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An earthquake rattled with 4.6 on the Richter scale the island of Symi in the south-east Aegean Sea on Monday evening. Some seismological institutes reported the magnitude as 4.3 R and some with 4.9 R. The tremor occurred at 18:46 local time and its epicenter was in the sea area …

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s support for Ukraine in a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a bilateral meeting on Monday in Athens. “There is no chance that we will ever recognize the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia. We are against all violations of …

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Dozens of fire fronts are burning forests, houses, animal farms and agricultural land across Greece on Monday and hundreds of firefighters are battling the flames. Villages and settlements have been evacuated and roads have been closed to traffic. The worst enemy of the firefighters are the powerful winds blowing with …

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An “Extreme Fires Risk” (risk category 5) has been forecast in three Greek regions and “Very High Risk” (risk category 4) almost for the rest of the country have been forecast for Tuesday, August 22, 2023, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil …

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Greek authorities foiled the illegal entry of 2,720 undocumented migrants into the country between August 14 and 17, 2023. it was announced on Sunday. During the same time frame, police apprehended 85 undocumented migrants, as stated in the same announcement. Furthermore, the authorities successfully apprehended 29 human traffickers, with 12 …

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen uploaded a message on social media from Athens focusing on European enlargement on Monday ahead of the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on the issue. “We need to bring our friends, the aspiring members of the EU much closer …

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A 20-year-old German national was arrested and sentenced to one-year imprisonment with a three-year suspension for starting a fire in the early morning hours of Monday near a big hotel unit in the village of Fanes on the island of Rhodes. The court recognized the mitigating factor of post-adolescent age …

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A shepherd was found dead in his sheepfold following the wildfire in Viotia prefecture, northwest of the Greek capital Athens. The 80-year-old man was reportedly trying to rescue his animals from the flames. According to first estimations, the shepherd’s death is attributed to inhalation of fire smoke. The wildfire broke …

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High temperatures locally reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius are expected to prevail across Greece over the next 10 days, according to the forecasts by the meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens. The persistence of warm air masses over the Eastern Mediterranean are cited as the main cause. …

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Greece trails other Mediterranean EU countries in per capita wealth, according to the 14th edition of the Global Worth Report issued by Swiss Bank UBS, joined this year by Credit Suisse, which it acquired a few months ago. However, in contrast to other southern European countries, namely Italy and Spain, …

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Samaria Gorge will remain closed until Monday, August 21, 2023, due to fear of  aftershocks and landslides after the earthquake of 4.9 R ten days ago. The Gorge will be accessible again as of Tuesday, August 22. However, visitors will need to sign a declaration that “assume responsibility in case …

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An “Extreme Fires Risk” (risk category 5) has been forecast in three Greek regions and “Very High Risk” (risk category 4) for another ten regions has been forecast for Monday, August 21, 2023, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the …

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