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Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing

Greece’s government has met to try and find ways to improve coordination on migration

The Independent UK

Greece plans hourly caps on visitors to ancient Acropolis

Greek government says no more than 20,000 visitors each day

The Independent UK

A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat

A zoo outside Athens is feeding animals with frozen meals to help shield them from the searing heat as heat wave temperatures return to Greece

The Independent UK

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‘It was hell but the owner said, you have to work’: dying from heat in Greece

Greece relies on its tourism industry. But intense heatwaves, which have led to wildfires across the country, are making life a misery for thousands of staff who have to work outside – and killing some of them

The Guardian - UK

Rare 'Ides of March' dagger coin minted by Brutus after Julius Caesar's murder goes to auction

Brutus minted the silver denarius as a way to pay his troops in the aftermath of Julius Caesar's assassination.

LiveScience

The spread of rented lounge chairs on Greece's beaches brings a pledge to increase inspections

Greece’s finance minister has promised to step up inspections of beach bars and other businesses renting out seaside sunbeds and umbrellas

The Independent UK

Greece plans hourly caps on visitors to ancient Acropolis and will let in up to 20,000 daily

Greece's government says visitors to the Acropolis of Athens will be capped starting next month at a maximum 20,000 daily and subject to varying hourly entry limits

The Independent UK

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Greece's government is planning tougher penalties for arson following a spate of wildfires

Greek authorities are planning tougher penalties for arson with fines to be increased to 10 times the current level

The Independent UK

Unwrapping Kefalonia’s grown-up side: How the Captain Corelli Greek island went from sleepy to sophisticated

Travellers have long flocked to the largest of the Ionian islands for its literary connections, quiet coves and vine-tangled tavernas. But lately it’s becoming more than just a simple escape, finds Nicole Trilivas

The Independent UK

Greek Center-Right Election Victory Likely To Stablize Government

The convincing win by the New Democracy) center-right party in Greek elections stabilizes the political scene in Athens.

Zenger

The Guardian view on investigating a migrant tragedy: bereaved families deserve the truth

Editorial: Why was an effective search and rescue operation not mounted to save up to 750 people on board the Adriana, as it struggled off the Greek coast?

The Guardian - UK

Sailing coaches help rescue more than 130 people stranded by Greece wildfires

A group of youth sailing coaches have been lauded for helping to rescue a group of people stranded on a beach near Volos

The Guardian - UK

Greek prime minister seeks improved relations with Turkey but says Ankara needs to drop aggression

Greece’s prime minister says his country wants to take full advantage of a developing positive climate with neighboring Turkey in order to improve bilateral relations despite a string of decades-old disputes

The Independent UK

The lesson from the Greece wildfires? The climate crisis is coming for us all

The developed world needs to be shocked out of its complacency about our warming world, and the unexpected effects that will follow, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Peace, hiking and fine food in the Cyclades

Known for their “honeyed” light, their whitewashed towns and the harsh beauty of their mountainous interiors, the Cyclades islands contain some of Greece’s hottest tourist spots.

Zenger

Israel Sends Firefighting Aircraft To Assist Greece In Battle Against Massive Wildfires

Israel responds to Greek request for help as extreme weather triggers widespread fires

The Guardian - UK

I took my daughter to Greece – and saw the world through a 17-year-old’s eyes

On our off-season break in Kos, we talk about friends, boys, college, and I realise one-on-one time is beneficial to our relationship and her wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

Greece wildfires under control but strong winds still a threat, say officials

‘No active front’ in Rhodes, Corfu and central Greece blazes as more than 460 firefighters remain on alert

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‘This is another beast’: UN chief heat officer on living amid fires, how to cool cities and fears for her daughter

Eleni Myrivili, whose job is to help cities prepare for extreme heat, says many people do not understand how deadly it can be

The Independent UK

Tourist hotspot Rhodes burns as successive deadly heat waves ravage Greece

As tourists start to trickle back to the Greek island of Rhodes, some people are spending their vacation on empty beaches amongst charred trees and burnt land.

The Guardian - UK

Most fires in Greece were started ‘by human hand’, government says

Official blames negligence or arson for majority of 667 blazes that spread in extreme heat

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought people would throw bottles’: orgy in Athens as ancient Greek drama strips off and lets rip

Naked choruses, sexual fantasies, rubbish tip wastelands and nods to refugee camps … Athens’ Epidaurus festival is thrilling audiences – and thrusting theatre into the 21st century

The Independent UK

When will heatwave in Europe end? New forecast shows relief in sight for countries fighting wildfires

Temperatures will dip from extremes but weather still expected to remain ‘sunny and warm’

The Independent UK

Exclusion zone set up around Greek military base after wildfires trigger powerful explosions

Authorities are maintaining an exclusion zone around an air force base in central Greece where wildfires triggering powerful explosions at an ammunition depot

The Independent UK

When will heatwave in Europe end? New forecast shows relief in sight

Temperatures will dip from extremes but weather still expected to remain ‘sunny and warm’

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