The blaze broke out in a town near the Greek capital on Sunday, damaging buildings and prompting evacuations. Strong winds have helped the fire spread.
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Three Ideas to Beat the Heat, and the People Who Made Them Happen
As temperatures soar around the world, practical experiments are emerging to protect people.
Greece Closes Schools and Acropolis Amid Heat
Concerns are also growing for two foreign hikers who have gone missing on Greek islands amid the soaring temperatures.
Amid Parthenon Dispute, Sunak Cancels Meeting With Greek Prime Minister
After Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the British Museum to return the Parthenon marbles, his British counterpart abruptly called off their meeting.
Piecing Together Stories of Migrants Who Were Killed in the Greece Wildfires
A Times reporter hiked to a rugged region in Greece where the bodies of 18 asylum seekers were found. She returned, weeks later, with a man who had lost his brother.
Athens Democracy Forum: Daring to Hope That Democracy Will Prevail
Democracies have to adjust to a changed world, but the challenge before them is to do so without losing their essential values.
At the Athens Democracy Forum, Climate, Technology, Ukraine and Youth Dominated
Speakers warned that threats from climate change, cyberattacks and Russia’s aggression were undermining democracy.
Athens Democracy Forum: China and the U.S. Are Intertwined, but Share a Distrust
It’s the intensifying rivalry that could shape much of the world’s future.
Rain and Flooding in Greece Traps Residents and Submerges Villages
Greek military forces were called in to assist the rescue efforts. At least six people in Greece and at least nine in neighboring Turkey have died this week amid torrential rains and flooding.