Greece faces severe wildfires near Athens and across its terrain, exacerbated by a third harsh heatwave this summer. Villages ...

Due to this, officials have announced there will be a ban on outdoor work, especially in regards to manual labour, between ...

The Greek Ministry of Labor has decided to suspend outdoor activities between 12:00 and 17:00 in several regions affected by ...

Southern Europe is currently experiencing a new episode of severe heatwave, generated by a high-pressure front from North Africa, dubbed Kamel by meteorologists. Record highs are expected in the ...

Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to evacuate, while a fresh conflagration near Athens threatened homes, ...

"Heat stress is an invisible killer,” the ILO said in a report last year on how heat hurts workers. It called for countries ...

Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country. Updated July 7, 2025 6:19 a.m. A tourist with an umbrella walks outside the Acropolis of Athens, on Monday , July 7, ...

Greece has introduced mandatory work breaks in regions where temperatures are forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), as a heatwave is set to grip the country until Thursday.

Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Turkey and Cyprus that have scorched swathes of land, forced the evacuation of ...