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Greece arrests 2 for smuggling migrants onto wildfire-ravaged island
Greek authorities have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling 35 migrants across the Aegean Sea, using an unusual itinerary that ...
Plane crashes fighting raging wildfires in southern Greece tragedy
Two pilots aboard a Greek air force water-dropping plane were killed after the plane crashed while diving into a wildfire ...
Greece faces new heatwave as wildfires rage-
By AFP In the capital city of Athens the mercury is expected to soar to 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees ...
New evacuations ordered in Greece as high winds and heat fuel wildfires-
By Associated Press RHODES: A weeklong wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes tore past defences Monday, forcing more evacuations, ...
Heat wave intensifies wildfires in Greece, international firefighting teams mobilize to assist
International assistance is rushing to Greece to aid in the battle against devastating wildfires that have been exacerbated by a ...
Second heat wave in as many weeks grips Mediterranean while fires hit Spain, Switzerland and Greece-
By Associated Press MILAN: Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours ...
Wildfires threaten vacation homes near Athens, Greece
Greek authorities issued evacuation orders for at least six seaside communities Monday as wildfires threatened vacation homes near Athens, with ...
Greece shuts Acropolis to protect tourists as heatwave lashes Europe-
By Associated Press NICOSIA: Disgruntled tourists bemoaned the temporary closing of the Acropolis in Athens on Friday as Greek authorities ...
NATO members Turkey, Greece ready to ‘reset’ relations in effort to bypass decades-old dispute
Greece is ready to “reset” relations with neighbor Turkey in an effort to bypass decades-old disputes between the two NATO ...
Greece rebukes EU border agency’s threats to leave country over migrant deaths: ‘unthinkable’
Greece’s new minister for migration said Monday he would consider it “unthinkable” for the European Union to pull out its ...