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Lightning strikes in Greece start fires, kill cattle amid dangerous heat wave
Lightning strikes in northern Greece killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most of southern Europe. Several fires were reported near the city of Kozani, 280 miles north of Athens following a dry thunderstorm in the area,
Greece shuts Acropolis again as extreme heat continues to bake country
Greece’s Culture Ministry, on Wednesday, ordered the Acropolis to be closed from noon to 5:00 p.m. local time. Visitors that lined up early to see the massively popular cultural attraction were given bottles of cold water and information on heat illnesses by the Red Cross.
Greece shuts Acropolis and Adriatic Sea hits record-high temperature as extreme heat bakes Europe
Tourists and residents in southern Europe are struggling to stay cool during “hellishly hot” days, as authorities place extreme heat warnings on millions of people.
Heat Wave Hits Europe: Greece Shuts Acropolis, 2 Firefighters Killed In Italy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata region in southern Italy, Italian authorities said.
Lightning strikes kill cattle, start fires in Greece during heat wave
Lightning strikes in northern Greece have killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most of southern Europe
Heatwave forces Greece to close Acropolis and other tourist sites
The Greek authorities have closed all archaeological sites, including the Acropolis above Athens and the ancient site of Olympia, during the afternoon hours on account of temperatures hitting 43 degrees Celsius in parts.
Turks of Western Thrace: Greece mulls to close several Turkish minority schools
The closures are part of a broader trend to reduce the number of minority schools, which would drop from 307 in 1926 to 86 if ...
Heatwave poses big challenge for Greece's delivery workers
Yannis Asimakopoulos has worked as a food delivery driver in Athens for 17 years and cannot recall a hotter summer as a new ...
Turkish Diners Fleeing 90% Restaurant Inflation Flock to Greece
Restaurants in some Turkish holiday towns are sitting half-empty in peak tourist season, as many locals find it’s cheaper to ...
Soaring heat in Greece is keeping people indoors
According to Reuters, high temperatures have impacted Greece since June, accompanied by hundreds of wildfires. Meteorologists ...
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Is Greece Ready for an AI Revolution?
As AI continues to progress rapidly in various fields, we ask whether Greece is ready to harness its potential in the AI ...
Greece's Land Registry Targeted In Cyberattack: Officials
Authorities in Greece on Friday said the country's land registry website had been subjected to a major cyberattack with hundreds of attempted entries, without compromising key data.
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Earthquake Hits Turist Island in Greece, Waking Residents from Sleep
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck the western part of Crete, a popular tourist island in Greece, early this ...
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Ancient Greece’s Fascination With India’s Gymnosophists
Since the first exchanges between India and Greece, the ancient Greeks were fascinated by the stories of India's mysterious ...