Greece

‘Greek police beat us, stole our money and our shoes then dumped us on a truck back to Turkey’

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Having fled one of Syria’s many bloodstained battlegrounds, Muhammad spent years struggling as a refugee in southern Turkey. Last week, after hearing the country’s border gates were being opened, he achieved his long-cherished dream of reaching Europe. However, he soon discovered he had descended into a dark new nightmare. This young man had crossed the … Read more

Greek police launch tear gas at migrants as Turks fire back at border crossing

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Greek police have launched tear gas at migrants as the Turks fired back at the border crossing where thousands are trying to get into Europe. More clashes erupted Saturday between Greek police and Europe-bound migrants gathered on the Turkey side of a border crossing near the Greek village of Kastanies.  Like previous confrontations this week, … Read more

LARISA BROWN: Thousands of refugees pouring towards Greece is a crisis that cannot be ignored

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Next to a heap of rotting rubbish lies a dead puppy covered in flies. The stench is overwhelming. Oblivious, the little Syrian girl with pigtails, gold dangly earrings, and mud streaked across her forehead, picks up the bread roll she has dropped on the ground and bites into it hungrily. It is breakfast time on … Read more

European health chiefs greet each other with ELBOW BUMPS as coronavirus fears grip the continent

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The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more

European health chiefs greet each other with ELBOW BUMPS as coronavirus fears grip the continent

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The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more

‘You country is a bridge to Europe’: Migrant says to Greek soldiers as Turkey sends police to border

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A desperate migrant has pleaded with Greek border guards to permit him to use their land as ‘a bridge to Europe,’ as thousands of others from the Middle East and Africa flow north from Turkey. Ankara today announced it was deploying 1,000 specialist police officers to stop the Greeks from pushing the refugees back. The … Read more

Mother-of-three says her rescue dog saved her by sniffing her until she was diagnosed with cancer

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A dog lover has revealed how her beloved rescue pet saved her life by alerting her to be checked out for breast cancer by repeatedly sniffing her arms.   Joanne Lowen, a 60-year-old retired school teacher from Kent, explained she has her rescue dog Menios to thank for her early cancer diagnosis after she welcomed the … Read more

Turkey accuses EU of ‘betrayal, hypocrisy and selfishness’

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Turkey has accused the EU of ‘betrayal, hypocrisy and selfishness’ in an escalating row over the thousands of migrants trying to cross the Greek border.  Ankara’s ambassador in London, Umit Yalcin, said Europe had failed to uphold its side of a 2016 bargain which saw Turkey agree to stem the flow of migrants.  Turkish president Recep … Read more

Turkish smugglers are charging migrants just £11 to help sneak them into the EU via Greece

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Turkish smugglers are charging migrants just £11 to help sneak them into the EU via Greece Greek PM Mitsotakis hit out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today  He accused him of allowing thousands to storm Greece’s sea and land borders Turkish officials are allegedly allowing people smugglers to operate freely The traffickers are said … Read more