Greek Authorities

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  Earthquake Swarm Near Santorini Triggers Emergency Response from Greek Authorities

  Greek authorities have closed schools and deployed emergency teams in response to an increasing earthquake swarm near Santorini. The tremors, which began last week, have been intensifying in frequency and magnitude, with the strongest recorded at magnitude 5. Experts have determined that the seismic activity is caused by fault movement, rather than...

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  Greece Issues Increased Seismic Activity Warning In Santorini

  Greek authorities have advised people on the Aegean island of Santorini to shut schools on Monday, avoid two small ports and refrain from gathering in indoor spaces after increased seismic activity in the area over recent days.

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  How To Fix Democracy? Ancient Philosopher Plato May Have An Answer

  The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the "cradle of democracy".

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  Raging Wildfire Forces Dozens To Evacuate In Greece

  Greek authorities have ordered the evacuation of Marathon town, the birthplace of the Marathon race, due to a raging wildfire.

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  Greece's Biggest Olympic Stadium Shut Over Roof Safety Concerns

  Greek authorities have shut the country's biggest sports stadium amid concerns over the stability of its steel dome, an architectural landmark built for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

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  Thousands More Evacuated From Greece Due To Wildfires

  Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece.

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  300 Pakistanis Feared Dead In Greece Boat Tragedy, 10 Traffickers Arrested

  Pakistan authorities arrested 10 alleged human traffickers on Sunday, days after hundreds of migrants were feared drowned off the Greek coast.

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  Greece Foils Terror Attack Against Jewish, 2 Pakistanis Arrested: Report

  Greek authorities foiled a terrorist attack against Jewish and Israeli targets in the country and arrested two Pakistanis over an alleged plot, The Wall Street Journal reported citing officials.

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  Cambridge Dictionary Reveals Its Word Of The Year 2022, Inspired By Wordle

  In the context of the game, ''homer'' doesn't refer to the Greek poet and author, but refers to an informal American English word for a 'home run' in baseball.

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  Greece Find COVID-19 Among Mink At Two Farms

  Greek authorities have found COVID-19 in mink at two farms in northern Greece, an agriculture ministry official said on Friday.

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  Thousands Of Dead Fish Wash Up On Drought-Stricken Greek Lake

  Thousands of fish washed up dead on the shores of Lake Koroneia in northern Greece on Thursday as a result of high temperatures and declining water levels, authorities said.

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  At Least 2 Dead As Greek Passenger Train Derails

  At least two people died and seven more were injured when a train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night and ripped through a house, authorities said.

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  4 Killed In Greek Army Helicopter Crash

  Four Greek army officers were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a hilly area in the centre of the country, military authorities said.

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  70,000 Evacuated In Greece To Defuse World War II Bomb

  Greek authorities on Saturday began evacuating some 70,000 people in the city of Thessaloniki ahead of an operation to defuse a bomb from World War II.

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  Greek Military Helicopter Crash Lands In Sea During Training

  Greek authorities say two crew members were rescued after their helicopter suffered an engine failure and fell into the sea near the coast in northern Greece during a training exercise.