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Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Forces Evacuation of 1,500

Firefighters battle the flames that keep burning forests and farmland near Ierapetra on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 3, 2025. Two major wildfires, one on the island of Crete and another near the port town of Rafina east of Athens, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents and tourists, Greek authorities said on Thursday. Photo by Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Forces Evacuation of 1,500

Firefighters battle the flames that keep burning forests and farmland near Ierapetra on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 3, 2025. Two major wildfires, one on the island of Crete and another near the port town of Rafina east of Athens, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents and tourists, Greek authorities said on Thursday. Photo by Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Forces Evacuation of 1,500

Firefighters battle the flames that keep burning forests and farmland near Ierapetra on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 3, 2025. Two major wildfires, one on the island of Crete and another near the port town of Rafina east of Athens, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents and tourists, Greek authorities said on Thursday. Photo by Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Forces Evacuation of 1,500

Firefighters battle the flames that keep burning forests and farmland near Ierapetra on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 3, 2025. Two major wildfires, one on the island of Crete and another near the port town of Rafina east of Athens, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents and tourists, Greek authorities said on Thursday. Photo by Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Forces Evacuation of 1,500

Firefighters battle the flames that keep burning forests and farmland near Ierapetra on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 3, 2025. Two major wildfires, one on the island of Crete and another near the port town of Rafina east of Athens, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents and tourists, Greek authorities said on Thursday. Photo by Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Forces Evacuation of 1,500

Firefighters battle the flames that keep burning forests and farmland near Ierapetra on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 3, 2025. Two major wildfires, one on the island of Crete and another near the port town of Rafina east of Athens, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents and tourists, Greek authorities said on Thursday. Photo by Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire on Greek Island of Crete Forces Evacuation of 1,500

Firefighters battle the flames that keep burning forests and farmland near Ierapetra on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 3, 2025. Two major wildfires, one on the island of Crete and another near the port town of Rafina east of Athens, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents and tourists, Greek authorities said on Thursday. Photo by Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-proposed GCI a visionary initiative: observers

STORY: China-proposed GCI a visionary initiative: observers SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023/Jan. 12/March 6, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the world 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Former Pakistani Minister for National Heritage and Culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN THORNTON, Chair Emeritus of the Brookings Institution 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANGLOS DEMETRIOS, Professor at University of Crete in Greece STORYLINE: International observers have said that the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) holds great potential to shape a harmonious world. The initiative advocates the respect for the diversity of civilizations, the common values of humanity, the importance of inheritance and innovation of civilizations, as well as robust international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Former Pakistani Minister for National Heritage and Culture "That's a visionary ste

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Blinken Returns to Middle East as Tensions Grow With Israel

Handout photo - Secretary Antony J. Blinken (center) watches as Ambassador George Tsunis pulls ups a chair to join a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Crete, Greece, January 6, 2024. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week with the goals of getting Israel to curtail attacks that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians and preventing the war from spreading across the region. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Returns to Middle East as Tensions Grow With Israel

Handout photo - Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Crete, Greece, January 6, 2024. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week with the goals of getting Israel to curtail attacks that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians and preventing the war from spreading across the region. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Returns to Middle East as Tensions Grow With Israel

Handout photo - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks with reporters before leaving Crete, Greece. January 6, 2024. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week with the goals of getting Israel to curtail attacks that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians and preventing the war from spreading across the region. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Returns to Middle East as Tensions Grow With Israel

Handout photo - Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Crete, Greece, January 6, 2024. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week with the goals of getting Israel to curtail attacks that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians and preventing the war from spreading across the region. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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GREECE-CRETE-U.S.-BLINKEN-PM MEETING

(240107) -- ATHENS Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Crete of Greece, Jan. 6, 2024. Mitsotakis met with Blinken in Hania, Crete on Saturday, and expressed growing concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza. During the meeting, Mitsotakis also expressed concern about the risks of escalating tensions in the Middle East and the repercussions for regional stability and security, reported Greek national news agency AMNA. (Photo by Dimitris Papamitsos/Xinhua)

