Greece
Ten EU nations causing 'high concern' over Covid-19
Ten countries in the 27-member European Union face a Covid situation of "high concern", the bloc's diseases agency said Friday, warning the pandemic was worsening across the continent
Strong quake hits Greece's biggest island of Crete, one person killed
The quake, which sent people out of their homes and public buildings and caused considerable damage, was described by a Greek seismologist, Efthymios Lekkas, as a "thunderbolt" with strong aftershocks
European Commission recommends restrictive visa measures for Bangladeshis
European Commission recommended stricter visa policies for Bangladeshi nationals. If this recommendation results in a decision at the European Council meeting next month, it may be difficult for ...
After wildfires, Greek PM says climate crisis demands radical action
Mitsotakis, who has approved a 500-million-euro ($587 million) aid budget for Evia and the Attica region around Athens, said the protracted heatwave had turned forests into powder kegs
'Heaven to hell': Greek beekeepers lament tradition lost to fire
Greece -- along with Turkey, Italy, Spain and Algeria -- has been hit by a savage fire season that prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described as the "greatest ecological disaster in decades"
Greece wildfires 'slowly coming under control': Mayor
Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging for nine straight days that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage
Hundreds flee, homes destroyed as forest fires ravage Greek island
Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately Sunday to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee
Mass evacuations as Greek fires rage, but Turkey saved by the rain
Thousands of tourists and residents were evacuated and a thick cloud of smoke and ash hung over Athens as "nightmarish" forest fires raged in Greece Saturday, while heavy rains brought some relief to ...
Cyprus talks can resume only on two-state basis: Erdogan
Turkey is the only country to now recognise breakaway north Cyprus. It says the only viable option to heal decades of estrangement is for rival Greek Cypriots and the international community to ...
Dozens of wildfires under control in Greece
Greece faces forest fires every summer, fanned by dry weather, strong winds as temperatures soar well above 30 degrees Celsius. In 2018, 102 people died in the coastal resort of Mati, near Athens, in ...
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