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Greece shuts Acropolis and two dead in Italy as Europe swelters in heatwave
The tourist attraction in Athens was closed for five hours from midday after temperatures soared.
Some residents asked to leave area as wildfires threaten suburbs of Athens
Four homes have been destroyed but there were no reports of casualties.
Heatwave forces Greek authorities to shut Acropolis in afternoon for second day
Temperatures are expected to exceed 40C (104F) on Thursday in much of central and southern Greece.
May Day rallies across Asia and Europe call for improved workers’ rights
Events on May 1 also give many an opportunity to air general economic grievances or political demands.
Five ex-officials convicted over deadly Greece fire but freed after paying fines
Residents and tourists, many trapped in their cars, were killed as they tried to escape the fire that swept through Mati, east of Athens, in 2018.
Paris organisers receive Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
The Olympic flame will be housed overnight in the French embassy, to leave Athens’ port of Piraeus on Saturday.
Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking return of bargaining rights
The action disrupted public transport services and left some state-run hospitals running on emergency staffing levels in Athens and elsewhere.
Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – Osborne
Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures.
Massive wildfire in north-eastern Greece burns for 11th day
More than 350 firefighters from Romania, France, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovakia and Serbia have been sent to help.
600 firefighters and water-dropping aircraft struggle to control Greek wildfires
A massive blaze in the Evros and Alexandroupolis regions, believed to have caused the deaths of 20 people, was burning for a ninth day.