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Greece blocks asylum claims for migrants on island of Crete after a surge in arrivals
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Climate Change Triples Death Toll in Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave, Study Finds
Tasnim News Agency
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July 9, 2025
Extreme heat is emerging as a major killer as the climate crisis accelerates, according to a new study estimating that global warming tripled fatalities during Europe’s latest heat wave. For more than a week, temperatures across much of Europe...
10 years since the Greek referendum: The lessons of Syriza’s betrayal
World Socialist Web Site
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July 12, 2025
Elevenlabs AudioNative Player Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attends a meeting with lawmakers of Syriza governing party at the Greek Parliament in Athens, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. [AP Photo/Petros Karadjias]Ten years ago this month, the...
Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, says study
Saudi Gazette
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July 9, 2025
BRUSSELS — An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found. Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the...
Greece and Türkiye Deepen Tourism Ties, Target Cross-Border Connectivity
Greek Travel Pages
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July 8, 2025
Greek Tourism Minister Anna Karamanli and her Turkish counterpart Nadir Alpaslan. Photo source: Turkish Ministry of Tourism and Culture Greece and Türkiye are taking steps to strengthen bilateral relations through tourism, signing a new...
Greece’s Leros Transforms Mussolini’s Legacy
Greek Reporter
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July 9, 2025
A yacht off the coast of Alina on Leros. Credit: Robert Powell/ Wikimedia Commons/CC by-SA 3.0 A hidden gem in the heart of the Aegean, Leros, once a stronghold of Italy’s dictator Benito Mussolini, is poised for a transformation. The Greek...
Public’s fight against a north Alabama quarry heads to court
AL.com - Alabama
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July 17, 2025
The fight to stop a quarry in Belle Mina heads to court Tuesday in Limestone County. A group of churches and residents have filed suit to block the quarry less than a half mile from the heart of Belle Mina, a Limestone County community that is...
Athens is First City to Join Global “Blue Cities Alliance” for Ocean Protection
Greek Reporter
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July 9, 2025
Haris Doukas signs the Blue Cities Manifesto, as Alexandra Cousteau stands by.Credit: Municipality of Athens In a landmark move for ocean regeneration and urban resilience, Athens has become the inaugural city to sign the “Blue Cities Manifesto,”...
Are heatwaves becoming more common?
The Spectator Australia
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July 16, 2025
Grand unions The BMA – or British Medical Association – called a five-day strike of junior doctors (which it now calls resident doctors). Some other grandly named trade unions: — Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (or Aslef) —...
Climate change tripled deaths in European cities during recent heatwaves - with 171 excess deaths in London
Radio X
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9 July 2025, 05:32 The heatwaves were up to 4C hotter across cities compared to a world without climate change, the study from the World Weather Attribution group of researchers said. Picture: Alamy Climate change tripled the number of...
Mysterious black hole spotted between colliding galaxies confounds researchers
The National News
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A mysterious black hole spotted between two galaxies that are crashing into each other is challenging existing theories on how these powerful cosmic objects are formed. Researchers behind the study were surprised as black holes are typically found...
Greece Adjusts Archaeological Site Hours Due to Heatwave
Greek Travel Pages
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July 8, 2025
Acropolis, Athens. Photo © Greek Travel Pages With temperatures soaring across Greece, authorities are adjusting the opening hours of archaeological sites to safeguard both visitors and staff from heat-related risks. According to announcements...
Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, first ever rapid study finds
Euronews
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An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found. Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the number of...
How to spend a holiday in Nice, the sunshine capital of France
The Times
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Of all the resorts strung along the shimmering waters of the Côte d’Azur, Nice has the most swagger. With more grit than Cannes or Saint Tropez, it’s a proper, working city — the fifth largest in France — as well as a holiday destination....
Greece Closes Acropolis Due to Heatwave
Tempo.co
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July 9, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Greece has closed the main tourist attraction in Athens, the capital of the country, due to a heatwave. The temperature is expected to reach 42 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. As reported by Greek City Times, the...
Greece in favor of digital euro, says finance minister
Kathimerini
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ECONOMY The digital euro issue was at the core of the discussion at the ECOFIN meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis expressed Greece’s support for the project, stressing that in an unstable geopolitical...
Climate crisis tripled death toll of Europe’s latest heatwave: Greenpeace calls for polluters to pay
Greenpeace International
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July 9, 2025
Amsterdam – Responding to a rapid study by scientists at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine that found that the number of heat-related deaths across 12 European cities tripled due to the climate crisis in...
Architectural accolades
Times-Standard - California
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July 17, 2025
To honor those who are conserving and restoring some of the city’s renowned historical architecture, the Eureka Heritage Society has presented four 2025 Preservation Awards. According to a Eureka Heritage Society press release: The Preservationist...
Athens, the first city to join the Blue Cities Alliance
Tornos News
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July 8, 2025
In a landmark event for ocean regeneration and coastal resilience, the Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, became the first Mayor to sign the Blue Cities Manifesto, officially joining Athens in the Blue Cities Alliance - a global initiative led by...
Lorde Adds Extra Dates To Australian Leg Of Ultrasound World Tour
Stereoboard
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Photo: Talia Chetrit Due to pre-sale demand, Lorde has added extra dates to the Australian leg of her Ultrasound World Tour. The Auckland star has added a second show at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena on February 19, the day after her originally...