Despite the red flags warning of dangerous weather conditions placed on a beach in Chania on the island of Crete, a tourist entered the water risking her own life as well as the lives of those who rushed to rescue her. The 60-year-old woman ignored the warning red flags im Kavros beach in Apokoronas and […]
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Greece’s Civil Protection warns of Very High Fire Risk (risk category 4) for tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The Very High Fire Risk is due to the strong summer winds (meltemia) and the dry and hot weather in the last weeks. Affected are again the region of Attica and several others, mainly belonging to the […]
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A Greek magistrate has ordered the Fire Brigade’s arson division to examine all wind farms in Greece, following the megafire in Viotia that spread to western Attica and destroyed thousands of acres of forest land and burned down around 100 homes in the last days of July and the first of August 2026. According to […]
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Greece’s central bank sees the further participation of foreign financial institutions in the share capital of Greek banks as absolutely desirable, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said in statements to the German newspaper “Handelsblatt” on Monday. He noted that further participation of global financial institutions on the path toward a European banking union would […]
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Italian police officers are patrolling on the streets of Athens together with their Greek colleagues. The new policing program following an agreement between Greece and Italy in 2025. Greece and Italy have launched joint police patrols in Athens and Rome in August 2026, implementing the 2025 agreement to strengthen public security, prevent crime and better […]
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Over 200 firefighters and volunteers assisted by water-dropping helicopters and aerial means have been struggling against a wildfire in eastern Attica since early on Monday morning. One settlement already evacuated. Strong winds blowing with intensity of 7 Beaufort and gusts up to 8-9 B and changing their direction make the combat difficult. The fire […]
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What do Greeks mean when they speak of food dishes as “orphans” or “married”? As the month of August is practically and eagerly seeking for light news this is a good opportunity to enlighten my non-Greek audience about critical descriptions in the popular terminology of the Greek Food Culture. Both “orphans” and “married” refer to […]
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Greece is considering to deploy two Apache attack helicopters to the United Arab Emirates with the aim to hunt drones. The two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters will provide support for the protection of military bases and critical infrastructure against drone attacks. Under the mission, Greek pilots and technical personnel are planned to serve at a base […]
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Swimming and all marine activities have been banned in part of the Ardani area on the island of Karpathos on Sunday, August 9, after objects believed to be munitions were discovered. According to information obtained by state-tun news agency amna.gr, the items are believed to be old munitions. The Hellenic Coast Guard has cordoned off […]
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The landing of a private helicopter on the famous beach of Sarakiniko on the island of Milos has provoked strong reactions and questions about the incident. The Civil Aviation Authority of Greece intervened a few hours after the incident became known. Footage filmed by a local businessman showed the helicopter landing, the passengers to disembark […]
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A 4-year-old boy has been drown in the swimming pool of a beach bar on the island of Paros on Saturday. The boy was alone in the pool area as the parents were swimming in the sea and had no visual contact with their child. Although the boy was struggling in the water of the […]
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Temperatures up to 39-40 degrees Celsius and north winds blowing with intensity of 8 Beaufort have force the General Secretariat for Civil Protection to place Attica and five other regions in Greece on Red Code alert for Sunday, August 9, 2026, due to the Very High Fire Risk (Category 4). In the state of mobilization […]
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Dans la plupart des pays d’Afrique subsaharienne, la culture occupe une place marginale dans les politiques publiques. Les ministères qui en ont la charge disposent souvent des plus faibles budgets. Ce mépris déborde le cadre des institutions. Il se manifeste également dans plusieurs secteurs de la société. Dans de nombreuses rédactions, par exemple, être affecté […]
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Présenté par la Bible comme un juif né en Judée, Jésus occupe une place centrale dans l’histoire du christianisme. Pour les chrétiens, il est Dieu, le Fils de Dieu, le Christ et le sauveur de l’humanité. À l’inverse, la majorité des juifs reconnaissent Yahvé comme Dieu unique, doutent de l’existence historique de Jésus, de sa […]
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L’Assemblée des États Parties au Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale (« l’Assemblée ») a tenu une session extraordinaire consacrée à une procédure disciplinaire concernant un responsable élu le 24 juillet 2026, au Siège de l’Organisation des Nations Unies à New York. L’Assemblée a adopté, au scrutin secret et à la majorité absolue […]
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