Maria Petrakis
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Maria Petrakis is a special correspondent.
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As the U.S. expands military operations in Australia’s Darwin Port, both countries are uneasy over the fact that a Chinese company controls it.
Feb. 2, 2023
A TV and film industry is booming in Australia’s coastal town of Byron Bay, and promoters are banking on expansion, thanks to its A-list celebrities.
March 26, 2021
In Greece, a program that grants wealthy foreign investors Greek citizenship — and by extension European Union citizenship — spawns a growth industry.
Feb. 7, 2020
Greece’s first crematorium began operating in October following decades of opposition by the country’s powerful Orthodox Church.
Dec. 29, 2019
The three Andronikos children had been dressed with care.
June 6, 2019
In 2007, Mathios Rigas spent $1.13 million to buy a near-dormant oil well in Greece with a license that was about to expire.
March 12, 2019
The future of the Greek government was thrown into question Sunday after the defense minister announced he was quitting and withdrawing his party from the ruling coalition to protest a pending agreement with neighboring Macedonia over its name.
Jan. 14, 2019
It was hailed as the breakthrough of a generation, a deal that would end a dispute that had festered for 27 years and consolidate peace in the Balkans.
Oct. 1, 2018
Bakari Henderson’s father Thursday shared a simple message in a Greek courtroom while describing the loss of his 22-year-old son, who was beaten to death last year in the resort town of Laganas.
Sept. 27, 2018
In a blurry security video from the Greek island bar, young men are seen taking selfies with a woman.
Sept. 26, 2018