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Greece’s Fur Industry on the Brink as EU Sanctions on Russia Bite

For decades, Antonis Disios' workshop was abuzz with the sound of sewing machines stitching fur coats for his wealthy Russian buyers. In March, European Union sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war shut the business overnight. Disios, like hundreds of other fur businesses in the lakeside city of Kastoria, was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece complains to Serbia over mortar cargo plane crash

Greece has filed an official complaint with Serbia after a cargo plane carrying mortar ammunition crashed while attempting an emergency landing in northern Greece

The Independent UK

Greece's fur industry on the brink as EU sanctions on Russia bite

By Karolina Tagaris

Reuters

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Eight dead after Ukrainian airline plane carrying munitions crashes in Greece

A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late on Saturday, killing all eight crew members on board, Greek and Serbian authorities said on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Tristan Thompson ditches Khloe to party in Greece ahead of imminent birth of 'baby boy'

Khloe Kardashian's baby daddy, Tristan Thompson, enjoyed a wild night out in Mykonos on Saturday ahead of the imminent birth of their second child

Daily Mirror

Greece plane crash: Aircraft ‘carrying 12 tons of explosives’ crashes killing eight

The cargo plane which crashed in northern Greece was carrying 11 tonnes of weapons, including land mines, to Bangladesh, as the eight crew members

Daily Mirror

Fires scorch France and Spain as Europe wilts under extreme heat wave

Authorities in France and across southwest Europe are battling to control huge wildfires and thousands of people have been evacuated in soaring temperatures.

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'Climate change affects everyone': Europe battles wildfires in intense heat

Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change.

Reuters

All 8 crew killed in cargo plane crash in Greece

KAVALA, Greece: All eight crew members of a cargo plane that crashed near the Greek city of Kavala died in the accident, Serbia's defence minister said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Crew killed in cargo plane crash in Greece, airline Meridian says

All the crew were killed when an Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashed in northern Greece late on Saturday, an official at Ukraine's Meridian cargo airline said on Sunday.

Reuters

Cargo plane carrying toxic material crashes in Greece, killing all crew

An Antonov An-12, operated by a Ukraine-based company, crashed in northern Greece on Saturday on its way from Serbia to Jordan. All the eight-member crew died, Serbian authorities said on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Cargo Aircraft Crashes in Northern Greece

A cargo aircraft Antonov An-12 crashed late Saturday near Paleochori Kavalas in northern Greece, the fire brigade said. Eye-witnesses said the aircraft was on fire and that they had heard explosions, Athens News Agency reported. A local man, Giorgos Archontopoulos, told state broadcaster ERT television he had felt something was…

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Ukrainian cargo plane carrying weapons crashes in Greece

All eight crew members killed as plane carrying military goods en route from Serbia to Bangladesh crashes near Kavala.

Al Jazeera

Forest Fires Rage in Scorching Southwest Europe

A summer heatwave that has triggered devastating forest fires across southwest Europe showed no signs of abating Sunday, as parts of the continent readied for new temperature records early next week. Firefighters in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece are battling forest blazes that have ravaged thousands of hectares of land…

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The Independent UK

Experts to comb site of plane crash in northern Greece

Experts are poised to search the site of a plane crash in northern Greece to determine what kind of cargo it carried

Wales Online

Cargo plane operated by Ukraine carrier crashes in Greece

Greek media reported there were eight people on the plane and it was carrying 12 tonnes of 'dangerous materials', mostly explosives

The Independent UK

Cargo plane operated by Ukraine carrier crashes in Greece

An Antonov cargo plane operated by a Ukraine-based airline has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece

Reuters

Eight crew members killed in Ukraine cargo plane crash in northern Greece

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The Guardian - UK

Firefighters tackle southern Europe wildfires as heatwave passes 45C

Portugal and Spain among countries affected as rescue forces from Greece help battle blazes in southern France

Glasgow Live

Glasgow weather: City to see highs of 27C as temperatures soar making it hotter than France

If you are missing the sun and sea as well as the feeling of getting ready for a holiday abroad, it might make you feel better to know our temperatures match that of France and Greece.

Reuters

Ten years on, Italy faces debt crisis Draghi may not solve

Ten years after Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" pledge saved the euro, Italy is once again in the middle of a debt crisis - but the country's prime minister and former head of the European Central Bank may struggle to solve this one.

The Independent UK

Holidaymaker swept out to sea in Greece survives for 18 hours by clinging onto kids’ beach ball

Half-inflated toy was lost by two boys playing on beach 10 days earlier

The Guardian - UK

Greece tells Germans fearing huge heating bills to ‘come here for winter’

German pensioners seeking ‘asylum’ from soaring energy bills and rising inflation are welcome in Greece, says minister

The Guardian - UK

Hard cheese: EU court scolds Denmark over feta labels in win for Greece

Ruling targets Danish firms that have exported white cheese labelled as ‘feta’

Reuters

'Feta' is Greek, EU top court says in snub to Denmark

Greece on Thursday scored a win in its fight to protect their right to the term 'Feta' as Europe's top court reprimanded Denmark for not blocking local companies from using the name for sales outside the European Union.

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