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AP PHOTOS: A ferocious blaze scars the land outside Greece’s capital
MARATHON, Greece (AP) — In the blackened remains of his workshop, sculptor Vangelis Ilias stacks what little is left of years of his efforts. In August, a ferocious wildfire swept through the mountains north of Athens, Greece's capital, pushing into the city and coming within feet...
Ruins of a long-sunken Greek village emerge as drought saps a vital reservoir
LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Like ghosts from the past, sunken villages at the bottom of water reservoirs are not meant to be seen. But the ruins of Kallio in the mountains of central Greece are becoming very much visible — and they have a warning to deliver. As an unprecedented...
StealthGas: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — StealthGas Inc. (GASS) on Thursday reported profit of $25.8 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Athens, Greece-based company said it had net income of 70 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, came to...
A climate-related mass die-off leaves over 100 tons of dead fish collecting at a Greek port
VOLOS, Greece (AP) — More than 100 tons of dead fish were collected in and around the port of Volos in central Greece after a mass die-off linked to extreme weather fluctuations, authorities said Thursday. The dead freshwater fish filled the bay 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of...
Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials said Wednesday, including one that had 115 people crammed into it. A coast guard statement said the vessel was located in distress...
Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee's store in Alabama
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hours' notice before performing a free concert Friday night in the parking lot of a large convenience store and gas station in north Alabama. About 5,500 people turned out for the show in Athens, about 100 miles (161...
Wildfire that gutted scores of homes near Athens burned an area nearly twice the size of Manhattan
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A European Union satellite mapping agency says 104 square kilometers (40 square miles) of land was burned northeast of Athens this week during a deadly wildfire that gutted scores of homes and prompted multiple countries to send assistance. The Copernicus...
Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters in Greece battled scattered fires on Tuesday in hopes of containing the remains of a major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering multiple evacuations and leaving at least one person dead. With strong winds that had...
Drop in winds offers hope as firefighters battle huge wildfire on fringes of Athens. 1 person dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire raged across the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and triggering multiple evacuations as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. The fire...
A wildfire near Greece's capital darkens the skies over Athens and advances fast
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A wildfire burned northeast of Athens on Sunday, darkening the sky as the smell of smoke and soot pervaded the Greek capital. More than 400 firefighters, 110 fire engines and a large number of volunteers were fighting the fire, which broke out around 3 p.m....
