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October 19, 2021 at 12:45 am

Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics VIEW

Human rights activists have urged international governments, sponsors and athletes to boycott what they call China’s “genocide games.”.

Police officers run to detain protesters displaying a Tibetan flag and a banner disrupting the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southwestern Greece, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Beijing, China, which will host the Feb. 4-20, 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) XAF112 XAF112

October 18, 2021 at 2:37 am

Protestors disrupt flame lighting for Beijing Winter Games VIEW

Activists protesting human rights abuses in China sneaked into the Greek archaeological site where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is...

October 17, 2021 at 4:03 am

Weather, protest cloud Beijing flame-lighting rehearsal VIEW

Cloudy weather has disrupted the dress rehearsal for the Beijing Winter Olympics flame-lighting ceremony at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece.

August 16, 2021 at 5:27 am

Greece wildfires: Winds fan 2 new blazes outside of Athens VIEW

More wildfires have broken out in hard-hit Greece, with two blazes triggering the evacuation of villages southeast and northwest of Athens, the Greek capital

August 11, 2021 at 4:55 am

Greek wildfires: Multinational force works to tame flare-ups VIEW

Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe and the Middle East are working alongside Greek colleagues in rugged terrain to contain flare-ups of the huge wildfires...

August 10, 2021 at 2:58 am

‘We fought a great battle’: Greece defends wildfire response VIEW

As Greece’s massive wildfires are being largely tamed, the country’s civil protection chief has strongly defended the country's firefighting efforts

People embark a ferry during an evacuation from Kochyli beach as wildfire approaches near Limni village on the island of Evia, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations. (AP Photo/Thodoris Nikolaou) XTS177 XTS177

August 5, 2021 at 8:33 pm

Raging wildfires in Greece, Turkey, force thousands to flee VIEW

Thousands have fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey, including a major blaze just north of Athens that left one person dead....

August 3, 2021 at 11:32 pm

Greek fires force beach rescue, approach Olympics birthplace VIEW

Coast guard vessels have helped with evacuations on the Greek island of Evia, where residents fleeing wildfires had fled to a beach for safety

Tourists exit the ancient Acropolis, in Athens Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Authorities in Greece have closed the Acropolis and other ancient sites during afternoon hours as a heatwave scorching the eastern Mediterranean continued to worsen. Temperatures reached 42 C (107.6 F) in parts of the Greek capital, as the extreme weather fueled deadly wildfires in Turkey and blazes across the region. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas) XMV101 XMV101

August 3, 2021 at 2:40 am

Thousands flee homes outside Athens as heat fuels wildfires VIEW

Temperatures reached 107 degrees in parts of the Greek capital, as the extreme weather fueled deadly wildfires in Turkey and blazes in Greece, Italy and...

Birds fly as a man walks during a sunset in Alimos, a seaside suburb of Athens, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) XPG105 XPG105

April 20, 2021 at 3:01 pm

Greek Church to allow worshippers at Easter Week services

The Church of Greece said it would allow the faithful to take part in Orthodox Easter services May 1 and 2 but limit attendance as...