[Ticker] Heatwave wildfires spread across southern Europe

Huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Portugal, Greece and France have forced national authorities to evacuate thousands of people from their homes, as a heatwave of record-breaking temperatures hits southern Europe. About 16,000 people were evacuated in France on Saturday. Meanwhile, the nearly week-long heatwave has already killed at least 360 people in Spain and 238 people in Portugal, Reuters reported. Britain will also reach record temperatures this week.

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GREEK lobby succeeds in US efforts

... conditions to the sale of F-16 fighters and upgrade kits to Turkey was the latest in a string of successes for the GREEK lobby in Washington.

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Movies in the Park – My Big Fat GREEK Wedding at The Rim

Enjoy My Big Fat GREEK Wedding in Commons Park to create great memories with the family. Feel free to bring what you need to get comfortable.

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GREEK arrested in cannabis post office sting

A 31-year-old GREEK national was arrested in Limassol for possessing 125 grams of cannabis through the post with a street value of €1,500.

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Crete holiday tragedy as British tourist found dead on beach in Greek island hotspot

A BRITISH tourist has died after his lifeless body was left undiscovered on a sunbed for hours on the Greek island of Crete.

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Letter: Elspeth Barker obituary

Besides the wit and intelligence she showed in translating the GREEK texts, she recommended that I make the most of new opportunities and directions ...

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Probe underway after plane carrying weapons to Bangladesh crashes in GREECE

The team, led by the head of GREECE'S firefighting unit Marios Apostolidis, and comprising firefighters, bomb disposal and chemical experts told ...

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