Karolina Tagaris

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Karolina Tagaris

By Karolina TagarisLAVRIO, Greece (Reuters) -On a hillside outside Athens, firefighters, rescuers and the army stand ready to tackle an encroaching wildfire near a summer camp - a scenario all too familiar in Greece, where climate change has made blazes more frequent and devastating. With Greece well into its wildfire season, Thursday's exercise near the seaside town of Lavrio some 70 kilometres south of the capital was held simultaneously across the country.

2 months ago | msn.com | Karolina Tagaris

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2 months ago | ca.marketscreener.com | Karolina Tagaris

ATHENS (Reuters) -Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Monday it had identified the first cases of malnourished children in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, which has been criticized by rights groups for dangerous living conditions. MSF doctors have diagnosed six children from Syria and Afghanistan aged between six months and six years with acute malnutrition needing immediate help, it said.

Feb 28, 2025 | independent.co.uk | Karolina Tagaris |Angeliki Koutantou

Greece came to a standstill on Friday as thousands joined mass protests, two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 people. Video from Athens shows protesters hurling petrol bombs and setting fire to trash cans as hundreds of thousands of Greeks went on strike and took to the streets in nationwide demonstrations.

Feb 28, 2025 | independent.co.uk | Karolina Tagaris |Angeliki Koutantou

Thousands are expected to protest on Friday, two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 peopleGreece will come to a standstill on Friday as thousands are expected to join mass protests, two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 people. On February 28, 2023, a passenger train filled with students collided with a freight train near the Tempi gorge in central Greece.