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Greek-owned cargo ship Vyssos travelling to Ukraine hits a Russian naval mine in the Black Sea, injuring three crew members, Ukraine says.
2023-12-28

In Greece, nine people are rescued after wildfires burn on the island of Lesbos and threaten the resort town of Vatera amid a heat wave in the country.
2022-07-23

A five-year-old Syrian girl dies and several other refugees are missing after their boat sinks in the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Lesbos. The Greek Coast Guard says it rescued 11 people from the boat carrying 26 people.
2015-09-19

Greek labor unions begin a general strike to protest ongoing government austerity measures shuting down public medical, educational, and transportational services.
2014-11-27

Unions in Greece call a general strike over new austerity measures.
2013-07-16

A man is killed and at least 74 people are injured in major riots in the Greek capital Athens on the second day of a nationwide general strike, as Greeks protest in their thousands against new austerity measures intended to alleviate the country's ongoing debt crisis.
2011-10-20

Amid major riots and a general strike, the Hellenic Parliament approves a highly controversial package of austerity measures aimed at resolving Greece's ongoing debt crisis. The austerity measures include higher taxes and cuts to public sector wages.
2011-10-20

The European Commission denounces international credit ratings agencies as "questionable" after Portugal is downgraded by Moody's, while Greece's foreign minister Stavros Lambrinidis calls their behaviour "madness".
2011-07-6

Greek trade unions go on a general strike with transport links including airline flights being cancelled.
2011-06-28

Trade unions in India declare a bandh or general strike to protest a hike in fuel prices. India is crippled.
2010-09-7