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Greece

August

This screen grab shows what the Houthis describe as one of their attacks on the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the the Red Sea.

Attack on oil tanker in Red Sea threatens ‘severe ecological disaster’

The EU gave the warning at the weekend after the Houthis posted a video of what they said was an explosion on the 274-metre-long ship set off by its fighters.

  • Robert Wright
Gundari co-owner Ricardo Larriera is keen to preserve the island’s heritage.

This Aussie quit his career to open a luxury resort in Greece

It’s no coincidence that it took Australians to tackle the challenge of opening Gundari in such a secluded island location.

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  • Kate Hennessy
Firefighters attempt to control a wildfire in Dionysos, Greece, on Monday.

Wildfire menaces Athens suburbs, forcing residents to flee

Hundreds have fled as flames as high as 25 metres spread in to the Greek capital’s suburbs, fuelled by gale-force winds.

  • Angelos Tsatsis and Renee Maltezou
A favoured retreat for sunseekers, the Greek island of Mykonos hosts high-end luxury homes.

In the market for a Greek island luxury villa? Here’s a look at four

The rise of remote work and Greece’s golden-visa program have spurred a wave of interest from overseas buyers for idyllic island homes.

  • Sarah Rappaport
Superior Bungalow Pool View

Crete’s iconic Blue Palace opens new chapter

With a growing collection of resorts, two local sisters are staying true to the proud heritage of Greece’s largest island.

  • Kate Hennessy
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Spain’s Pablo Herrera Allepuz serves during the men’s pool F beach volleyball match between France and Spain at Eiffel Tower Stadium.

At the Paris Olympics, the best views are the venues

By utilising existing buildings, the Paris Olympics is showing off its beautiful heritage and saving billions on construction costs.

  • Jerry Brewer

July

Ordnance aboard a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea has yet to make a difference to Houthi attacks in the region.

Australia goes missing as Red Sea crisis deepens

The Houthis have been remarkably persistent in disrupting global trade. But there is a deeper strategic cost to Australia as well.

  • Jennifer Parker

June

Private Jet, Cocktail Service

When in Rome, leave in a private jet: on board a $76.5k group tour

There’s nothing like having a plane chartered for you to take the stress out of travelling between Europe’s great cities and iconic sites.

  • Bonnie Campbell
An election poster of right-wing party AfD is fixed on a pole during the Hesse federal state election in Frankfurt, Germany.

An insider’s account of Germany’s AfD: ‘The wrong people stayed’

As Germany’s far-right celebrates a strong performance in European parliament elections, a former leader argues the party has lost its way.

  • Henry Mance
Michael Mosley.

British TV presenter Michael Mosley found dead on Greek island

British TV presenter and healthy living advocate Michael Mosley has been found dead in a rocky area on the Greek island of Symi, just metres away from his destination, local mayors told Reuters on Sunday.

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Dieting guru Michael Mosley lunches with the AFR in Surry Hills in 2019.

‘No trace of him’: diet guru Michael Mosley missing on Greek island

The British TV presenter, famous for popularising the 5:2 diet, set off for a hike in searing heat on the island of Symi, where he was holidaying with his wife.

  • Isabella Kwai and Niki Kitsantonis
Tourists in Paris this week. The eurozone economy has started to improve, but that won’t stop the ECB cutting rates.

ECB rate cut to breathe fresh life into eurozone economy

The scale of the impetus will depend on how much further borrowing costs fall, but stubbornly high inflation driven by wage growth could limit the number of cuts.

  • Martin Arnold

May

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Macron, Scholz plan joint push to boost European air defence

The initiative is one of several policy areas, including capital markets reform, that the two European leaders were scheduled to discuss.

  • Ania Nussbaum and Michael Nienaber
The European Central Bank and finance ministers imposed harsh austerity measures on Greece.

Greek tragedy of austerity measures is obvious

Readers’ letters on Greece’s austerity fallout; Australia’s Pacific relations; investment in nuclear power; South Australia’s green steel advantage; the need to retain cash; Telstra’s job cuts; and the NDIS.

Lesson learned: Greece’s ability to reform has seen its economy transformed, with high growth rates and on a more sustainable path to economic success.

Australia needs to relearn the reform lessons taught to Greece

The Greeks took Gary Banks’ advice on productivity-enhancing policy. But political short-termism now holds sway here.

  • Jenny Bloomfield
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The Alfama neighbourhood in downtown Lisbon. Portugal is among the countries offering digital nomad visas.

Countries wooing corporate digital nomads hope to make them stay

More countries have introduced a form of digital nomad visa since the pandemic increased demand from employees to “work from anywhere”.

  • Emma Agyemang

February

Houthi fighters rally in Sanaa to support Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Trigger-happy Houthis attack ship bound for supporter Iran

The attack on the bulk carrier shows just how widely the rebels now target ships travelling through the critical Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and connecting waterways.

  • Jon Gambrell
Chora, the biggest settlement on Folegandros, sits 200 metres above the Aegean Sea.

The most exciting new hotels in Greece are on these hidden islands

Greece is heading into a bumper summer for tourism. And there’s more to choose from than its popular favourites of Mykonos and Santorini.

  • Sarah Rappaport

January

A view of  the oil tanker Marlin Luanda on fire after an attack, in the Gulf of Aden.

US fires on Houthi missile hours after Trafigura ship attack

The attack on the Marlin Luanda will raise fresh questions about whether oil tankers will continue to transit the Red Sea.

  • Alex Longley, Archie Hunter and Mohammed Hatem
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Qatar.

Blinken meets with leaders to ‘prevent the conflict from spreading’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Arab partners to press for their help in tamping down fears Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza could spread.

  • Matthew Lee

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