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An ongoing fire that broke out yesterday at noon in Rethymno, Crete. In particular, shortly before 3.30pm the main front is east of Agia Paraskevi towards Vathiakos.

US Ambassador to Athens, George Tsunis, celebrated his birthday on Tuesday with a visit to the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop II Ieronymos of Athens, accompanied by his mother, Eleni Tsunis. The Archbishop warmly greeted Tsunis and extended heartfelt birthday wishes.

Wildfires in the central Greek prefecture of Magnisia claimed the lives of two people on Wednesday, while they continued to raze forests, pastures and farms into the night. 

D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance" (1916), widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the silent era, will open the 30th Panorama of European Cinema at the Athens Concert Hall on Wednesday, October 18, starting at 7.30 p.m.

A large fire has reportedly broken out at the refugee processing center of Moria on the southeastern Aegean of Lesvos, with aid workers and authorities saying that there have been fatalities and multiple injuries.

European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis will arrive at Lesvos island on Thursday to visit health centers and other areas accommodating refugees and migrants.

He will be accompanied by the general secretary of Public Health Yiannis Baskozos.

The body of a 23-year-old man on Crete was found on the grave of his grandfather over the weekend, with a shotgun by his side.
Authorities believe the man took his own life, especially since he phoned family members the previous evening to tell them he was going to take his own life!