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Nightmare of Deadly 2018 Greek Fire Rekindled as Cover-Up Plot Surfaces
Photo: AMNA A few days before the second anniversary of the devastating fire in eastern Attica that claimed the lives of 102 people, new evidence is coming to light, suggesting that the leadership of...
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The Great Walk of Athens Promises to Unify Archaeological Sites
Artist’s impression of the new face of Vasilisis Olgas Avenue. Photo: AMNA The final plan for turning Vasilisis Olgas Avenue in central Athens into a completely pedestrian way was presented by the...
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Large Wildfire in the Peloponnese Forces Evacuation of Villages
At least three villages were evacuated on Wednesday near the village of Kechries in the municipality of Corinth as a large wildfire has approached houses. Authorities are also concerned because the...
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Santorini Shipwreck an Environmental Time Bomb Ready to Explode
Thirteen long years after the dramatic sinking of the cruise ship MS Sea Diamond, the people of Santorini are still fighting for the removal of the wreck that has become a hot potato between...
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Stunning Photo of Comet Streaking Through Sky Over Greek Gorge
Constantine Emmanouilidi, a photographer based in Thessaloniki, traveled to Vikos Gorge in Epirus, northwest Greece, to capture this stunning photo of the comet Neowise crossing over the canyon. Vikos...
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WWII Submarine Wreck Lying in Greece’s Ionian Sea Cleared of Fishing Nets
Photo: ghostdiving.org A group of professional divers removed the fishing gear that was covering a British World War II submarine which is laying at a depth of 52 meters in the area between the islands...
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PM Mitsotakis: “The Challenge is to Make Mati Much Better Than Before”
Visiting the seaside town of Mati in Attica on Thursday, two years after the devastating wildfire that gutted the verdant suburb, leaving 102 dead and many homeless, Prime Minister Kyriakos...
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Underwater Marriage Proposal on Greek Island of Alonissos
Alonissos island is considered to be an ecological paradise by many as it has the largest Natural Marine Park in Europe. As of August 3, it boasts the first Underwater Museum in Greece. Now the people...
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Floods in Evia, Greece Leave 7 Dead – a Baby Among Them – and One Missing
Photo: Greek government press office The storm system Thalia that hit Greece affected Evia the hardest of any region in the country – leaving 7 people dead – including an infant – and one missing on...
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Perseid Meteor Shower Will Streak Through Greek Skies Tonight
Photo: Wikipedia Greeks are preparing for the night of the Perseids, that time every year when we can view the brightest falling stars that are visible to the naked eye, with their long tails that...
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Greece Declares State of Emergency in Evia, Thessaloniki Due to Storm Thalia
Greek Reporter Photo The Greek government has declared a state of emergency on the island of Evia and civil protection measures in Macedonia following the devastating storms over the weekend which...
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Debris From Evia Floods Washes up on Attica Coastline
Debris from last weekend’s Evia floods covering beach in Attica. Greek Reporter Photo The Attican shoreline at Dilesi and Oropos, just across from Eretria on the large island of Evia, has been turned...
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Large Fire Breaks Out in Chania, Crete
File photo of a helicopter of the Greek Fire Service Firefighters are on the scene of a large fire that broke out in Chania, Crete on Wednesday. According to sources in the fire department, the blaze...
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Highly Toxic Fumes Released Over Athens After Fire in Plastics Factory
Greek firefighters are struggling on Sunday to put out a fire in a plastics recycling factory that broke out the day before in northern Athens releasing dangerous toxic fumes in the atmosphere. With...
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Covid-19: 217 New Cases and 2 More Deaths Reported in Greece
Greece’s National Public Health Organization announced on Sunday, August 16, that 217 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported within the past 24 hours, as well as 2 deaths. The statement was released...
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Meteor Lighting Up Sky Over Greece Captured on Video
A meteor in the night sky. Photo: Navicore/Wikimedia commons A meteor burned up on the night skies over Greece on Tuesday evening, creating a spectacular fireball clearly visible in many parts of the...
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Giant Mushroom Found on Greek Mountain in Western Macedonia
The giant mushroom. Credit: ert.gr While spending his August holiday exploring the forests around Mount Voio, located in the Western Macedonian region of Kastoria, Michalis Lalos came across a mushroom...
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Mycenae, the Bronze Age Kingdom of Agamemnon, Damaged by Wildfire
Credit: AMNA Sections of the archaeological site of Mycenae, the bronze age kingdom of Agamemnon, were damaged by a wildfire on Sunday. Visitors and staff at the archaeological site were earlier...
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Volunteers Clear Seabed in Iconic Mykonos Quarter
Credit: Mykonoslive.tv A group of volunteer divers cleaned the sea bed in front of the iconic Little Venice quarter at the capital of Mykonos on Sunday. The volunteers of the environmental group “All...
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Greece Aims to Ban Single-Use Plastics by July 2021
Credit: pxfuel.com/ The Greek government is drafting a bill that aims to ban all single-use plastics in the country by July 2021. The draft law to reduce the impact of certain plastics on the...
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