Greece wildfires ‘slowly coming under control’: mayor
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging…
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Europe
Germany to end free Covid tests to boost jab take-up
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany will end free coronavirus tests in October, regional leaders and the federal government agreed on…
4 years ago
Algeria wildfires kill 42, authorities blame arson
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) -- Wildfires fanned by blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions have killed at least 42 people in Algeria,…
4 years ago
Huge force struggling to contain Greek fires
by Alexandros Kottis with John Hadoulis in Athens AVGARIA, Greece (AFP) -- Backed by a huge multinational force, Greek firefighters…
4 years ago
German train drivers call strike in escalating wage dispute
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German train drivers voted to go on strike from Tuesday over a wage dispute, their union…
4 years ago
First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first…
4 years ago
France extends Macron’s Covid pass despite protests
by Florian SOENEN with Sabine WIBAUX in Bordeaux PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Monday began enforcing a Covid pass…
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Desperate Greeks flee as fires ravage Evia island
by Alexandros KOTTIS with Katerina NIKOLOPOULOU in Athens GOUVES, Greece (AFP) -- Hundreds of Greek islanders packed up their belongings…
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Health passes spread around the world
Passes and vaccine passports are increasingly being used across the world to limit entry to public places to those who…
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Hundreds of families homeless as Greek fires rage, rain saves Turkey
Hundreds of firefighters fought fires that have devoured record numbers of woodlands in Greece on Saturday and left hundreds of…
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