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Greece’s Pineios Lake Runs Dry: Where Myth Meets a Water Crisis
Greek Reporter
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September 12, 2025
Greece’s Pineios Lake in Ilia faces severe drought Credit: Labros Tsakrilis / Notospress Greece’s Pineios Lake, the largest in the western part of the Peloponnese, steeped in myth, is shrinking at an alarming rate. Prolonged drought and decades of...
The Organization on the Frontlines of Marine Wildlife Protection
To Vima
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September 12, 2025
From mammals and birds to crustaceans and reptiles, some bioluminescent, others color-changing, the vast, deep, blue oceans of our planet house an incredible array of wildlife. But many of these creatures are under constant threat from poaching...
Greece Stops Hotel Construction on Milos’ Iconic Beach
Greek Reporter
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September 12, 2025
Plans to build a 5-star luxury hotel near Sarakiniko beach had sparked outrage on the Greek island. Credit: Dronepicr, CC2/Wikipedia Greek authorities have cancelled the controversial construction of a luxury hotel on Sarakiniko, one of Milos’s...
Hellenic Cables to link Corfu island to Greek mainland
Offshore Energy
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September 12, 2025
Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has awarded Hellenic Cables with a contract for the delivery of a cable system that will link the island of Corfu with the mainland. Source: Hellenic Cables...
Hellenic Cables Lands Interconnection Contract in Greece">
Ocean News & Technology - Florida
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September 12, 2025
The turnkey project includes the design, manufacture, installation, protection, and commissioning of approximately 18 km of three-core submarine cables and 13 km of single-core underground cables. The 150 kV composite submarine and underground...
A new Ohio nature preserve in Athens and Morgan counties protects 3,000 acres of Appalachian foothills
WOUB Public Media - Ohio
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September 12, 2025
A new Ohio nature preserve in Athens and Morgan counties protects 3,000 acres of Appalachian foothills By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom Posted on: Friday, September 12, 2025 < < Back to ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Betty Lowe’s...
Chevron’s JV with local player makes a play for four hydrocarbon blocks offshore Greece
Offshore Energy
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September 12, 2025
Hellenic Hydrocarbons & Energy Resources Management Company (Herema) has revealed that a joint venture (JV), entailing the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron and Helleniq Energy, has submitted bids for hydrocarbon exploration at four blocks...
Greek island blocks disputed hotel near renowned 'moon beach'
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Greek island blocks disputed hotel near renowned 'moon beach' ATHENS, Sept 11, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A disputed hotel project near one of Greece's best-known beaches on the tourist island of Milos has been blocked after months of controversy, local...
Brits heading to Greece on holiday face new bans in two months
The Mirror
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September 12, 2025
Holidays to parts of Greece may soon get a little trickier if Athens goes ahead with a new crackdown. The Greek government is considering extending restrictions on short-term rentals to alleviate the strain on the nation's property market. Prime...
Athens’ Jaxon Unger wins 48 Blitz Player of the Week
WAFF 48 - Alabama
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September 11, 2025
ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Athens senior, Jaxon Unger earned 48 Blitz player of the week for week two of the high school football season. Unger was named the starting quarterback for the Golden Eagles after week one. In his first game under center,...
Greek Hoteliers Warn of 2026 Slowdown, Seek Government Support
Greek Travel Pages
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September 11, 2025
Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) President Yiannis Hatzis. Despite encouraging results this tourism season, Greek hoteliers are urging the government to introduce support measures for the sector, citing concerns over a potential slowdown in...
Greek government strikes deal with Open AI to use tools for education and start-ups
Global Government Forum
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September 11, 2025
Photo: Pixabay The government of Greece agreed a deal with US artificial intelligence firm OpenAI to make AI tools widely available for use in secondary education and small businesses. The deal means Greek startups in areas such as healthcare,...
UK tourists face Greece 'ban' under new rules in popular area
Chronicle Live
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September 12, 2025
The Greek government is considering plans to prolong restrictions on short-term rentals in an effort to alleviate strain on the nation's property market. Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at the Thessaloniki International Fair,...
Bulgaria at the Heart of New EU Corridor Connecting Greece and Ukraine
Novinite
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The European Union will establish a new strategic transport corridor linking the Greek port of Alexandroupolis with the Ukrainian city of Odesa, passing through Bulgaria, Greek authorities announced, as reported by Bulgarian National Radio. This...
Contextualizing Urban Road Network Hierarchy and Its Role for Sustainable Transport Futures: A Systematic Literature Review Using Bibliometric Analysis and Content Analysis Tools
Newswise
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September 12, 2025
Newswise — With the acceleration of urbanization, urban road networks, as core components of urban transport and planning systems, face challenges in balancing sustainability, multimodal mobility, and functional efficiency. The concept of urban...
Maritime Community Tees Off, Makes History at the Glyfada Greek Maritime Golf Event
The National Herald
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September 12, 2025
ATHENS – The Glyfada Greek Maritime Golf Event, the top golf tournament for the maritime community, concluded successfully on September 5 at the iconic Glyfada Golf Course, bringing together top executives from the maritime industry in a dynamic...
Helleniq Energy and Chevron join forces for offshore exploration in Greece
CEENERGYNEWS
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September 12, 2025
Greek oil and gas company HELLENiQ ENERGY and American Chevron have partnered and submitted a joint offer to the tender for hydrocarbon exploration and production in four offshore areas in Greece, south of the Peloponnese and south of Crete. The...
ELIME and Greek Maritime Ministry Advance Strategic Port Transformation
Greek Travel Pages
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September 11, 2025
The Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME) and the Greek Maritime Ministry are stepping up efforts to modernize Greece’s port infrastructure and enhance its investment appeal. During its annual meeting in Thessaloniki, ELIME officials met with...
Greece and Cyprus push for more women in maritime sector roles
Cyprus Mail
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September 11, 2025
Greek women far ahead of European average in maritime jobs Greece’s maritime employees’ pension fund, (NAT) presented its first study on ‘International good practices for the promotion of women’s maritime employment’ last week during the 89th...
Xenia Hotels Get a Second Life: Historic Properties Lead New Era in Greece’s Tourism
Greek Reporter
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September 12, 2025
A Xenia hotel at Pelion, Central Greece, originally built in 1957. Credit: PLAKLE , CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia Greece’s Public Real Estate Company (ETAD) is setting its sights on a new era of tourism development, with a strategic focus on modernizing...