Greece is facing dangerously high levels of heat stress on Thursday and Friday, as a severe heatwave tightens its grip across the country, according to updated forecasts from the National Observatory of Athens.
A day after the Greek women’s team clinched the gold at the World Water Polo Championships in Singapore, the men made history after capturing the bronze on Thursday with a commanding 16-7 victory over Olympic champion Serbia.
Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority is investigating three suspected cases of embezzlement after the provenance of wealth declarations of an academic, a politician and a group of bus company executives raised red flags.
Greece was not surprised by the agreement by the consortium producing the advanced multi-role Eurofighter aircraft and Turkey to sell 40 units to the latter.
At least 10 firefighters and rescue workers were killed Wednesday and many others were injured while battling a wildfire in northwestern Turkey, the forestry minister, Ibrahim Yumakli, has said.
During its heyday in the 1990s, the heart of Athens’ underground music scene beat in dark, dingy basement clubs that drew crowds of revelers looking for a different way to party.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has ended his collaboration with coach Goran Ivanisevic after less than two months, the former world number three said.
A post accusing a ferry operator of forcing a disabled child and their caregiver to remain in their car in the open-air garage deck in the middle of a heatwave has caused an uproar on social media, spurring the Shipping Ministry to increase inspections on passenger ships.
A heatwave that has gripped Greece since the start of the week is expected to persist longer than initially forecast, with scorching temperatures continuing into Sunday.
Cyprus’ justice minister, Marios Hartsiotis, pushed back Thursday against growing criticism from residents and community leaders, accusing authorities of being too slow and disorganized in responding to the wildfires.