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Searing Heat Burns Greece, Turkey as Torrid Weather Shifts East
An intense heat wave continued to scorch Europe on Friday as firefighters scrambled to control wildfires in Greece and neighboring Turkey.
Greece Wildfires: More Than 5,000 Evacuated From Tourist Hotspot
Wildfires are burning across Europe, with major blazes in Greece and Turkey forcing thousands to evacuate and killing two ...
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Wildfires hit Greece’s mainland and islands, forcing evacuations
Wildfires hit Greece’s mainland and islands, forcing evacuations Greek firefighters battled fierce wildfires on Thursday as ...
New Fire Threatens Homes in Greece's Athens, Blaze in Crete Displaces Over 1,000, as Europe Bakes in Heatwave
IERAPETRA, Crete (Reuters) -Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive ...
Foreign Office issues visa update for Greece, Italy and other parts of Europe
The Forgeign Office has issued a visa update for Europe as part of a new crackdown on border security. Affected countries ...
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Greece arrests gang smuggling cocaine-infused leather from Latin America
ATHENS - Greek police have dismantled a gang that had been hiding cocaine in sheets of leather that were smuggled from Bolivia to Greece on container ships, police officials said on Friday. Read more ...
What to Know About the Dangerous Heat in Europe
Some parts of Western Europe were starting to cool off as the extreme heat that has gripped the continent moved east.
Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge
The European Union’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a firmer stance with Libyan authorities following a ...
Severe heat waves hit southern Europe as local authorities warn against wildfire risks
Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in ...
New UK border security measures to affect travellers flying from Greece and Italy
A visa update for Europe has been issued by the Foreign Office as part of a new crackdown on border security. Countries ...
Deadly 'early summer’ heatwave moves across Europe as climate scientists ring alarm bells
A scorching heatwave across parts of Europe this week has been linked to half a dozen deaths, fuelled wildfires in Greece and Turkey and piled pressure on the continent’s already stressed waterways.