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Greece expands space industry with defense, naval ties
Kathimerini
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ECONOMY A view of Earth from the cupola of the International Space Station. The Greek satellites are planned to enter orbit in 2025, at a distance of 500-600 km from Earth. [Shutterstock] Greece’s space industry is expanding rapidly, with 60...
Octopus Energy sparks £10bn demerger of tech arm Kraken
Sky News
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July 5, 2025
Octopus Energy Group, Britain's largest residential gas and electricity supplier, is plotting a £10bn demerger of its technology arm that would reinforce its status as one of the country's most valuable private companies. Sky News can exclusively...
Greece battles wildfire for a third day as temperatures rise
Gulf Today
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July 4, 2025
Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate. Around 130 firefighters, 48 vehicles and six helicopters were...
Greek firefighters battle fresh blaze near Athens as Crete fire retreats
The Express Tribune
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July 4, 2025
Listen to article A wildfire on the island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is "retreating", Greek firefighters told AFP on Friday, but a new blaze fanned by strong winds is spreading east of the capital, Athens....
Greece Fights Crete Wildfire For Third Day Amid Rising Temperatures
StratNews Global
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July 4, 2025
Home Europe Greece Greece Fights Crete Wildfire For Third Day Amid Rising Temperatures Some 130 firefighters, supported by 48 vehicles and six helicopters, battled the blaze amid gale-force winds and dry conditions that risked reigniting contained...
Greece fights Crete wildfire amid Europe heatwave, tourists evacuated
The Sun Daily
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July 4, 2025
ATHENS: Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to leave the area. Around 130 firefighters, 48...
Greece: Political and social timeline from 2015 to 2025 (Part 12)
CADTM
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July 4, 2025
2015: From Hope in Syriza to Surrender • 25 January 2015: Electoral victory of the radical left coalition (Syriza). • 27 January 2015: start of the Syriza-Anel government • 30 January 2015: the press conference given by Yanis Varoufakis (Minister...
Greece arrests gang smuggling cocaine-infused leather from Latin America
Yahoo News
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ATHENS (Reuters) -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. They said the method used by the gang signalled...
Greece battles wildfire on Crete for a third day as temperatures rise
The Gazette - Colorado
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ATHENS (Reuters) -Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to leave the area. Around 130 firefighters,...
Greece battles wildfire on Crete for a third day, thousands of tourists left the area
Cyprus Mail
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July 4, 2025
Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to leave the area. Around 130 firefighters, 48 vehicles and...
Greece’s Growing Thirst: The Looming Water Scarcity
Greek Reporter
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July 4, 2025
Mornos Lake in Greece at low levels, File photo. Credit: 5telios, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Water scarcity is no longer a future threat for Greece; it’s a pressing reality worsening with each passing year. The nation, particularly its most populous regions,...
Surprising Regions Raise Greece's Reputation in Winter
Tornos News
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July 4, 2025
With "vehicles" of culture, gastronomy and hospitality, Greece, Athens and its Regions also stand out in the perceptions of travelers in winter, since online ratings of their experiences in the country exceed the European average of ratings, as...
Greece Battles Wildfires, Braces for Second Heatwave
Greek Reporter
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July 4, 2025
Firefighters in Greece managed to put out two large wildfires. File photo. Credit: Greek Reporter/Odysseas Karadis Authorities in Greece are grappling with multiple wildfires that have forced mass evacuations and sparked concerns for the tourism...
Ship Financing: Greek Banks Emerging as Major Players With a Market Share of 6.1%
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 4, 2025
Greek banks have emerged as key members of the global ship financing market, with a growing market share and a portfolio of $18 billion by the end of 2024, an impressive annual increase of 18%, according to the latest annual report on global ship...
Open call for green hydrogen high-efficiency CHP pilot plant in northern Greece
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 4, 2025
Western Macedonia is Greece’s main coal region, and the other one is Megalopolis in the Peloponnese. The country is transforming the economies of the two areas toward clean and smart technologies, largely with funding from the European Union and...
Fourth of July: How Ancient Greece Inspired American Independence
Greek Reporter
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July 4, 2025
US Capitol Building, which was inspired by ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Ancient Greece and the ideals we celebrate on Fourth of July greatly influenced the push for American independence. Credit: Public domain Greek Americans have one...
Cyprus University of Technology Hosts Successful Erasmus+ Project “Feel the FemPower Limassol” Multiplier Event
Scientix
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July 4, 2025
July 4th, 2025 by guest CC-BY, provided by author The “Feel the FemPower Limassol” event successfully brought together academia and industry experts to discuss and address gender inequalities in the sector of clean energy transition. The event...
Wildfire on Greek island of Crete is 'retreating' but new blaze spreading near Athens
The Journal
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July 4, 2025
A WILDFIRE ON the island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is “retreating”, Greek firefighters told AFP on Friday, but a new blaze fanned by strong winds is spreading east of the capital, Athens. Hot dry weather in...
Greece Implements Controversial New Labor Law
Greek Reporter
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July 3, 2025
Protest for the new labor law outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece. Credit: Orestis Panagiotou / Amna Greece’s government has introduced a new labor bill containing radical reforms to working hours, hiring and firing procedures, and...
"Never seen a more unprepared player" - Stefanos Tsitsipas' coach Goran Ivanisevic gives brutally honest reality check to Greek after Wimbledon loss
Sportskeeda
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July 4, 2025
Stefanos Tsitsipas has come under heavy criticism from Goran Ivanisevic following his first-round exit at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. Ivanisevic, who recently joined Tsitsipas’ coaching team, didn’t hold back, saying the Greek isn’t remotely...