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Mitsotakis and Erdogan discuss Afghanistan developments, possible refugee flows
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday evening, sources said. During the half-hour talk, which sources said was cordial, the two leaders …
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High fire danger alert for several locations in Greece, including Attica, the Peloponnese, islands
Several locations covering vast areas of the Greek mainland and islands had been listed under a Very High Fire Danger alert for Sunday 15 August by the General Secretariat of …
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Weekend of big ‘exodus’ from Athens, as Greece records 3,270 new cases
Τhe ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio in Attica saw high numbers of passengers on Friday and Saturday as city residents made their last big exodus during Greek summer, heading …
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Greece delivers demarche to Turkish FM over detention of Pontian representative
The Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry on Friday delivered a demarche to the Turkish Foreign Ministry via Greece’s embassy in Ankara regarding the detention and deportation order against the president of …
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Greece confirms 3,493 new coronavirus infections and 24 deaths
Greece confirmed 3,493 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 9 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on …
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Newly sworn in ministers speak of ‘hard work lying ahead’ after devastating fires
The government’s focus will be on restoring damage to homes and businesses and assuring people harmed by the wildfires that the state stands by them, newly sworn in Minister of …
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Scattered fire pockets still active in the Peloponnese, but no large fire front
Considerable firefighting forces were operating Friday evening at scattered fire pockets in the areas of Gortynia, Ancient Olympia in Ilia and also in eastern Mani, all in the Peloponnese, but …
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Mytilineos SA brings helicopters and crews from Australia to fight fires in Greece
Greek industrial giant Mytilineos SA has sourced from Australia a fully equipped helicopter fire fighting force to help to bring under control the fires that have been raging in Greece …
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Blazes rage in Greece for 9th day, rekindled fires in Evia, Olympia and new fire in Aspropyrgos
Fires are burning around Greece, from Halkidiki in the north to Ancient Olympia, from the industrial area of Aspropyrgos to the island of Evia and in the Peloponnese. In the …
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Greek PM says 580 fires burning across Greece are a “natural fury without precedent” , promises relief package
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis went on television late on Monday to apologise to the public for any mistakes and failures in fighting the devastating wildfires ripping across the country …