Category: ATHENS

Top Dog: Greek Leader’s Pet Interrupts News Conference

October 1, 2021
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ATHENS, Greece—Peanut has met several visiting European leaders since becoming Greece’s top dog back in April. On Thursday, the golden-haired former stray decided to give himself a louder introduction—briefly interrupting a news conference being held by the prime ministers of Greece and Slovakia. Greek Premier Kyriakos Mistotakis expressed support for the country’s Balkan neighbors’ efforts…

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Greece Wildfires: Winds Fan 2 New Blazes Outside of Athens

August 17, 2021
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ATHENS, Greece—Fanned by strong winds, two new big wildfires erupted Monday in hard-hit Greece, triggering evacuation alerts for villages southeast and northwest of Athens—only days after blazes consumed large tracts of forest north of the Greek capital. Greece has been roiled by hundreds of wildfires this month. Other Mediterranean countries—Turkey, Italy, Algeria, and Spain among…

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Thousands Flee Greece’s Capital as Wildfires Rage Through Mediterranean

August 6, 2021
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Thousands of Greeks on the outskirts of Athens have fled their homes on Friday as a resurgent wildfire burned homes north of the capital, with firefighting crews struggling to stop the blaze from spreading. “We are continuing our efforts, hour by hour, to tackle multiple fires today,” Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said, as authorities…

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