'Cooked alive': Europe's wildfires hit tourism spots and forests
World 15:17 13/08/2025Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday, with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of Europe.
Two Vietnamese tourists die at sea in Greece amid gale-force winds
Vietnam News 10:10 10/08/2025Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force winds confined many ferries to port, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of summer travellers, and also sparked fires.
Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages
World 16:26 27/07/2025Firefighters were battling wildfires across Greece and the Western Balkans on Saturday as the south of Europe sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer, with some villages and settlements being evacuated in Greece and Albania.
Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
World 17:14 10/07/2025As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.
Greece shuts Acropolis for part of day as heat soars, bans outdoor work
World 10:33 09/07/2025Greece shut the Acropolis for several hours in the afternoon on Tuesday, as the Mediterranean country baked in its second major heatwave of the season, with temperatures set to soar as high as 41 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Greece to install train control systems by September in reform after deadly 2023 crash
World 19:10 28/04/2025Greece aims to install remote train control systems to make its railways safer by September, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, more than two years after the country's worst rail disaster killed 57 people, most of them students.
Greek president visits popular destinations in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 17:13 19/05/2022The president visited Bach Dang Wharf Park, Ngoc Hoang Pagoda, the Museum of Vietnamese History, and the Municipal Theater
Greek president talks cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City chairman
Vietnam News 13:01 19/05/2022Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou joined talks with Ho Chi Minh City chairman Phan Van Mai on Wednesday
Greek president buys souvenirs at Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Vietnam News 11:24 18/05/2022She took a stroll along a street and bought souvenirs at a local shop on Tuesday evening
Greek banks must find up to 14.4 bn euros after ECB stress test
Economy 14:48 01/11/2015Weakened after years of recession, Greece's banks took a further battering this year when the government pushed the country to the brink of a euro exit in a standoff with Berlin and Brussels over the terms of Greece's international bailout
Greece on the brink after Europe refuses bailout
World 15:52 28/06/2015Greece's crisis deepened Saturday after its European partners responded to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's call for a referendum on bailout proposals by refusing to extend a critical financial lifeline after it ends on Tuesday
European shares fall after Greek talks collapse
Economy 15:09 17/02/2015European shares fell on Tuesday after talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country's rescue package broke down, raising doubts about Athens' future in the euro.
