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Greek island skies blackened with smoke from Izmir wildfires

Greece has felt the after-effects of massive wildfires in western coastal Smyrna with smoke stretching into the skies above many of its islands. The wildfires scorched several areas of Turkey …

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Greece replaces minister who quit over graft probe

Greece’s government on Saturday said it had replaced Makis Voridis a day after the migration minister resigned over claims he defrauded European farm subsidies while holding the agriculture brief. Government …

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Greece’s migration minister latest to quit in widening EU subsidies scandal

Greece’s migration minister Makis Voridis resigned on Friday, the government announced, after claims that he was involved in a European farm subsidies fraud when he held the country’s agricultural development …

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Greek-Chinese teen aces exams to enter top university in Athens

An 18-year-old from Volos in Greece, Enhui Pan, is among the top-performing candidates in this year’s Panhellenic university entrance exams, securing admission to the Athens top university. Enhui Pan was …

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Forest fire near Athens forces dozens to evacuate

A violent forest fire devastated several seaside towns east of Athens on Thursday, damaging homes and prompting dozens of evacuations in a popular destination for Greek and foreign tourists. The …

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British tourist dies on sun lounger in Skiathos

A British tourist was found dead on his sun lounger while on holiday in Skiathos. The 73-year-old man was discovered on a beach in Agia Paraskevi, Skiathos this past Friday …

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Why Greece ranks among NATO’s biggest defence spenders

At first glance, the sun drenched Mediterranean haven, might not stand out as a major military spender. Yet, in 2024, it ranked among the top five NATO countries in terms …

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Espionage suspect arrested in Crete after surveillance of US Souda Bay base

A 26-year-old man was arrested in Crete on Sunday after allegedly scouting the US naval and air base at Souda Bay, in what local media and Reuters have described as …

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Greece arrests woman for fuelling fire with cigarette as blaze rages for fourth day

Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing land and threatening homes on the island of Chios. Blazes broke …

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Locals furious as fires rage on Chios

Neos Kosmos talked to Greek Australians from Chios to get some updates on the fire ravaging the island. One local with family in Chios, editor of Neos Kosmos Sotiris Hatzimanolis, …

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