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At least two people were killed and dozens injured as wild fires tore through woodland and villages around Athens on Monday, Greek authorities said. President of Greece’s Ekav emergency service Giorgo...
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By Magda Panoutsopoulou. ATHENS. Uncontrolled wildfires have forced hundreds of Greek residents to abandon their homes in two major blazes on ...
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ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Two major forest fires raged out of control Monday on either side of the Greek capital, burning houses, prompting residents ...
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Several people suffered burning injuries and respiratory problems and dozens are trapped in the big wild fire on the mountain of Penteli in East Attica on Monday. One fire fighter has been transferred to hospital with respiratory problems. Dozens are reportedly trapped in the fire areas, among them are elderly and children. Several people have … The post Several people injured, dozens trapped in wild fire in Penteli, East Attica appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Greece's coast guard says a search and rescue operation is underway for 10 people, believed to be foreign tourists, who fled a massive forest fire in a boat and were missing. July 23, 2018, at 4:12 p. ...
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KINETA, Greece (Reuters) - Greece issued an urgent appeal for help to tackle forest fires which raged uncontrolled in several places across the country on Monday, destroying homes, disrupting major tr...
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At least one person was killed and 25 others injured as wild fires tore through woodland and villages around Athens on Monday, Greek authorities said, as blazes caused widespread damage in Sweden and ...
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TORONTO’S police chief says a 10 year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman were killed in the mass shooting in the city’s Greektown neighbourhood. Police chief Mark Saunders said 13 other victims have injuries ranging from minor to serious. They range in age from 10 to 59.
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Authorities in Toronto have said a gunman opened fire in the city's Greektown neighborhood, wounding 12 people and killing two. The suspect was also killed, although his motives are still unknown.
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At least five people were rescued by a ferry as it was approaching the port of Rafina, north-east of Athens. Speaking to private SKAI TV, the captain of the ferry said that the group of Athenians jump...
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek emergency services said on Monday that one person had been killed and 25 persons were injured in wildfires that raged unabated for hours in the country. At least six persons w...
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Greeces premier Alexis Tsipras will not remain in Mostar to attend the 14th anniversary of the Stari Most reconstruction due to the wildfires raging very close to Athens and the w
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Several forest fires, fuelled by strong winds, are raging around GREECE'S capital, Athens, damaging homes, disrupting major transport links and ...
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SIOUX CITY -- When most Americans think of Greece, their minds immediately turn to toga parties, Ouzo and cheesy gladiators movies featuring a barechested Chris Hemsworth. Unfortunately, we sometimes ...
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ATHENS, Greece — The Latest on forest fires in Greece (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Fire officials say at least six people have suffered burns in a forest fire near Athens. Fire Service spokeswoman Sta...
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has appealed for help from other countries to help tackle a spate of fires which were raging uncontrolled in the country on Monday, its fire brigade said. “Due to the intensi...
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Forest fires are raging uncontrolled across GREECE, destroying homes, disrupting major transport links and sending people fleeing for their lives.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on forest fires in Greece (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Greece is seeking assistance from the European Union to battle forest fires that have destroyed homes and forced ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two major forest fires were raging out of control on either side of the Greek capital Monday, burning up to 100 houses, prompting residents to flee and turning the sky over Athen...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on forest fires in Greece (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Regional Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in the eastern and western parts of greater Athens ...
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cut short a visit to Bosnia and would return to Athens on Monday, where massive forest fires were raging close to the capital, a government s...
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be awarded on Monday in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his contribution to peacekeeping in the Balkan region. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Denis Zv...
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Her name was “Neiko” and she was a noblewoman who lived and died 1,800 years ago. Greek archaeologists cannot say yet the woman also had lived on the island of Sikinos in the Aegean Sea, where her tomb was discovered. Greek archaeologists found out that Neiko’s tomb remained intact all these years. The woman was … The post Tomb of noblewoman Neiko buried 1800 years ago discovered on Sikinos appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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The Greek Foreign ministry has expressed its condolence and solidarity with the people of Toronto and the government of Canada following the shooting in Greektown district by a gunman on Sunday night. Greece is “profoundly shocked by the abhorrent shooting in the Greektown neigbhorhood,” the Foreign Ministry tweeted on Monday. “We stand in full solidarity with … The post Athens expresses condolence to victims of Greektown shooting in Toronto appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials declare state of emergency in 2 areas as forest fires rage near Athens.
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KINETA, GREECE: Forest fires raged uncontrolled in several places across GREECE on Monday, destroying homes, disrupting major transport links and ...
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A video that has recently emerged online shows a wildfire raging uncontrollably, generating clouds of black smoke along a highway in GREECE.
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Words to Abba’s When I Kissed the Teacher were rewritten for the latest film release – but it’s not the first time a musical has been adapted for modern tastes Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is being embraced this summer as the perfect film to warm the cockles of a news-weary audience. From the Greek sunshine to the nostalgic Abba soundtrack, and Cher’s camp swagger, everything about the film has been engineered to make the audience feel cosy. But could the Abba tracks themselves have been tweaked to put us more at ease? The lyrics to Lily James and Celia Imrie’s ritzy rendition of When I Kissed the Teacher (recently described as “a pop homage to low level sexual harassment”) were changed for the film – prompting fears that even Abba have to be “woke-ified” for modern consumption. The gender of the teacher who kisses the student in the song has been switched from male to female and a key phrase altered. Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus says this isn’t a response to the predatory tales revealed by #MeToo, but simply a tactic to avoid a “horrible” key change. “She had to be a woman. Simple as that,” he has said. Continue reading...
