In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress
PEPLO, Greece (AP) — As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away!
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress
PEPLO, Greece (AP) — As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away!
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress
PEPLO, Greece (AP) — As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away!
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Stores in Greece open amid virus surge to help save economy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country battles to emerge from deep recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Stores in Greece open amid virus surge to help save economy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country battles to emerge from deep recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Stores in Greece open amid virus surge to help save economy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country battles to emerge from deep recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
In Greek city, segregated graves extend COVID-19 isolation
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Even after death, COVID-19 victims endure harrowing isolation in Thessaloniki, the city in Greece most acutely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Greek nurse erects ICU at home to treat relatives with virus
AGIOS ATHANASIOS, Greece (AP) — What does a medical professional do when his wife and in-laws contract the disease at the center of a months-long pandemic?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Greek city to use Christmas money for more ICU beds
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A city in northern Greece hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic said Thursday it will scrap plans to set up Christmas decorations and a nativity scene this year to donate the money to the local hospital's intensive care ward.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Greek city to use Christmas money for more ICU beds
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A city in northern Greece hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic said Thursday it will scrap plans to set up Christmas decorations and a nativity scene this year to donate the money to the local hospital's intensive care ward.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Greece faces renewed lockdown as pressure on hospitals rises
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece is set to extend its lockdown measures beyond the end of November given the spread of COVID-19 and the pressure on hospitals, the country's health minister warned Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Greece faces renewed lockdown as pressure on hospitals rises
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece is set to extend its lockdown measures beyond the end of November given the spread of COVID-19 and the pressure on hospitals, the country's health minister warned Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Greek military setting up field hospital for COVID-19 cases
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s armed forces are setting up a field hospital with more than 50 beds in the northern city of Thessaloniki as part of plans to tackle a surge in the number of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Greece: 2 private clinics appropriated to treat COVID-19
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are taking over two private health clinics in the northern city of Thessaloniki as the region’s public hospitals struggle to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases, the country's Health Ministry said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Alleged IS executioner arrested at Greek refugee camp
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 27-year-old Syrian man accused of taking part in executions carried out by the Islamic State group was arrested Thursday at a refugee camp in Greece's capital.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Greece: Bishop's death revives debate on communion safety
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A senior clergyman in Greece’s Orthodox Church was buried Monday after dying of COVID-19, reviving a debate over the safety of receiving communion before the Christmas season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Suspected migrant smuggler dies while evading Greek police
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A man described by Greek police as most likely a migrant trafficker was killed while trying to avoid a police checkpoint in the north of the country, and another was arrested after also fleeing and killing six sheep and a sheepdog with his vehicle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to build a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to build a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Greece sends nearly 600 migrants to locked camp
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Almost 600 migrants arrested while crossing to three Greek islands from the Turkish coast opposite have arrived at a facility in northern Greece where they are required to remain pending deportation, authorities say.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Greek police use tear gas on migrants at Turkish border
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police on Greece's border with Turkey used tear gas and water cannon Wednesday to repel hundreds of migrants clustered on the Turkish side who attempted to break down a border fence and enter Greece.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Greece transferring 450 migrants to facility near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is transferring 450 migrants recently detained for trying to reach the island of Lesbos illegally to a facility near Athens, authorities said Sunday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Greek villagers enlisted to catch migrants at Turkey border
AMORIO, Greece (AP) — Over the years, villagers who live near Greece's border with Turkey got used to seeing small groups of people enter their country illegally. The Greek residents often offered the just-arrived newcomers a bite to eat and directed them to the nearest police or railway station.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Greek villagers enlisted to catch migrants at Turkey border
AMORIO, Greece (AP) — Over the years, villagers who live near Greece's border with Turkey got used to seeing small groups of people enter their country illegally. The Greek residents often offered the just-arrived newcomers a bite to eat and directed them to the nearest police or railway station.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Greek villagers enlisted to catch migrants at Turkey border
AMORIO, Greece (AP) — Over the years, villagers who live near Greece's border with Turkey got used to seeing small groups of people enter their country illegally. The Greek residents often offered the just-arrived newcomers a bite to eat and directed them to the nearest police or railway station.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU blasts Turkey for "organized" migrant attack on Greece
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border from Turkey erupted anew Friday as European Union foreign ministers criticized Turkey for using migrants' desperation "for political purposes.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Migrants, police clash again on Greek-Turkish border
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border from Turkey erupted anew Friday as European Union foreign ministers held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation on the Turkey-Greece border and in Syria, where Turkish troops are fighting.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Migrants, police clash again on Greek-Turkish border
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border from Turkey erupted anew Friday as European Union foreign ministers held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation on the Turkey-Greece border and in Syria, where Turkish troops are fighting.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Greece countered accusations from Turkey Wednesday that it was responsible for the death of a migrant, as its border authorities strove for a sixth day to keep thousands of migrants out by using tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Clashes erupt on Greece-Turkey border as migrants seek entry
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades to drive away a crowd of migrants making a push to cross the border from Turkey on Wednesday, as pressure on Greece continued after Turkey declared its previously guarded gateways to Europe open.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Clashes erupt on Greece-Turkey border as migrants seek entry
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades to drive away a crowd of migrants making a push to cross the border from Turkey on Wednesday, as pressure on Greece continued after Turkey declared its previously guarded gateways to Europe open.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Thousands of migrants look for way around shut Greek border
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Thousands of migrants and refugees searched for ways to cross Greece's border with Turkey on Tuesday, as Athens ramped up its diplomatic efforts for help from the European Union to seal off its eastern land and sea frontiers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Thousands of migrants look for way around shut Greek border
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Thousands of migrants and refugees searched for ways to cross Greece's border with Turkey on Tuesday, as Athens ramped up its diplomatic efforts for help from the European Union to seal off its eastern land and sea frontiers.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
