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Thousands protest in Athens after Greece’s deadly train crash

Thousands protest in Athens after Greece’s deadly train crash

CLASHES erupted briefly between police and a group of demonstrators in central Athens on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students and railway workers over Greece's deadliest train crash in living memory. A small group of protesters hurled petrol bombs at police, who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. The protesters then disperse to nearby streets. At least 57 people were killed and dozens were injured on Tuesday when a passenger train with more than 350 people on board collided with a freight train on the same track in central Greece. After protests over the past three…
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“Our Mikis has gone”: ‘Zorba the Greek’ composer Theodorakis dies at 96

“Our Mikis has gone”: ‘Zorba the Greek’ composer Theodorakis dies at 96

MICHELE KAMBAS and GEORGE GEORGIOPOLOUS COMPOSER Mikis Theodorakis, whose life and music mirrored Greece's soul and crossed international boundaries in his captivating score for the film "Zorba the Greek", died on Thursday, plunging the country into three days of mourning. A towering man with a brooding presence and a shock of wavy hair, Theodorakis's work evoked a progressive, democratic vision of the world, though his political struggles reflected a darker side of Greece rarely seen by visitors. As news of his death at home in Athens at the age of 96 swept across the country of 11 million, authorities declared…
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