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Greece celebrates August full moon, experiences significant lightning strikes

Greece is bringing in visitors to more than a hundred archaeological sites, historical sites, museums and monuments, across the nation under the moonlight as it marks the August full moon. …

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Kasselakis blames Mitsotakis for homophobic online abuse

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has directly accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his New Democracy party of being behind a barrage of homophobic slurs and hate speech directed at him …

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Greece: One in two freelancers declare a monthly income of only €268 ($445)

Salaried employees remain the wealthiest Greeks, according to an analysis of the 2024 tax return data (for income earned in 2023). Freelancers now rank second, mainly due to changes in …

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Ferry service suspended following captain’s arrest in Andros

SAOS Ferries has suspended service for the Saonisos ferry following the arrest of its captain due to the “unsafe handling” of its departure attempt from the port of Andros. The …

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Mykonos and Santorini see turnover decline, as Turkish tourists drive business in Aegean islands

Two of Greece’s most famous tourist destinations saw their accommodation and catering industry turnover decline by nearly 10 per cent during the first half of the year, according to Hellenic …

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One year after Greece’s record-breaking fires: “A way of life gone up in flames”

A narrow dirt road winds its way to the vineyards of Kyriaki Hatzisavva, at the outskirts of Alexandroupoli in Evros, Greece’s borderline region with Turkey. The flanks of the hills …

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Fight breaks out on Tinos island route Greek ferry, 14 arrested including children

Fourteen people had reportedly been arrested after a fight broke out on a Greek islands’ passenger ferry. The ship, carrying 717 passengers, was on a three-hour journey from the island …

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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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Inferno on Athens’ doorstep: Voices from the firestorm

Where once thick rows of trees stood, only stumps remain, smoke still wafts from the scorched earth. In Chalandri, a hilltop above Athens, a family returns to find their home …

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Athens blaze reignites questions over ‘fire every year’

Climate change may have played a part in the latest massive wildfire just outside Athens, but some critics blame inadequate equipment and lack of planning for what has become an …

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