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Car stuck after pothole appears in Athens street amid heavy rain
A car got stuck in a pothole that appeared on an Athens street amid heavy rain.
Lightning strikes spark 24 fires
Lightning strikes on Friday afternoon sparked 24 fires across the country, the fire service has said.
Water Abandons Itself | Athens | September 5 – October 12
The A.Antonopoulou Art gallery (20 Aristofanous, aaart.gr) will showcase “Water Abandons Itself – Gold Takes Life Over,” a solo exhibition of works by Athens-based artist Stefania Strouza, curated by Marina Fokidis.
Kasselakis and McBeth marry in Hania under tight security
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis and his partner, Tyler McBeth, married at the Hania Botanical Garden on Friday evening under tight security.
Wine wins, crops lose, as farmers grapple with record Balkans heat
Rastislav Pucovski held a fistful of soy beans shriveled to the size of peppercorns on his farmland in northern Serbia where the soil, dried to dust by drought, swirled in the wind.
Erdogan: Turkey cannot be confined to ‘shallow waters’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Turkish people “have not, and will not give in to those trying to confine us to shallow waters.”
Thessaloniki: ‘Windows of opportunity’
The new mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, has quietly started his term without fanfare or grand declarations. So far, he has skillfully avoided the common but misguided approach of dismantling the work of his predecessor – an easy trap for those lacking a clear plan and vision.
Athens among 25 best places for digital nomads
Athens is in 23rd place among the most desirable destinations for global digital nomads.
EU must step up arms production, play stronger role in defence, Commission chief says
The European Union has not yet done enough to boost its own arms production capacities in light of geopolitical threats, in particular Russia’s war on Ukraine, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.