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The Latest Breaking News from Greece

Monks ‘attack rival with garden tools’ at remote sanctuary

A monk is in hospital after the incident

The Independent UK

Don't panic but be aware, experts advise tourists after earthquakes rattle Greece

Two earthquakes struck near Crete and islands across the Aegean sea over the last two weeks. Experts are warning tourists to familiarise themselves with emergency guidance.

Euronews

Greece boosts firefighter and drone numbers to tackle growing risk of wildfires

Officials said the number of firefighting personnel has increased by roughly 20% over the past two years, while the fleet of fire-surveillance drones has grown to 82, up from the previous 45.

Euronews

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Crete earthquake mapped: Where the magnitude 6.1 quake was most intense

The earthquake was felt across islands in the Aegean sea on Thursday morning

The Independent UK

Greece doubles drone fleet and deploys record firefighters to tackle growing wildfire risk

Greece is deploying a record 18,000 firefighters and nearly doubling its drone fleet this summer to combat intensifying wildfires linked to climate change

The Independent UK

Moment magnitude 6 Crete earthquake violently shakes flour mill

CCTV captured the moment a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the northern coast of Crete, Greece, on Thursday morning (22 May).

The Independent UK

Crete earthquake: Tsunami warning issued and British tourists terrified as magnitude 6 quake hits islands in Greece

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has issued a tsunami warning

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Crete earthquake latest: Aftershocks continue after 6.1 quake with tourist sites still closed

Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos said there would be additional aftershocks through the day, ‘but they are all harmless’

The Independent UK

Crete hit by 6.1 magnitude earthquake, no significant damage reported

The earthquake's epicentre was 56 kilometres northeast of Heraklion, off the Greek coast.

Euronews

Tsunami warning after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off Crete coast in Greece

This tremor follows a similar 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck just a week ago near the island of Kasos

The Independent UK

Uncle Sam’s biggest creditor faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high

Japan's prime minister warned members of parliament the country cannot afford any tax cuts funded through the issue of new debt as calls grow for stimulus ahead of July elections to the upper house.

Fortune

Japan PM warns financial condition worse than Greece’s

Shigeru Ishiba says fiscal state not good as GDP shrinks

The Independent UK

Greece sues Adidas over drone of shoe ‘kicking’ the Acropolis

Greece’s Culture Ministry alleges the sportswear giant used images of the protected historical site without permission

Evening Standard

George Clooney vows to keep fighting UK over return of Elgin Marbles to Greece

The American Oscar winner continues to campaign for ownership of the historical artefacts to be transferred to Greece

Evening Standard

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‘I got invited to a World Cup party at Becks' house – white tie and diamonds was the dress code! I spent most of the time with my lad in the kids’ play tent!’Danny Mills recalls entering the orbit of David Beckham

Danny Mills was present to witness David Beckham’s stunning free-kick against Greece and England’s subsequent 2002 World Cup campaign

The Guardian - UK

Outrage in Greece after Adidas advert shows drone shoe ‘kicking’ Acropolis

Athens takes legal action after its most famous monument given role in creating ‘extremely unpleasant image’

The Independent UK

Why Greece is suing a major shoe brand

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The Independent UK

Greece files lawsuit against Adidas for ad showing a ‘shoe kicking the Acropolis’

The campaign could breach the country’s antiquities law, culture minister says

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10 Alternative Travel Destinations For Indians to Consider Amid Turkey and Azerbaijan Boycott

Faced with shifting travel considerations regarding Turkey and Azerbaijan, Indian travellers have a wide array of welcoming and wonderful alternatives awaiting exploration.

The Independent UK

Tomb thought to hold Alexander the Great’s father actually found to contain remains of young woman and six infants

Located beneath a large burial mound, Tomb I at the site of Vergina, in northern Greece, is near several other tombs which are thought to hold members of Alexander the Great’s family

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Crete? What you need to know after earthquake sparks tsunami warning for Greek island

Authorities have said there has been little surface impact, and tsunamis are unlikely due to the earthquake’s depth

The Independent UK

Crete earthquake: Greece issues tsunami warning as 5.9 magnitude quake ‘felt in Egypt’

Greek authorities have told people to ‘move away from the coast immediately’

The Independent UK

Meet the Mount Athos monks living at Simonos Petra monastery in northern Greece

Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 years

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Orthodox monks carry on a tradition of monastic life at a cliffside Greek monastery

The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.

The Independent UK

On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — or Simon’s Rock — transcends country-based branches of the Christian faith, embracing monks from across the world, including converts from non-Orthodox nations

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