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West Nile virus cases and deaths in Greece hit seven-year high
Mosquitoes have found ideal conditions for the wide transmission of West Nile virus this summer, with significantly more cases than in the past seven years. Attica is at the epicentre of the outbreak, and by the middle of last week at least 31 municipalities had recorded cases, with a further seven at high risk. The […]
Politics
Measures to win back the ‘lost vote’ of self-employed professionals, farmers, pensioners and private sector employees expected at the Thessaloniki Fair
New Democracy is preparing to scrap presumptive taxation for the self-employed, ease social security contributions and pension levies, and launch a housing scheme, as Mitsotakis eyes a 2027 election with support short of a majority
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“Women are brainless”: BBC’s revealing report from inside the Taliban’s world
A new BBC investigation exposes daily life inside Taliban-run Afghanistan, from a young woman's divorce plea to a prison chief's past in suicide bombings, as officials defend restrictions on women five years after Taliban's return
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Greece
Greece braces for a prolonged heatwave, with a new hot spell arriving on Friday that sizzles into September
European and American forecasting models converge on a powerful heatwave from 28 August into early September, with temperatures nearing or topping 40C and wildfire risk...
What goes on behind closed doors
DarkroomMitsotakis’s order to “round up the ripe ones living off public money,” the Thessaloniki Fair, Tsipras and Samaras, the Spetses tip-offs, and is George Papandreou’s son standing in Heraklion?
Hello, good morning, welcome back, and happy late summer, although we are still in the grip of a heatwave and a quiet Athens that will...
Greece
Search underway for Spanish businessman who fell overboard near Pylos
A search and rescue operation is being carried out for Spanish businessman Juan José Mutilba Obregón, 66, who has been missing since Tuesday 18 August,...
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Greek PM to unveil tax cuts and record debt reduction at Thessaloniki Fair
Note: the source text stated debt would fall below 120%...
Hatzivasiliou: Turkish maritime parks are illegal; it is not easy to strike a target inside Greece
The deputy minister reiterated Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis’ position that...
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Mount Olympus now in the same monument category as the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China: The 12 ‘secrets’ that put it on UNESCO’s list
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30 years since the killings of Isaac and Solomou: They were killed in front of cameras, yet the perpetrators were never tried
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Iatria: The Greek-Italian artist from Montreal singing in Griko & Grecanico, reconnecting with the legacy of Magna Graecia
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Mount Olympus now in the same monument category as the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China: The 12 ‘secrets’ that put it on UNESCO’s list
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77
He was a member of the legendary rock band for more than five decades – He died at his ranch...
Igoumenitsa lake turns fuscia pink in rare phenomenon
A small lake in Makrygiali, Igoumenitsa, has turned pink, on the route towards the Bouka area
Megafires, Europe’s new nightmare: The phenomenon of pyrocumulus clouds and the consequences
Greece has experienced two of the three worst megafires that occurred in the Mediterranean (Evros, 2023 and Evia, 2021) –...
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Greek tax authority traces family money transfers to catch hidden donations
Investigators cross-check recent bank records, six-month timing gaps, income tax codes and property filings, then...
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
A Greek restaurant in the 101 best steakhouses in the world
A Greek restaurant in the 101 best steakhouses in the world
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