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Eleven fires from 2017 to 2023 burned 23 per cent of Attica Region
Eleven large-scale fires in the Attica Region from 2017 to the end of July 2023 have destroyed over 55,000 hectares (550,000 stremmas), the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr said on Monday …
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Cyclists brave storms, in their London to Athens race for the Parthenon Sculptures make it to France
Vasiliki Voutzali and Dionisis Kartsambas from Greece, Steffen Streich from Germany, Christopher Ross Bennett from New Zealand, and Paul Alderson from Britain had, by Sunday, August 6 (Australian time), ridden 240 …
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Greek island healthcare in desperate need of revamp
When Maria’s nephew had a car accident last month, the family had to wait around 40 minutes for the only operating ambulance on the Greek island of Kos to pick …
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Italian fugitive in Greece betrayed by football fever
A fugitive on Italy’s most-wanted list has been caught in Greece after he was snapped celebrating a historic win by his football team, Italian police said Saturday. Vincenzo La Porta, …
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Presidents of Mediterranean nations unite to fight climate crisis
Presidents of Mediterranean nations Greece, Italy, Croatia, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia have issued a joint statement calling for urgent action to address the dangers posed by the climate crisis. In …
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PM Mitsotakis offers free holidays for tourists impacted by fires
Greece will offer a free week’s holiday in Rhodes next year for tourists affected by last month’s wildfires. Speaking on breakfast TV show Good Morning Britain, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos …
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Greece to stagger Acropolis visitors from September: officials
Greece from September will stagger and cap visitors to the Acropolis, its most-visited site, to reduce massive queues and bottlenecks at peak hours, the culture ministry said Wednesday. The new …
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New US bases a possibility for Greek islands in amended bipartisan ‘National Defense Authorization Act’
On Tuesday, August 1 (AEST), U.S. Democrat for New York in the House of Representatives, Grace Meng, who is a member of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus and the House Appropriations …
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West Nile Virus claims 2 lives: 11 infection cases in Greece
The West Nile virus has claimed two lives in Greece, the Greek National Health Care Organisation (EODY) announced on Tuesday. Both were over 81 years old and the cause of …
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Greek islanders dismayed by plan to scale up fish farming
On the sunny quay of the picturesque Greek island of Poros, veteran fisherman Spiros Papaioannou makes no bones about imminent plans to expand fish farming. “We don’t want them on …