A firefighter says this week's mega-blaze which reached the outskirts of Athens was like a war.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
St. George Greek Fest
The St. George Greek Orthodox Church of the Berkshires will host its annual Greek Fest on Aug. 17 and 18. This year's festival will be
What's causing the deadly Greek wildfires?
What's causing the deadly Greek wildfires? 6 hours ago. Greece is in the midst of another deadly wildfire season, after a fast moving fire threatened ...
A Greek Australian oasis with a coffee aroma in Athens
The Greek Australian businessman, George Paraskevopoulos, speaks to The Greek Herald about his new Greek Australian hangout in Athens.
Deadly wildfire in Greece destroys land and homes
Drone footage shows the extensive damage from the worst wildfire in Greece this year.
Crazy Viral: Hardik Pandya's Greece Holiday Album Sparks Dating Rumours With British ...
Reportedly, they are vacationing in Greece. The speculation intensified after their Instagram posts showed them by the same pool with a Greek backdrop ...
Molgas Group launches its first LNG station in Greece
Molgas Group has inaugurated the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station in Greece, strategically located ...
Did Buddhism Influence Greek Stoicism?
Both Buddhism and Stoicism emphasize self-control, ethical living, and the attainment of a passionless state. However, the Indian philosophy predated Stoicism by about 500 years. Did Buddhism influence Greek Stoicism and thought, and, if so, how did it do so a continent away? Similarities between Stoicism and Buddhism: A shared path to inner peace Practitioners […]
Major Fire In Greece Extinguished After Extensive Damage
Her body was retrieved by firefighters early Tuesday, said Greece's Fire Brigade. The Fire Brigade dismissed claims of a person missing in the area a day ago. At least 66 people have been treated for injuries, authorities said. Five firefighters have been ...
The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill expands to Gilbert
Salads, bowls, gyros, pitas, falafel, and souvlaki. The background: The Great Greek, which started in Henderson, Nev., in 2011, made its Arizona debut ...
Greek Firefighters Calm Deadly Athens Inferno
Greek Firefighters Calm Deadly Athens Inferno. Hundreds of firefighters, backed by around 200 fire engines and 20 water-bombing aircraft battled ...
St. John's Glendi Greek Festival in Boardman this weekend
St. John's Glendi Greek Festival in Boardman this weekend. St. John's Glendi Greek Festival in Boardman this weekend. Tuesday, August 13th 2024, 3 ...
98th Annual Greek Festival in Bridgeport - KNEB-FM
Famous Greek pastries will be sold at the inside portion only. Cooking demonstrations will be part of the outside portion. Food tickets can be ...
Despite Evasion, Greece Sees Another Record Tax Bonanza Coming
Greece's Ministry of Finance. (Photo by Eurokinissi, FILE). ATHENS – Even relentless tax cheating and the wealthy hiding their money in secret ...
Greece counts costs as firefighters tackle last of fire
Greece has been counting 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 still to clear, civil protection officials said the fire devoured 10,000 ...
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.
Panic in Turkey as new £12 charge brought in after tourists abandoning country for Greece
The departure tax in Turkey has been raised as the country's residents eschew staycations for holidays abroad in Greece leaving hotels empty.
Man heartbroken at witnessing Greek wildfires
He said it was heart breaking to see. Greek fire officials have said there were now no active wildfires in the Athens but firefighters continue to douse the ground. One woman died and dozens more were injured after the fires tore through 100,000 acres ...
Lithuanian FM comes under fire over family villa in Greece
News about the foreign minister's family property in Greece has caused the opposition to question his motives. The polit...
