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EU to send help to Greece as wildfires threaten Athens

Several EU countries are sending reinforcements to Greek authorities to help combat wildfires encroaching on Athens. Entire neighborhoods north of the capital have been evacuated. Firefighters have uncovered the body of a…

6 months ago

World

Athens 2004: The bitter legacy of the Olympic Games

Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and…

7 months ago

Sport

Local Greeks pushed out as mass tourism takes over Athens

In Greece, the success of the tourist industry is making it difficult for local Greeks to keep up with surging property prices. Short-term rentals are booming, while chain stores are replacing local…

10 months ago

Entertainment·Entertainment News

5 times the Olympics was disrupted

The first Olympics games held in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896. It went around the continents and did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics, 108 years later.…

5 years ago

GTV Exclusive

Residents of burnt homes in Greece criticize authorities

People left homeless after the wildfires near Athens blame the government for the scale of damage. But authorities point to indications of arson and say the situation was made worse by people…

7 years ago

News·World

At least 50 killed by Greek wildfire

A wildfire has killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150 as it swept through the small resort town of Mati near Athens.…

7 years ago

News·World

On this day in 2007, Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 in Athens to win the UEFA Champions League

On this day in 2007, Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 in Athens to win the UEFA Champions League.…

8 years ago

Sport

Four cities pledge diesel ban to fight pollution

The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens have pledged to do their bit to try to clear the air in their respective cities.…

8 years ago

News·World

The Olympics in brief and Team Nigeria

Here is a brief history of the Olympics since its inception, from Athens to Rio, and Team Nigeria's first involvement in 1952 at the Helsinki Games presented by The Guardian.…

9 years ago

GTV Exclusive

Athens

EU to send help to Greece as wildfires threaten Athens

EU to send help to Greece as wildfires threaten Athens

Athens 2004: The bitter legacy of the Olympic Games

Local Greeks pushed out as mass tourism takes over Athens

5 times the Olympics was disrupted

Residents of burnt homes in Greece criticize authorities

At least 50 killed by Greek wildfire

On this day in 2007, Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 in Athens to win the UEFA Champions League

Four cities pledge diesel ban to fight pollution

The Olympics in brief and Team Nigeria

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