · IzmirGreece has strongly protested a decision by Turkish authorities to deny entry to and detain a Greek regional governor who arrived by boat in Izmir to preside over a regional body’s plenary session. Apostolos Tzitzikostas, governor of Central Macedonia and first vice president of the European Union’s Committee of the Regions, said that Turkish authorities did not provide a reason for denying him entry Saturday and keeping him in a room for over six hours. Following protests by Greece and the EU, Turkey lifted its ban, but Tzitzikostas said he will depart, anyway, and miss the regional two-day meeting.See the Story
Greece slams Turkey's temporary entry ban on official
57% Center coverage: 7 sources
Europe · AthensGreece launches major search and rescue operation for dozens of migrants. Boat they were traveling on from Turkey overturned and sank in rough weather. Nine people, all men, found on uninhabited rocky islet in Kafirea Straits. Survivors told authorities there had been a total of about 68 people on board.See the Story
Nine migrants rescued, dozens missing after boat sinks off Greek island
45% Center coverage: 42 sources
Europe · AthensGreece is ready to "extend a hand of friendship" to neighbor and regional rival Turkey. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accuses Turkey's president of whipping up anti-Greek sentiment at home. Tensions have escalated between the two NATO allies, which are divided over a series of issues.See the Story
Greek PM says ready to "extend hand of friendship" to Turkey
47% Center coverage: 15 sources
Europe · AthensEU border agency Frontex accused of covering up illegal pushbacks of migrants from Greece to Turkey. 120-page OLAF report made public Thursday by Germany-based freedom of information portal FragDenStaat. Top managers committed serious misconduct and other irregularities in covering up incidents, report found.See the Story
EU report: Frontex covered up migrant pushbacks from Greece
43% Center coverage: 21 sources
Europe · AthensBack-to-back shipwrecks of migrant smuggling boats off Greece has once again put the spotlight on the dangers of the Mediterranean migration route. U.N. refugee officials note that overall numbers of migrants seeking to come to Europe this way has decreased over the years, to an average of around 120,000 annually. Others see Europe's harsh response to Mediterranean migrants, who often come from Africa, as racist.See the Story
EXPLAINER: Fewer people cross Mediterranean; many still die
69% Center coverage: 13 sources
