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Olympic torch will visit refugee camp ahead of Rio Games
Description
January 28, 2016
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Thursday the torch relay for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro would include a stop at a refugee camp in Athens.
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Olympic torch will visit refugee camp ahead of Rio Games01:48 | January 28, 2016
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Greece heatwave: Elderly urged to seek refuge in cooling centres as temperatures soar03:16 | June 13, 2024
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Greece heatwave: Acropolis, schools temporarily close as temperatures swelter02:59 | June 12, 2024
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Greek farmers protest at Athens parliament: ‘Fighting for our justified rights’02:08 | February 20, 2024
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Greeks react after same-sex civil marriage legalized: ‘We are visible’01:36 | February 16, 2024
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3 dead at Greek shipping company after shooting by former employee01:32 | February 12, 2024
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Pro-Palestinian protests erupt in Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank, Greece: ‘You are not alone’02:24 | November 17, 2023
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Israel-Hamas conflict: 1st Canadian evacuation flight carrying 130 passengers arrives in Greece01:04 | October 12, 2023
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Israel-Hamas crisis: Canada to fly citizens from Tel Aviv to Athens02:01 | October 11, 2023
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Greece Wildfires: Firefighters rescue 25 migrants in Dadia National Park01:11 | September 1, 2023
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‘We fight for nothing’: Deadly wildfires, searing heat plagues Mediterranean02:10 | July 26, 2023
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Greece wildfires force mass evacuation in Rhodes01:47 | July 23, 2023
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Greece wildfires: ‘Never been so scared in my entire life,’ tourist says as evacuations continue04:14 | July 23, 2023
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Migrant boat capsizes off coast of Greece in worst disaster of its kind this year01:37 | June 14, 2023
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Greece train crash: Protesters hurl firebombs at police as mass demonstrations turn violent02:55 | March 8, 2023
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Greece train crash: New transport minister promises answers amid protests against train operator02:40 | March 2, 2023
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‘Human error’ to blame for deadly train collision: Greek PM02:13 | March 1, 2023
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Fiery train collision in Greece kills at least 26, injures dozens01:48 | February 28, 2023
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Moment residents in Greece watch Ukrainian plane plummet and explode00:28 | July 17, 2022
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‘Strawberry’ supermoon rises behind ancient coastal Greek temple00:54 | June 15, 2022
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Greek Island of Crete hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake00:36 | October 12, 2021
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California wildfires: Firefighters working to contain multiple growing conflagrations01:26 | August 25, 2021
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Olympic torch will visit refugee camp ahead of Rio Games01:48 | January 28, 2016
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Greece heatwave: Elderly urged to seek refuge in cooling centres as temperatures soar03:16 | June 13, 2024
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Greece heatwave: Acropolis, schools temporarily close as temperatures swelter02:59 | June 12, 2024
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Greek farmers protest at Athens parliament: ‘Fighting for our justified rights’02:08 | February 20, 2024
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Israel-Hamas conflict: 1st Canadian evacuation flight carrying 130 passengers arrives in Greece01:04 | October 12, 2023
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Israel-Hamas crisis: Canada to fly citizens from Tel Aviv to Athens02:01 | October 11, 2023
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Greece Wildfires: Firefighters rescue 25 migrants in Dadia National Park01:11 | September 1, 2023
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‘We fight for nothing’: Deadly wildfires, searing heat plagues Mediterranean02:10 | July 26, 2023
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Greece wildfires: Firefighting plane crashes on Evia island00:46 | July 25, 2023
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Greece wildfires force mass evacuation in Rhodes01:47 | July 23, 2023
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Greece wildfires: ‘Never been so scared in my entire life,’ tourist says as evacuations continue04:14 | July 23, 2023
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Greece wildfires: Hundreds forced to evacuate Rhodes Island due to blazes caused by intense heatwave01:32 | July 22, 2023
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‘This heat is terrible’: High temperatures scorch southern Europe02:39 | July 13, 2023
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European heatwave: How locals and tourists are fighting the dangerously high summer temperatures03:34 | July 13, 2023
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Greece train crash: New transport minister promises answers amid protests against train operator02:40 | March 2, 2023
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‘Human error’ to blame for deadly train collision: Greek PM02:13 | March 1, 2023
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Moment residents in Greece watch Ukrainian plane plummet and explode00:28 | July 17, 2022
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‘Strawberry’ supermoon rises behind ancient coastal Greek temple00:54 | June 15, 2022
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Olympic torch will visit refugee camp ahead of Rio Games
Description
January 28, 2016
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Thursday the torch relay for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro would include a stop at a refugee camp in Athens.
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