Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis Apologizes for Deadly Train Disaster
At least 57 people were killed when a passenger train and a freight train collided late Tuesday north of Athens
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Greek train crash: court date for stationmaster delayed amid angry protests
Man who admits responsibility for disaster that killed at least 57 people is now due in court on SundayA court appearance for the stationmaster involved in Greece’s worst-ever train disaster has been postponed as the country braces for more mass protes…
Greek train crash: effort to find bodies expected to end as anger grows
Operation to locate missing passengers likely to be concluded three days after crash near Larissa that killed at least 57Rescuers are expected to wrap up efforts to find the bodies of victims of a head-on collision of two trains in central Greece, as a…
Boris Johnson recites Oompa-Loompas song in defence of Roald Dahl’s books
Ex-PM criticises sensitivity edit of author’s works – and also rejects sending Parthenon marbles to GreeceBoris Johnson has criticised a publisher’s rewriting of some language in Roald Dahl’s stories by reciting a song by the Oompa-Loompas.The former p…
Greek train crash: anger grows as officials admit rail network problems
Government says rail projects beset by ‘chronic public sector ills’, as death toll from crash rises to 57Thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets for a second day of protests as anger mounts over the loss of life in Tuesday night’s head-on train c…
Greek rail workers strike over working conditions after deadly train collision
The death toll from Wednesday’s head-on crash involving a passenger train and freight carrier remained at 43 as crews continue to look for more bodies.
Anger Mounts in Greece After Train Crash Kills At Least 47
As the death toll rose to 47, protesters clashed with the police outside the headquarters of the rail operator, and train employees went on strike.
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‘An unimaginable tragedy’: Greece train crash death toll likely to rise
Greek president says ‘we are mainly mourning young people’ after collision in which 40 have been confirmed deadThe death toll from the head-on collision of two trains in central Greece is likely to rise with officials acknowledging that scores of peopl…
Greece Train Crash Kills at Least 36
A train with 350 passengers aboard collided with a freight train. Two of the carriages “basically don’t exist anymore,” a regional governor said.