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Six dead in Athens building explosion near Acropolis
A blast destroys a holiday rental in the historic Plaka district, killing four American tourists, a British national and a Greek resident.
BBC News · 1m
Parthenon illusion myth takes a hit
An Oxford mathematician says the Parthenon’s famous optical fixes may solve problems that were never really there.
the Guardian · 1m