Climate Change Drives Greek Farmers to Tropical Crops
Bananas, papayas and mangoes are some of the new crops in Greece as an increasing number of farmers are switching production to sub-tropical fruit due to rising temperatures. The mildest winters of the last 40 years in Greece, especially in the south of the country and Crete, have allowed many anxious farmers to abandon conventional […]
Craco: The Greek Ghost Town in Italy’s Magna Graecia
Craco, a ghost town in Italy, located in the province of Matera about twenty-five miles inland from the Gulf of Taranto, was once inhabited by Greeks. The medieval village of Craco in Magna Graecia is typical of the hill towns of the region with mildly undulating shapes and the lands surrounding it sown with wheat. Around […]
Lost Gods Found: Ancient Greek Statues Unearthed at Aizanoi
The sculpted heads of Greek gods Aphrodite and Dionysus were recently unearthed in the ancient city of Aizanoi in western Turkey. The heads of both Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Dionysus, the god of wine, “are important findings for us, as they show that the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece existed for a long […]
Greek authorities draw criticism over handling of wildfires
Greek officials say there is no longer an active firefront threatening the capital. As residents of Athens' suburbs return to their burned-out ...
Castro Valley Greek Festival
Sunday October 6, 2024: Celebrate the "Greekend" and Party Like a Greek at the Castro Valley Greek Festival!
Panic and destruction in Greece as wildfire and city meet
... Greece's worst fire this year. Like many in Vrilissia, Ilias was ... Greece, leaving forests and scrubland bone-dry and ripe for fires come ...
Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage
Greece's National Observatory said the fire had damaged around 10,000 hectares of land. The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined. Greece ...
Is it safe to travel to Greece right now amid wildfires?
By Monday (August 12), blazes were confirmed in 40 different locations, with some areas seeing flames as high as 25m (82ft). Greece's chief fire ...
First Exhibition In Greece Goes to the Rams!
THESSALONIKI, Greece - The Fordham Rams women's basketball team put their stamp on Greece when they earned their first notch in the win column for ...
One dead and homes burnt to ground as fires die down in Greece
Northeast Attica in Greece found itself at the mercy of the wildfires once again this year. After two days of fighting fires that stretched across ...
Greece battles deadly wildfire for third day
Greece battles deadly wildfire for third day. One woman died and dozens have been injured since Sunday as the fires burning through the suburbs ...
Greek Mythology: Shocking Secrets Revealed
Many are the stories from ancient Greek mythology that are widely known around the world and many are the movies based on them.
How climate change is driving extreme fires in Greece
But they used three mega blazes in Canada, Greece, and western Amazonia last year as a benchmark. The current flames in Greece would count as an ...
Turkish army's snipers outdo Greece, US in military contest
Teams from 19 countries participated in the competition, including the United States, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands ...
Greece Battles A Massive Wildfire Near Athens
Print Article. Greece battles a massive wildfire near Athens. OLIVIA BUGAULT, MAUD ZABA. Text size. Satellite image from August 12. Marathon. ATHENS.
Greek wildfire eases near Athens after one death
Wildfires have been a common feature of Greek summers for years: its deadliest blaze killed 104 people in the seaside town of Mati in 2018. But ...
Firefighters gain on Greek blaze | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
... Greek capital, triggered multiple evacuations. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas). ATHENS, Greece -- Firefighters in Greece battled scattered fires on ...
Athens Fires Ignite Anger Against Greece's Government
Right-wing Greek Solution party leader Kyriakos Velopoulos asked for the immediate resignation of the Greek Prime Minister. “At a time when even the ...
One dead as Greek wildfire burns in Athens suburbs
The Greek fire left in its wake abandoned homes, burned cars and charred fields. Local newspaper Proto Thema said the damage spanned 100 square ...
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Awards 2024 Scholarships
Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany, NY. These awards were based on ... Through independent journalism, we bring news to generations of Greek- ...
Israeli and Greek police dismantle drug trafficking network
Israeli police have announced that, in collaboration with the Greek police, they have dismantled a drug trafficking network suspected of smuggling ...
Greek wildfires creep closer to Athens and suburbs count cost
Greece has seen summer wildfires before but this time the flames came perilously close to the capital.