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ANDY STELMAN says the new government of North Macedonia must not forget the importance of the Ohrid framework agreement. And ALEXANDAR SAPKAROSKI says Greece never had a territory called Macedonia prior to 1913 As someone who recently participated in a two-year EU-funded criminal justice project in North Macedonia, I would endorse the sentiments expressed by the 46 signatories of the letter saying that the historic deal on shared Macedonian identity must be honoured (21 July), and praise the courage of both Greeks and Macedonians in seeking a resolution to their protracted dispute. This could never have happened under the previous corrupt regime of Gruevski and his VROM party. The new government of North Macedonia must not forget the importance of the Ohrid framework agreement (implemented in 2001 to help stabilise the country after the ethnic riots of the previous years). Albanian Muslims make up nearly 25% of the total population, and the framework stated that the multi-ethnic character of Macedonia’s population had to be reflected in its public life. The agreement was the stimulus for the founding of an Albanian-speaking university (South-Eastern European University, based in Tetovo and with a campus in Skopje), funded by US aid and other donors. Continue reading...
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Firefighters from across the country have been deployed to Kineta resort region Greek authorities have urged residents of a coastal region near Athens to abandon their homes as an uncontrolled wildfire spread on Monday, closing one of Greece’s busiest motorways, halting trains and sending plumes of smoke over the capital. Authorities deployed firefighters and equipment from across Greece to deal with the massive blaze at Kineta, a small resort town about 54km (35 miles) west of Athens on a route used by tens of thousands of drivers daily to reach the Peloponnese peninsula. Related: Southern Californians know: climate change is real, it is deadly and it is here Related: The big heatwave: from Algeria to the Arctic. But what’s the cause? Continue reading...
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GREECE's fire department said 80 firefighters with 40 vehicles were on the scene near Kineta. Seven water-dropping planes and four helicopters are ...
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Her name, according to a burial inscription, was Neko. The box-shaped grave was found untouched in the vault of the Episkopi monument, a rare ...
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Greek stocks ended flat in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday in very thin trading conditions. The general index of the market eased 0.38 pct […] The post Greek Stocks End Flat in Record Low Turnover appeared first on The National Herald.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A United Nations envoy has sounded out the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus to see whether conditions are ripe for a resumption of reunification talks. Jane Holl Lute met separately Monday with Cyprus' Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots Mustafa Akinci. No statements were made after either meeting. Anastasiades and Akinci have both said publicly that they're ready to re-engage more than a year after the most recent round of negotiations collapsed, but differences remain. Anastasiades wants Turkey to pull its troops out of the breakaway north and to eliminate any intervention rights from an accord.
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The leaders of Macedonia's four main political parties have resumed talks about a planned referendum on a controversial deal with neighbor Greece that would allow the former Yugoslav republic to join NATO
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Gyros, souvlaki, and spanakopita are just some of the classic Greek dishes to get excited about at Harrison’s new Dimitris Gyro Grill. Open since June 18, the restaurant, run by husband-wife duo (and ...
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Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has accused Russia of attempting to sabotage a historic diplomatic agreement with Macedonia in order to stop the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza...
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Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has accused Russia of attempting to sabotage a historic diplomatic agreement with Macedonia in order to stop the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza...
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Tom Hanks is on the hunt for a new holiday home in the Greek islands. The Oscar-winning star and his actress wife Rita Wilson already own a home on the picturesque isle of Antiparos. However, accordin...
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A series of fires that broke out on Monday in Greece share many features with the massively destructive fires of 2007, said Greece’s Civil Protection chief Yiannis Kapakis. Apart from the fire that is ...
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The sunny weather that Greece has enjoyed in recent days is forecast to end in many parts of the country from Monday afternoon, with a […] The post New Spell of Rains and Storms Forecast this Week appeared first on The National Herald.
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Residents of Kineta near Athens, Greece, have fled their homes as fire ravages a pine forest in the mountainous area. The thick smoke from the burning fire has turned much of the sky over the Greek ca...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A swift-moving forest fire burned through a mountainous area west of Athens on Monday, prompting residents to flee as smoke from the blaze turned the sky over the Greek capital a hazy orange. The fire department said 80 firefighters with 40 vehicles were on the scene near the seaside settlement of Kineta, 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Athens between the capital and Corinth. Seven water-dropping planes and four helicopters were also helping to fight the wildfire. Authorities were sending 17 firefighting vehicles from across Greece to bolster forces already in the area, but strong winds with frequently shifting gusts were hampering firefighting efforts.
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This post was contributed by a community member. For nearly a century, the Greek Theatre (the Greek) has been one of the nation's premier outdoor amphitheatres. Over the years, the iconic Los Angeles ...
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Greece has expressed its condolences and solidarity with the people of Toronto following the late Sunday shooting which left two people dead and 12 injured. In a tweet Monday, the Foreign Ministry sai...
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A gunman opened fire on a busy avenue in Toronto’s Greektown neighborhood. He died after exchanging gunfire with the police.
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GREECE has an average recycling rate of around 16%, which is considerably lower than the EU's average 44% recycling. Corfu, one of GREECE'S most ...
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Key figures. 23,500 estimated number of refugee and migrant children across GREECE. Among them 3,448 UAC. 79 accompanied children have been ...
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“Dinner in the Sky”, an extraordinary culinary proposal in the center of Athens, recently received the title of “Unique Restaurant of the Year GREECE” at ...
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