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'Last generation': Greek island's fading pistachio tradition
Lebanon Democrat - Tennessee
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Four farmhands whacked a pistachio tree with sticks, and ripe nuts rained down onto tarps. The bounty seemed plentiful but the crew was unimpressed. "Few pistachios," Albanian worker Daso Shpata, 47, said under a blazing sun on Greece's Aegina...
Clear skies to give way to unsettled weather
Kathimerini
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September 8, 2025
NEWS [Vangelis Bougiotis/Intime News] Greece is expected to begin the week with mostly clear skies, before conditions gradually become unsettled, with the possibility of showers as the days progress. According to the national weather service, EMY,...
Greece and UK to Finalize Tourism Cooperation Memorandum by Year-End
Greek Travel Pages
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September 4, 2025
UK Ambassador Matthew Lodge, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and British Consul in Greece Alexandra Gregory. Photo source: Tourism Ministry Greece and the United Kingdom are advancing plans to finalize a Memorandum of Tourism Cooperation,...
Greek Olive Oil in Japan: Health, Heritage and Authenticity
The National Herald
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September 4, 2025
TOKYO – At the largest olive oil contest in Asia and Oceania, the Olive Japan International Olive Oil Competition, Greek olive oils earned 12 Gold Medals and 36 Silvers. This year, 19 judges from 11 countries evaluated 803 olive oil samples from...
Air Niugini receives first Airbus A220 in fleet renewal milestone
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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September 14, 2025
Air Niugini receives first Airbus A220, marking a major fleet renewal step. The A220-300 will fly via Vancouver, Honolulu, and Fiji before arriving in Port Moresby. Air Niugini receives first Airbus A220 in a landmark delivery that underscores...
WEATHER BLOG: Rain may impact Friday afternoon and evening events
KMBC 9 - Missouri
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September 4, 2025
WEATHER BLOG: Rain may impact Friday afternoon and evening events TO COMING UP. YEAH. RECORD LOWS, RECORD HIGH. LOW LOW HIGHS. YOU GOT. WE GOT COLD WEATHER COMING, BUT UNFORTUNATELY FRIDAY IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL DAY. IT’S RED FRIDAY AND IT’S GOING...
Athens High School band director arrested on meth charge
KWTX 10 - Texas
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September 4, 2025
ATHENS, Texas (KLTV) - The Athens High School band director was arrested Wednesday following the search of his home on Wednesday that revealed suspected methamphetamine, according to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office. The district released a...
Climate change fuelled wildfires of 'unprecedented intensity' in Spain and Portugal, experts say
Euronews
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September 4, 2025
Published on 04/09/2025 - 7:02 GMT+2 Climate change made weather that fuelled Portugal and Spain’s deadly wildfires this summer around 40 times more likely, new research has found. Blazes in the Iberian Peninsula broke out at the end of July....
Greeks of Iceland: The “coldest” Greek in Iceland finds a nation of warmth
Neos Kosmos
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September 7, 2025
I admit I only know Iceland from Bjork, James Bond, Idris Elba. What can I say? I’m a cold weather snob; years in beautiful London ensured I never again wanted to freeze, despite sporting a beard and a hairy chest for insulation. Last year I...
Athens Extends Public Transport Hours for Concert at Panathenaic Stadium
To Vima
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September 4, 2025
Athens public transport services will operate on extended hours tonight, September 4, to support the large crowds expected at the Panathenaic Stadium for a tribute concert to the legendary Greek singer Stelios Kazantzidis. The concert, organized...
Google’s top AI scientist says this is what he thinks will be the next generation’s most needed skill
The Independent
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September 14, 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...
Greece to Cyprus: Make up your mind on energy link
Knews Kathimerini
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Greece is pressing Cyprus to make up its mind about a major electricity project linking the island to Greece and Israel, after Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos publicly questioned whether the multibillion-euro plan is financially viable....
Climate change made heat, dryness that fuelled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely
Telengana Today
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September 4, 2025
A new study found extreme hot, dry and windy conditions fueling Iberian wildfires were 40 times more likely due to climate change. Fires in Spain and Portugal killed eight, displaced 35,000, and scorched 640,000 hectares, worsened by rural neglect...
Climate change is quietly igniting border disputes
The Straits Times
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September 4, 2025
In recent years, Greek soldiers on patrol along the Evros River have found themselves at times unsure of which country they were in. Sometimes extreme rain swells the river, which forms most of the Greece-Turkey land border, enough to obscure...
Athens sends message to Nicosia over power cable project
Kathimerini
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Athens is pressing Cyprus to take a clear stance on a flagship electricity interconnection project linking the island to Greece and Israel, as political rifts and a European investigation cast uncertainty over its future. Cypriot Finance Minister...
Climate change driving conditions for Iberian wildfires: Study
Al Jazeera
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September 4, 2025
Portugal and Spain account for two-thirds of one million hectares of land destroyed by wildfire in Europe in 2025. Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025 Climate change is helping to make wildfires that ravage hundreds of thousands of hectares of land...
Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
Associated Press
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September 4, 2025
MADRID (AP) — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula’s most destructive wildfire seasons in recorded history, were 40 times more likely due to climate change, according to a study released Thursday....
A McDaniel student is traveling to Greece to represent her team in a unique sport
WBAL TV - Maryland
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September 7, 2025
A Maryland student is traveling to Greece to compete in a unique sport THANKS, SELENA. JOINING ME NOW IS ROHAN TITUS AND COACH JOHN LOW FROM MCDANIEL COLLEGE. AND YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT YOUR TEAM IN GREECE. TELL US WHAT THIS SPORT IS...
25 Cities Where You Can Retire in Great Weather for $2,000 a Month
AOL
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April Ann Canada / Getty Images/iStockphotoIt’s no secret that retiring in the U.S. can be pricey, but living out your golden years on a budget doesn’t mean sacrificing the dream of coastal living or sunny-year-round weather. There are plenty of...
5 Of The Longest-Lasting Diesel Engines Of All Time
SlashGear
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September 14, 2025
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Given the numerous advantages diesel engines offer, it's puzzling why they are almost non-existent in cars today. Yes, the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal is partly to blame, but surely...