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Thousands evacuated from Athens motorway as snowstorm hits Greece

Rescue crews, including the army, worked through the night to evacuate thousands of people stranded in their cars on an Athens motorway after a severe snowstorm swept across Greece on Monday, blanketing the capital and causing traffic chaos.

Reuters

Thousands stranded as snow brings travel chaos in Turkey, Greece

By Bulent Usta and Karolina Tagaris

Reuters

Global weather: Cape Town ‘records its hottest ever temperature’ as Greece is blanketed in snow

Cape Town recorded its highest ever temperature as parts of South Africa was gripped by a weekend heatwave, according to an expert.

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Heavy snowfall in Turkey forces Istanbul Airport to shut

The closure of Europe’s busiest airport grounds flights stretching from the Middle East and Africa to Europe and Asia.

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Severe Weather Brings Snow to Athens, Greek Islands

A severe weather front has hit Greece, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the country, including the capital Athens and many Aegean islands. Authorities have warned the public to limit their movements outdoors to the essential on Monday and Tuesday, while schools shifted to online classes only.…

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The Independent UK

Severe weather brings snow to Athens, Greek islands

A severe weather front has hit Greece, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the country, including the capital Athens and many Aegean islands

The Independent UK

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Greek government blamed for hunger crisis in refugee camps

Aid charity says 6,000 people, many of whom are children, believed to have no food allowance due to cuts in service

The Guardian - UK

Police smash ring smuggling migrants from Turkey to Italy in yachts

European police have dismantled a criminal network that made hundreds of millions of euros smuggling migrants from Turkey to Italy mainly on yachts, Greek police said.

Reuters

Tui, easyJet and Jet2's Bristol Airport top holiday destinations for 2022

Beach holidays seem to be topping the list after years living with a pandemic

Bristol Post

Greece receives ‘game-changer’ Rafale aircraft from France

A ceremony at the Tanagra Air Force Base marked the arrival, in which a Greek priest blessed the jets and their pilots.

Al Jazeera

Full list of countries you can visit without any Covid tests as UK travel rules change

All the countries vaccinated UK travellers can visit for holidays without Covid tests including Spain, Turkey, Mexico, and more as the new travel rules in the UK mean there are no tests when you're back

Daily Mirror

'My daughter wants to bring her boyfriend on family holiday - but he's married'

A woman whose daughter is in a relationship with a married man wants advice on whether or not she should let him come on the family holiday to Greece - arguing she doesn't want to "pay for someone else's husband"

Daily Mirror

Greece takes delivery of first Rafale jets from France

Greece has received six Rafale jets from France in a multi-billion-euro arms deal which Athens and Paris claim boosts the EU's defence capabilities.

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Pfizer CEO awarded $1M Genesis Prize for developing COVID vaccine

Albert Bourla is recognised for being at the forefront of fighting the pandemic and developing a vaccine in record time.

The Guardian - UK

Greece receives six French fighter jets as part of €11.5bn military overhaul

Government has announced a seven-fold increase in defence spending amid tensions with Turkey over gas reserves

The Independent UK

Police arrest 29 for bringing people to EU on leisure boats

Authorities say police in Italy and Albania have arrested more than 20 people accused of smuggling hundreds of refugees and migrants into the European Union from Turkey on rented yachts and other leisure vessels

Reuters

Greece imposes rolling fines to push COVID-19 vaccinations in older people

Greece has begun imposing recurring fines on those over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 to try to boost inoculation in the most vulnerable age group even as infection rates from the fast-spreading Omicron variant are slowing.

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Reuters

Greece receives first Rafale fighter jets from France

Six new Rafale fighter jets flew low over the Acropolis in central Athens on Wednesday, the first planes purchased under a defence deal with France that has further stirred tensions with Greece's historic rival and NATO partner Turkey.

The Independent UK

Greece boosts air force with advanced French jet fighters

French-built fighter jets roared over the Acropolis as Greece races to modernize its military and flaunts new security alliances aimed at checking neighboring Turkey

Edinburgh Live

Latest travel rules for Spain, Italy and Greece as France reopens to Brits again

While France has recently opened their borders to fully vaccinated UK travellers, Spanish islands have capped gatherings and require appointments to visit beaches.

The Guardian - UK

Greece to step up Parthenon marbles pressure amid signs tide is turning

Campaign for British Museum to return antiquities boosted by support from the Times newspaper

Reuters

Erdogan says cost concerns force U.S. rethink on EastMed gas pipeline

The United States has pulled its support for a subsea pipeline that would supply natural gas from the eastern Mediterrean to Europe because it makes no economic sense, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Tuesday.

Wales Online

Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as unvaccinated healthcare staff face being sacked in England in mandatory jab plans

Frontline staff in England must be fully vaccinated with two jabs by April 1

The Independent UK

Best hotels in Europe 2023, from boho chic to Art Deco design

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