Greek firefighter killed and 20 injured as fires spread out of control

Homes, farms and businesses destroyed while Turkey also suffers devastating blazes ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.theguardian.com

Greece fires: Hundreds rescued by coastguard

Hundreds of people in Greece have been rescued from an island near Athens as wildfires spread to the coast. The coastguard moved 650 people from Limni, in the north of the island of Evia, after a ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.bbc.com

Amanda Holden’s Greek holiday causes her to miss Ant McPartlin’s wedding to Anne-Marie Corbett

247 News Around The World 247 News Around The World Amanda Holden revealed on Saturday she is unable to make her pal Ant McPartlin‘s wedding to Anne-Marie Corbett because she is away on holiday.  The television personality, 50, who has worked with Ant for years on Britain’s Got Talent, sent her well wishes to the happy couple, ahead of the nuptials.  Ant and Anne will […] The post Amanda Holden’s Greek holiday causes her to miss Ant McPartlin’s wedding to Anne-Marie Corbett appeared first on 247 News Around The World.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT 247newsaroundtheworld.com

Three Brit women forced to cram into tiny quarantine hotel room in Greece with Covid infected pal who was coughing

THREE British women were forced to cram into a tiny hotel quarantine room in Greece with their Covid-positive friend. The 24-year-olds’ plans were turned upside down when their friend had a test come back positive, at the end of their week-long holiday in Mykonos.  While the woman’s two friends tested negative, they were given no […]

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.thesun.co.uk

Babylonians used Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was 'invented' in ancient Greece

A 3,700-year-old clay tablet has revealed that the ancient Babylonians understood the Pythagorean theorem more than 1,000 years before the birth of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who is widely ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.livescience.com

Death toll from Greek wildfires rises to 2 as fight against blazes enters 11th day

At least 1,450 Greek firefighters were deployed on Saturday morning to battle five major fires throughout the country.

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.euronews.com

Epic wildfires threaten Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece

Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, is under threat by the wildfires that continue to rage on in Greece. The fires, which started in late July and have been burning for over two ...

READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.businessinsider.com