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Revellers defy rain to see in 2019 in Athens
Residents and tourists gathered in Athens despite bad weather, as a fireworks display over the Acropolis marked the beginning of the New Year in the Greek capital.
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Schools, courts shut in Athens as snow falls
Schools in Athens and many surrounding areas are to remain shut on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions, after snowfall blanketed the Greek capital causing temperatures in some parts of the country to plunge well below freezing.
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Greek protesters clash with police over name deal
Violent clashes erupted in Athens on Sunday between a group of protestors that tried to enter the Greek parliament and anti-riot police deployed around the building.
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Flares, tear gas in Macedonia name deal protest
Greek riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades on Thursday night to disperse demonstrators who tried to break through a cordon outside parliament during a protest at moves to normalise relations with Macedonia.
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Spring hailstorm hits Greek capital
A sudden spring hailstorm fell on central Athens on Monday, briefly carpeting the city center in white and sending people scurrying for shelter.
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Protesters daub red paint on Greek parliament
A group of about 10 people threw red paint at parliament and set off a smoke bomb Tuesday as Greece's Supreme Court heard an appeal by an extremist serving multiple life sentences for the killings of 11 people.
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Church and old buildings damaged in Athens quake
A strong earthquake centred northwest of Athens shook Greece on Friday, causing frightened residents to run into the capital's streets and damaging several buildings.
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Heatwave, high winds cause wildfires in Greece
Strong winds and high temperatures were responsible for dozens of wildfires breaking out in Greece, officials said.
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Greek firefighters act to stop wildfire spreading
A large fire that spread quickly overnight in an eastern suburb of Athens appeared to be under control soon after dawn Monday.
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180 firefighters tackle huge fire north of Athens
More than 180 firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft were battling a wildfire on Tuesday on an island north of Athens that left the Greek capital blanketed in smoke.
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Wildfire out of control in Greek island nature reserve
Hundreds of fire fighters battled wildfires in Greece on Tuesday, with the largest blaze burning out of control on a nature reserve on the island of Evia north of Athens.
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Greece moves migrants from Lesbos to ease overcrowing
More than 200 refugees and migrants arrived in the Port of Piraeus early Tuesday from Greece's eastern Aegean island of Lesbos.
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Greek ferries halted in port amid strike
Greek island ferries remained tied up in the Port of Piraeus for a second time in two weeks Wednesday while Athens public transport, hospitals and state schools faced disruptions as the country braced for a general strike over proposed...
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Two dead, homes flooded in area west of Athens
Hundreds of homes in Greece have been flooded following an overnight storm that affected areas west of Athens.
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Ladder used in Athens hotel fire to rescue woman
A fire broke out at a luxury hotel in the Greek capital Thursday, with firefighters using ladders to help evacuate the building. At least three people were injured, authorities said.
Bridgeman Arts
1977 GREEK GENERAL ELECTIONS, NOVEMBER 1977
Footage from Athens during the preparations of the 1977 Greek general elections. On the posters, names of parties, such as Alliance of Progressive and Left Forces, New Democracy (aka ND), Panhellenic Socialist Movement (aka PASOK), Union...
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FROM THE ELLINIKON AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN ATHENS, 1955
On the road from Ellinikon Athens International airport to downtown Athens via Syngrou avenue. Airplanes visible including a US Airforce aircraft. Athens, Greece 1955.
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Visiting the Acropolis of Athens, Greece 1960
Home movie of a family visiting the Acropolis of Athens, filmed January 2, 1960.
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SUNSET IN PELEKAS CORFU, JUNE 1975
Sunset in Pelekas in the island of Corfu, from the top of the "Kaiser's Throne" location, looking over the Ionian Sea.
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SNOWFIGHT IN PARNITHA MOUNTAIN, ATHENS, 1958
Family excursion to Parnitha mountain, near Athens, with snow. During a stop on the way to the Casino, we see the family enjoying a snowball fight. We watch the white carpet that covers Parnitha as the lens wanders showing us the steep...
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SNOW IN PARNITHA MOUNTAIN, ATHENS, 1977
The filmmaker and his partner are in a car bound for Parnitha, a mountain and national park north of Athens. We watch shots from inside the car on the snowy road to the top. The couple makes a stop to admire the scenery and then again on...
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ATHENS MILITARY PARADE, 25 MARCH 1984
It is March 25, the date on which the Greeks celebrate Greek Independence and the Greek Revolution of 1821 against Ottoman rule with military and student parades. We see a shot of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens and the Greek...