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Diaspora Greeks with Ionian island descent meet on Corfu
Greeks of the diaspora from the Ionian Islands will meet on Corfu in September, in the first such international conference
Lefteris Petrounias wins gold medal in the men’s rings
Greek Olympic athlete and world champion Lefteris Petrounias won his fourth consecutive European gold in gymnastics in the men’s rings
Greek triumph in women’s pole vault in Berlin
Greek pole vaulters Katerina Stefanidi and Nicole Kyriakopoulou won the first two places at the European Athletics Championship held in
Two villages evacuated in Evia
A large fire broke out on Sunday in a forested area of Central Evia, which headed towards the villages of
Major archaeological find in Ancient Olympia
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Greek authorities have ordered the evacuation of two villages and a monastery on the island of Evia near Athens after a large fire broke out in a dry pine forest on Sunday.
Agriculture minister Vangelis Apostolou, who is on the scene, told reporters that fire crews are bracing for an all-night struggle.
“Forces from the entire region have been transferred here,” Apostolou said.
Traffic on the main road that runs the length of the 180-kilometer island has been stopped and travellers are being asked to take ferries rather than drive near the blaze.
Greece is still mourning the 94 people killed in a wildfire near the coastal resort of Mati near Athens on July 23. More than 30 people are still hospitalized, several in critical condition.
The country’s worst fire calamity prompted the ouster of the heads of police and fire brigades, in addition to the minister responsible for state security.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Friday that he assumes political responsibility for the Greek wildfires that have killed at least 87 people this week. In a cabinet meeting broadcast in Greek media, Tsipras said
At the presentation of the Parliament’s budget office report regarding the course of the economy in the second quarter of 2018, the head of the budget office, Frangiskos Koutentakis, stressed that the conditions are favorable,
Addressing a development conference in Patras, Alternate Minister for Economy and Development Alexis Charitsis referred to the establishment of a new microcredit fund, which will support small businesses and entrepreneurs who do not have access
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On This Day
August 15
- 1461: The Empire of Trebizond fell to the Ottoman Turks.
- 1858: The cornerstone was laid on the old Hellenic Parliament building
- 1940: The Greek war ship "Elli" was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine off the coast of Tinos.
- 1988: November 17th members tied up a number of police officers at Vyronas, Athens and left with cache of weapons and ammunition.
- Births: Stylianos Gonatas, general, Prime Minister (1876), Giorgos Mouzakis (1922), composer; Kostis Stephanopoulos (1926), politician and President of Greece
- Deaths: General Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos (1989)
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