@NPanick

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 London, England
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Joined October 2012
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How free is Greece’s media? I travel to my home town, Athens, to speak to journalists who have had their phones hacked by an advanced new spyware, been sued for defamation, and been under surveillance by the Greek intelligence agency. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6ck…

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Reporting Greece

Greek journalist say intimidation and surveillance is restricting their ability to report

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'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal bbc.in/4aTOdO9

Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal

Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".

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Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport bbc.in/3R1EKh0

Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport

The runway is closed after the jet reportedly landed without deploying its landing gear before bursting into flames.

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Greece’s wildfire season has begun with serious consequences. A wildfire near Liti, outside Thessaloniki, has killed one man, forced evacuations, and injured a woman. Firefighters are battling the blaze as strong winds hinder efforts. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qy…

Greece wildfire leaves two dead as firefighters struggle to contain blaze

More than 100 firefighters are fighting a fire near Thessaloniki which has claimed at least two lives.

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War fuels Cyprus anger over UK military bases bbc.in/4aXQicd

War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases

“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.

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Fourteen migrants dead after collision with Greek coastguard boat bbc.in/4qf3Ynq

Fifteen migrants dead after collision with Greek coastguard boat

The coastguard said a pursuit was under way at the time of the collision, near the island of Chios.

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At least three dead in Greece biscuit factory fire bbc.in/3YW24NB

Greece: Fire at Violanta food factory leaves at least four dead

A search is continuing for one person still missing after a blaze broke out at a biscuit factory near the city of Trikala.

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Thousands stranded across Europe as Greece airspace disrupted bbc.in/4sqwoNy

Greece: Thousands stranded across Europe as air space disrupted

A fault with radio communications caused air traffic controllers to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures.

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Four hikers found dead after avalanche in central Greece bbc.in/44NzIbD

Four hikers found dead after avalanche in central Greece

A search operation was launched after three men and a woman went missing on Christmas Day.

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Greece passes labour law allowing 13-hour workdays in some cases bbc.in/475xHry

Greece passes labour law allowing 13-hour workdays in some cases

Under the new law, annual overtime is capped at 150 hours, and the standard 40-hour week still remains in place.

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Greece’s parliament has approved a controversial labour bill allowing employees to work up to 13 hours a day for the same employer. The government says it modernises the labour market - unions call it “the abolition of the eight-hour day.” For @BBCWorld bbc.com/news/articles/cgjd76…

Greece passes labour law allowing 13-hour workdays in some cases

Under the new law, annual overtime is capped at 150 hours, and the standard 40-hour week still remains in place.

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Nikos Papanikolaou meets monks at the heart of a rift in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 🎧 A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling bbc.in/4nWT0SN

BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, Orthodoxy or death: The fight for Mount Athos

Nikos Papanikolaou meets monks at the heart of a rift in Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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Very excited to announce a new programme for BBC World Service's Heart and Soul about a rebel group of monks living on Greece's Mount Athos. Presented by @NPanick, produced by Hester Underhill and @HunterCharlton3.
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On Greece’s Mount Athos, the most holy site in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, lies a rift in the faith. For more than 20 years, a banned monastery has operated illegally and at times violently towards their sacred community. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6vp…
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This schismatic brotherhood broke away from the mainstream church decades ago, an act which has led to their excommunication and violent clashes with police after attempts to evict them from their monastery.
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Nikos Papanikolaou travels to Mount Athos (know as the "holy mountain") to meet Esphigmenou’s leader, Abbot Methodios. He’s come to hear about their radical interpretation of the faith and learn more about what’s being done to resolve the situation.
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Journalists record the first draft of history. But in Gaza, reporting is falling solely to a small number of Palestinian journalists, who are paying a terrible cost. The BBC, with AFP, the AP and Reuters, are calling Israel for access to Gaza. youtube.com/watch?v=-cVKQB2a…

The BBC Calls For Access To Gaza

Journalists record the first draft of history. But in Gaza, reporti...

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Phone spyware scandal deepens in Greece as four appear in court bbc.in/4gJMa0U

Phone spyware scandal in Greece moves to court as critics claim cover-up

Four people go on trial accused of misdemeanours but opponents ask why no government officials have been charged.

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Artefacts recovered from Titanic's sunk sister ship bbc.in/3VmDFii

Britannic: Artefacts recovered from Titanic's sunk sister ship

Items retrieved from the wreck of HMHS Britannic in the Aegean include a bell and binoculars, Greece says.

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