Greece

Wounded whale found dead on Greek island

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - A young whale that washed up near Athens last week was found dead on a nearby…

Ailing whale found near Athens returns to deeper waters

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - An ailing young whale found near the coast of Athens in a rare sighting has returned…

Snowfall blankets much of Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Snowfall blanketed much of Greece on Monday, closing schools, vaccination centres and parliament in Athens, causing…

5.7M Earthquake strikes Greek island of Crete

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the Athens Observatory said, with no damage…

34,000 protest in Greece on anti-junta revolt anniversary

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people joined protests in Greece's two largest cities on Wednesday, marking the…

Climate change a double blow for oil-rich Mideast: experts

by Frank ZELLER Agence France-Presse PAPHOS, Cyprus (AFP) - The climate crisis threatens a double blow for the Middle East,…

6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Greek island of Crete

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete Tuesday, the Athens Observatory said,…

One dead in quake on Greek island of Crete: public TV

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete early Monday, killing a man who was…

Major fire at migrant camp on Greek island of Samos

SAMOS, Greece (AFP) -- A major fire that broke out Sunday evening at the Vathy migrant camp on the Greek…

Greek police fire tear gas as 7,000 protest vaccine rules

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Around 7,000 people protested in Athens on Sunday against a new rule obliging health workers to…

People evacuated as new wildfire hits Greek island

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Scores of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft battled a forest fire that broke out early Monday…

Fresh fires force evacuation of Greek villages

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greek firefighters struggled to control two new blazes that broke out around Athens on Monday, forcing…

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