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4 days ago · Event. Emergency crews are working to extinguish a wildfire burning near Kouvaras in Attica Region, southeast of Athens, as of July 17. The fire broke out amid hot, dry, and windy conditions in the region. More than 150 personnel are on site battling the blaze.
5 days ago · In the 13th century the Lord of Joinville wrote of “Greek fire” being used by the Saracens against the Crusaders during the Seventh Crusade. It is easy to see why such a weapon would be invaluable as both a deterrent and a defence against the Eastern Roman Empire’s enemies. Other empires and nations must have envied those who possessed ...
1 day ago · Hecate [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, the Moon, graves, and ghosts.
- Paired torches, dogs, serpents, keys, knives, and lions.
11 hours ago · In the Greek parliamentary elections of May 2012, the party received 6.97% of the popular vote. In the rerun of the elections in June 2012, their share of the vote was 6.92%. This made them the third largest group from Greece to the European Parliament (the largest was Syriza's alliance). Election results Hellenic Parliament
- Nikolaos Michaloliakos
- 131 Mesogeion Avenue, Athens, Greece (formerly)
- 1 January 1985 (as an organisation), November 1993 (as a political party)
- Far-right
2 days ago · Our Ukraine Party, No.5 [5] Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( Ukrainian: Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, IPA: [rʊsˈlɑnɐ steˈpɑn⁽ʲ⁾iu̯nɐ lɪˈʒɪtʃko]; born 24 May 1973), [1] known mononymously as Ruslana, is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress, activist, and former politician. She is a World ...
11 hours ago · Adopted in 1791, freedom of speech is a feature of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. [17] The French Declaration provides for freedom of expression in Article 11, which states that: The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man.
1 day ago · Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 269,840, making it the second-most populous city in Wisconsin after Milwaukee, and the 80th-most populous in the United States. The Madison metropolitan area had a population of 680,796.
