Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey and Albania
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Firefighters on Sunday continued to battle a number of wildfires across Albania, caused by a lingering heatwave that also stoked fierce fires in Athens over the weekend.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks next to Fredis Beleris, left, during his visit to the ethnic Greek minority of Albania, in Himare, on Thursday Dec. 22, 2022.
Recently, the Greek foreign minister boycotted recent festivities marking 100 years of Albania’s independence in 2012 after Albania’s Prime Minister, Sali Berisha, referred to towns now in ...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with residents during his visit to ethnic Greek minority regions, in Livadhja village, southern Albania, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.
ATHENS, July 22 (Reuters) - Greece and the wider Balkans sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with labourers barred from work, tourists kept away from the ruins and firefighters battling blazes scattered across the arid countryside.