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News Greece » Central Greece: Wildfires kill a father and son in Greece and prompt evacuations in 2 villages

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/greece-wildfires-central-northern-deaths-evacuation-i55166

Published on: Wednesday 01 July 2026

Authorities in central Greece urged residents to evacuate as over 130 firefighters and aircraft battle a wildfire.

News Greece » Central Greece: The PGI Wines of Central Greece: The Famed Epicentre of Ancient Greece’s Vineyards

News channel or source: https://www.just-drinks.com/sponsored/wines-ancient-greece-vineyards/

Published on: Tuesday 08 August 2023

The wine culture of Central Greece is among the most historically influential centres of viticulture in existence; in the Iliad, Homer mentions the tribes of Central Greece, praising their extensive ...

News Greece » Central Greece: Greece court sentences former state officials over deadly 2020 floods in central Greece

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-court-sentences-former-state-officials-over-deadly-2020-floods-central-2024-10-17/

Published on: Wednesday 16 October 2024

ATHENS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A Greek court on Thursday handed a 15-month suspended prison sentence to a former regional governor in central Greece and three other former officials over the handling of ...

News Greece » Central Greece: Salmonella Outbreak in Central Greece Alarms Authorities

News channel or source: https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/14/salmonella-outbreak-greece-lamia/

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

In Central Greece, dozens have been hospitalized in Lamia following a salmonella outbreak that is being investigated.

News Greece » Central Greece: Central Greece’s wines “should target export markets’ off-trade as tourists return home”

News channel or source: https://www.just-drinks.com/news/central-greeces-wines-should-target-export-markets-off-trade-as-tourists-return-home/

Published on: Thursday 06 July 2023

Wines from central Greece have an opportunity to grow off-trade sales as holidaymakers return home and seek what they drank on vacation, master of wine Peter McCombie said. Following an EU-funded ...

News Greece » Central Greece: Flooded homes, streets as another storm hits battered central Greece

News channel or source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/flooded-homes-streets-as-another-storm-hits-battered-central-greece/articleshow/104013081.cms

Published on: Wednesday 27 September 2023

Torrential rain in central Greece has caused severe flooding in the city of Volos, just three weeks after Storm Daniel killed 16 people in the region. Over 250 people have been evacuated, and the fire ...