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Weather in Greece today 07:58 , Athena Stavrou It is set to reach highs of 38C in parts of Greece today, as extreme temperatures continue to pose danger to holidaymakers.
A major wildfire raged out of control in the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, triggering evacuations of several areas as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and ...
Pictures show the natural world scorched after fires ravaged the Greek island of Corfu this week. The shell of a tortoise lies on the charred ground near the village of Loutses on the Greek island ...
On the afternoon of 11 August 2024, a wildfire fire hit the northeastern Attica region of Greece. The fire broke out in the area of Varnavas, northeast of Athens, at 3:02 PM, according to Fire Colonel Vassileios Vathrakogiannis, the Fire Service spokesman and quickly spread due to strong winds. The flames caused the evacuation of many ...
We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatization agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. [6] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Skiathos Island National Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.
Referring to the Greek-Turkish crisis, he said: "What we are facing at the moment is not essentially the immigration or refugee problem. It is a conscious attempt by Turkey to use migrants and refugees as geopolitical pawns to advance its own interests. The people trying to cross into Greece do not come from Syria, they do not come from Idlib.
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the country faced a dangerous summer for wildfires on Monday, with a prolonged drought and unusually strong winds contributing to ...
As of 2011, Greece has seen an increase in property-related crime, thought to be linked to the worsening of economic conditions. [10] Robberies, ranging from street muggings to bank hold-ups and house burglaries, totaled about 80,000 in 2009, up from about 50,000 in 2005. [10]