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated January 28, 2011 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives for a routine port visit in Greece. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek economy on right track, reforms key to continued progress: OECD

STORY: Greek economy on right track, reforms key to continued progress: OECD DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. the meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek Prime Minister and Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATHIAS CORMANN, Secretary-General of OECD 3. various of people shopping in supermarket 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 5. various of people walking on streets 6. various of people shopping in supermarket and electrical goods shop 7. various of signing the memorandum of understanding for the establishment of an OECD center for population on the island of Crete STORYLINE: The Greek economy was on the right track despite challenges, and structural reforms were key to continued progress, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann said in Athens on Tuesday. SOUN

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(3)Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

KNOSSOS, Greece - Athens Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos lights a flameholder on July 10 at the palace of Knossos on the island of Crete after the Olympic flame arrived back on the island July 9. Angelopoulos is a native of Heraklion, located on the island.

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Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

HERAKLION, Greece - Athens Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos (R) speaks in a ceremony at the Olympic flame arrival's on the Greek island of Crete on July 9. The torch arrived from Cyprus, the last stop of the torch relay's international route that took it to five continents, before the Summer Games open in five weeks.

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(2)Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

KNOSSOS, Greece - Athens Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos plays the part of an Olympic torch runner July 10 at the palace of Knossos on the island of Crete after the Olympic flame arrived back on the island July 9. Angelopoulos is a native of Heraklion, located on the island.

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One dead in torrential flood in Greece's Crete island

STORY: One dead in torrential flood in Greece's Crete island DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods in Agia Pelagia village in Crete island, Greece 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): GIANNIS ARTOPIOS, Fire Brigade's spokesperson 3. shots of the floods in Crete island, Greece STORYLINE: A man drowned after a torrential flood hit Greece's Crete island on Saturday, authorities announced. The 50-year-old victim was trapped in his vehicle which was swept by the raging waters in a seaside community near Heraklion port city in the northern coasts of the island, the Fire Brigade's spokesperson Giannis Artopios told a televised press briefing. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): GIANNIS ARTOPIOS, Fire Brigade's spokesperson "Fire Brigade's operation center received 453 calls for assistance within an hour." Some 30 people who had been stranded in flooded areas in the regional units of Heraklion and Lasithi were evacuated to safety, the Greek official added. The Fire Brig

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(2)Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

KNOSSOS, Greece - Athens Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos plays the part of an Olympic torch runner July 10 at the palace of Knossos on the island of Crete after the Olympic flame arrived back on the island July 9. Angelopoulos is a native of Heraklion, located on the island. (Kyodo)

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(3)Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

KNOSSOS, Greece - Athens Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos lights a flameholder on July 10 at the palace of Knossos on the island of Crete after the Olympic flame arrived back on the island July 9. Angelopoulos is a native of Heraklion, located on the island. (Kyodo)

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Expedition Monoxylon III, dugout canoe

Official start of Monoxylon III international expedition that will sail the Mediterranean from Greece to Crete in boat made of one tree trunk, the replica of a neolithic dugout canoe, took place on Vltava river at Rasinovo nabrezi, Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Expedition Monoxylon III, dugout canoe

Official start of Monoxylon III international expedition that will sail the Mediterranean from Greece to Crete in boat made of one tree trunk, the replica of a neolithic dugout canoe, took place on Vltava river at Rasinovo nabrezi, Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Expedition Monoxylon III, dugout canoe

Official start of Monoxylon III international expedition that will sail the Mediterranean from Greece to Crete in boat made of one tree trunk, the replica of a neolithic dugout canoe, took place on Vltava river at Rasinovo nabrezi, Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Expedition Monoxylon III, dugout canoe

Official start of Monoxylon III international expedition that will sail the Mediterranean from Greece to Crete in boat made of one tree trunk, the replica of a neolithic dugout canoe, took place on Vltava river at Rasinovo nabrezi, Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

HERAKLION, Greece - Athens Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos (R) speaks in a ceremony at the Olympic flame arrival's on the Greek island of Crete on July 9. The torch arrived from Cyprus, the last stop of the torch relay's international route that took it to five continents, before the Summer Games open in five weeks. (Kyodo)