Greece News 2024

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 2024

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August 8, 2024 Thursday

The eight residential area evacuations around the Rethymnon fire

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

More firefighters being flown into Crete for fire fight

Story at Associated Press [English]

Expectations of tourism restrictions for next year

Story at Birmingham Post [English]

The "anti-cruise" ship revolt in Greece

Story at Insider [English]

Bank of Cyprus coming back to Greek Exchange

Story at Bloomberg [English]

Tourists given warning over schistosomiasis infections in Greece

Story at Wales Online [English]

Celebrity Kriti Sanon in Greece

Story at Times of India [English]

The LSU basketball team touring Greece

Story at nola.com [Greek]

The engineering marvel of the Rio-Antirrio Bridge

Story at Greek Reporter [English]

The background for the increase in West Nile virus cases

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Fire fight continues at Rethymnon

Story at IN GR [Greek]

EFKA employee arrested for soliciting bribe

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Why has Ukraine gone into Russia?

Story at Skai [Greek]

Beach coast at Ouranoupoli in Chalcidice – see photo enlarged

Stefanos Tsitsipas controversy in Montreal

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

Number of foreign hotel chains in Greece increases

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Fire situation in Rethymnon has improved

Story at Real [Greek]

Large number of port improvements requested for islands

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Waiting for a Hezbollah attack

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 2024

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