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Divas never die: Eternal appeal of opera singer Maria Callas
Nearly 47 years after her death, one of opera’s greatest stars, Greek soprano Maria Callas, is again taking centre stage at the Venice Film Festival played by Angelina Jolie in …
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Missing Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island
A Dutch tourist who went missing on the Aegean island of Samos has been found dead, Greek police said on Thursday, the latest holidaymaker fatality in an especially sweltering summer. …
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More fish keep washing ashore dead in Volos, Greece
Authorities in central Greece are racing to deal with an inundation of tons of dead fish at a popular port that locals say could threaten their livelihoods. It is the …
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Greece hit by ’50 percent more’ wildfires than last year
Greece has seen 50 percent more summer wildfires this year than in 2023, a government spokesman said on Monday. After its earliest-ever heatwave and warmest winter on record, Greece’s summer …
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Greek oil-tanker attacked off Yemen: Houthi rebels suspected
Three projectiles hit a merchant vessel off Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, causing a fire onboard and leaving the ship without engine power, a British maritime security agency …
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Greece counts cost as firefighters master fires around Athens
Greece on Wednesday counted the cost of devastating fires outside Athens that claimed one life, forced thousands to flee their homes and took three days to control. With the smoke …
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Two French pilots die after Rafale jets collide mid-air
Two French pilots died on Wednesday after their Rafale jets collided in mid-air in eastern France, President Emmanuel Macron said, in a rare accident involving the cutting-edge military aircraft. One …
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Press takes aim at Greek gov’t over Athens inferno
Greece’s conservative government came under attack from the press on Tuesday after a wildfire in Athens’ northeastern suburbs caused widespread destruction and forced thousands to evacuate in unprecedented scenes. “Enough …
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Wildfires caused major CO2 emissions last year: annual study
Wildfires made more frequent and intense by climate change released significant quantities of CO2 into the air in 2023-2024, said a first-of-its-kind annual study published Wednesday. Fires in natural areas …
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Heat killed nearly 50,000 in Europe in 2023: study
High temperatures which scientists say are being worsened by human-driven carbon emissions caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Europe last year, a study published Monday found. The study by the Barcelona …