Greece
Culture
The First African-American Poet and Her Love of Ancient Greece
In 1761, Phillis Wheatley, a young West African girl, was captured and brought to America on a slave ship. There Susanna Wheatley, wife of prominent Boston businessman John Wheatley, bought her at an auction to serve as lady's maid.
The...
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Greece Restricts Travel to Save Christmas from Africa Covid Variant
Greece announced on Friday tough measures to keep the country open for this year's Christmas festivities against the latest Covid-19 variant that was discovered in Southern Africa.
According to the latest measures, foreign travelers coming into Greece from South Africa,...
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Diocese of Thessaloniki Ordains the City's First African Deacon
Father George (Georgios), the first African deacon in the known history of the city’s diocese, was ordained a Deacon by Thessaloniki’s bishop Anthimos recently.
Father George, who hails from the African nation of Uganda, moved to Thessaloniki in order to study at...
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African Heatwave to Hit Greece Over the Weekend
Meteorologists warn that a punishing heatwave with temperatures rising above 40°C (104°F) will hit Greece over the weekend, beginning on Friday.
According to the Meteo weather service of the National Observatory of Athens, the hottest days will be Friday and...
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Greece Bans Imported Pork From Bulgaria Amid African Swine Fever Outbreak
Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva said on Friday that Greece has decided to ban imported pork from her country, due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever disease that has been detected in thousands of animals in Bulgaria over the...
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African Heatwave To Sweep Across Europe, Affecting Greece Over The Weekend
Temperatures in Greece and many parts of Europe will soar over the weekend as the atmospheric instability gradually subsides, the METEO weather service of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Friday.
Extremely hot air masses are expected to spread...
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Satellite Footage and Photos Capture African Sand Settling Over Greece (video)
The atmosphere around Athens on Wednesday was full of sand and dust blown in from North Africa, leaving the skies over Attica cloudy, and visibility limited.
Dust clouds containing fine sand have been blown over parts of southern and central...
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Rainstorms, African Dust to Hit Greece Over the Weekend
Greece's weather will take a turn for the worse on Friday afternoon, starting with heavy rainfall and scattered rainstorms, mostly in the western and the southern parts of the country. The inclement weather will spread throughout the country over...
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Breathtaking Scenes as African Sand Turns Snow on Crete Pink
The snow covering the mountains on the Greek island of Crete has created its own unique palette of color, taking on pink and orange hues during the last several days due to southerly winds coming from Africa.
The strong winds which blew...
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Dark Veil of African Dust Covers Southern Greece
Dust and from Africa covered the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete on Friday as southerly winds transported enormous quantities of dust and extremely fine sand across the Mediterranean from the Sahara Desert.
A dusky yellowish hue was seen in...
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Greek Doctor Climbs Highest Peak in Africa For Charity
Stefanos Tsallas, a young doctor from Greece, recently conquered Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, in an effort to raise funds for the ''Médecins Sans Frontières'' non-governmental organization.
The 32-year-old Greek student has racked up a long list of volunteer activities throughout...
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African King Baptized into Greek Orthodox Church on Mount Athos
Every baptism is a happy occasion but a recent ceremony in the religious enclave of Greece's Mount Athos was a little extra special.
A tribal king who had travelled all the way from the West African nation of Ivory Coast...
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African Dust Clouds Return to Athens
The atmosphere around Athens on Sunday was full of dust blown from North Africa, leaving the skies over Attica cloudy and visibility limited.
Dust clouds have been blown over parts of southern and central Europe this week, with doctors warning...
Environment
Athens' Acropolis Covered in African Dust (photos)
African dust that has turned much of southern Greece and Crete into a landscape more akin to the planet Mars in the last few days struck Athens on Monday.
From the northern leafy suburbs to the Acropolis and the historical...
Environment
Veil of African Dust Covers Athens, Southern Greece (photos)
Meteorologists are warning that a veil of African dust that has settled over southern Greece since Sunday will remain in place until Tuesday.
Images show the Acropolis in a yellowish hue as southerly winds have transferred the dust from the...