Greece Fights Deadly Fire on Aegean Island as Temperatures Soar July 12, 2024 By Sotiris Nikas Greece is fighting a deadly fire on the island of Lesvos, as temperatures in some parts of the country exceed...
Greece Evacuates Hospital as Wildfire Threatens City of Patra July 9, 2024 By Sotiris Nikas Greek authorities evacuated a hospital after a wildfire broke out in Patra, the country’s third-biggest city. Firefighters, assisted by planes...
Greece Invests Over €2 Billion to Fight Climate Change Effects April 8, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Sotiris Nikas Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires...
Athens Wildfires Burn Part of Forest in Mount Parnitha After Destroying Homes August 24, 2023 By Sotiris Nikas and Paul Tugwell A wildfire near the Greek capital burned part of the forest in mount Parnitha, after destroying homes and cars, while...
European Heat Wave Sees Temperatures Reaching 115F in Sardinia as Greece Burns July 19, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Sotiris Nikas Europe baked in intense heat, with temperatures reaching almost 46C (115F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday, as...
Update: Two Trains Collide in Greece, Killing at Least 38 People March 1, 2023 By Sotiris Nikas At least 38 people were killed and 72 more were injured in a train crash in northeast Greece late Tuesday...
Crashed Ukrainian Cargo Plane Carried Shipment of Ammunition for Bangladesh July 18, 2022 By Sotiris Nikas and Volodymyr Verbyany Ukrainian foreign ministry officials on Sunday traveled to inspect the site where a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed overnight in northern...
Private Equity Firm CVC Nears Deal to Buy Insurance Arm of National Bank of Greece March 26, 2021 By Sotiris Nikas and Jan-Henrik Förster CVC Capital Partners is nearing a deal to acquire National Bank of Greece SA’s insurance business after a years-long search...
National Bank of Greece Halts Sale of Ethniki Insurance on COVID-19 Crisis: Sources April 1, 2020 By Manuel Baigorri, Jan-Henrik Förster and Sotiris Nikas National Bank of Greece SA has halted the sale of its Ethniki Insurance unit after the coronavirus pandemic dashed any...
Eight Crew Members Kidnapped from Greek Tanker Anchored Near Cameroon December 31, 2019 By Sotiris Nikas Five Greeks, two Filipinos and a Ukrainian were abducted by unidentified assailants from the Greek-flagged tanker ‘Happy Lady’ while the...