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A 29-year-old man is stabbed to death in Nea Filadelfeia and eight people were injured amidst clashes between fans of AEK Athens F.C. and GNK Dinamo Zagreb in Athens, ahead of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round between the clubs.
2023-08-7

Mass evacuations are carried out in the northern suburbs of Athens as wildfires continue to burn on the outskirts of the capital. A volunteer firefighter is killed by a fallen electricity pylon, while another man dies in a factory. Twenty more people are wounded.
2021-08-6

Shots are fired at the German ambassador's residence in Athens, Greece; no casualties are reported.
2013-12-30

Euro zone finance ministers reach an agreement on a second Greek bailout.
2012-02-21

A strike by Greek public sector workers leads to the closure of transport services, schools and most public hospitals, with thousands of people protesting against government austerity measures in Athens.
2011-10-5

Greek transport workers commence a two-day strike over the latest austerity measures passed by the Hellenic Parliament overnight.
2011-09-28

Greek-Cypriot filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis who was nominated for five Academy Awards for his films including "Zorba the Greek" dies in Athens aged 89.
2011-07-25

Tens of thousands of people protest outside the Parliament of Greece in Athens against budget cuts.
2011-06-5

An early morning bomb explodes before two courthouses in Athens; there are no injuries.
2010-12-30

Greek riot police clash with protesting workers outside the Acropolis in Athens using tear gas to clear the demonstrators from the entrance.
2010-10-14