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Mykonos: Disputes, quarrels and court cases between businessmen at the start of the new season
Rich customers avoided the windy island last year, preferring Ibiza, Sardinia, Capri and the Côte d'Azur - The French of Bagatelle vindicated, PASHA's farewell to Ftelia and the battle over who gets it after the Spanish ask for 3,000,000 euros
Tens of thousands of ancient coins found off Sardinia
A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia's coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins.
Italy's culture ministry said Saturday that the diver alerted authorities, who sent divers assigned to an art protection squad along with others from the ministry's undersea archaeology department.
Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warnings
Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America.
Firefighters battled blazes in parts of Greece and the Canary Islands while Spain issued heat alerts and some children in Italy's Sardinia were told to stay away from sports.
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Today is the Peak of the Heatwave in Southern Europe - The Hot Weather will Last until August
The heat wave in Europe continues today, with peak temperatures of 46 degrees Celsius expected in the afternoon in southern parts - for example on the Italian island of Sardinia.
Although slight, a decrease is expected tomorrow in the Mediterranean region.
We are in direct danger. People die; This is extreme, stay home PHOTO
The heat wave threatens human health and makes the terrain suitable for fires.
Last week's heat wave named Kerber is followed by a new one that Italian forecasters named Charon, after the ferryman of Hades from Greek mythology who transports souls to the underworld.
Record highs scorch the globe as Europe prepares for heatwave peak
More temperature records were expected to tumble on Tuesday as Europe awaited the peak of a punishing heatwave and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort.
Scorching heatwave threatens to break top temperatures
Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and whip up wildfires on Monday as the dire consequences of global warming take shape.
Parts of Europe, Asia and North America were preparing for historic heat with health warnings and evacuations.
Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China
Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.
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Two more statues of Iron Age boxers unearthed in Sardinia
Archaeologists in Sardinia have unearthed the torsos of two more limestone statues of boxers within the Iron Age necropolis of Mont'e Prama, Italy's culture ministry said on May 7.
Romanian Real Estate Mogul and Family Die in Plan Crash in Milan
Romanian businessman Dan Petrescu (68), his wife, his son and five of their friends died in a plane crash in Milan on Sunday afternoon, after the single-engine aircraft he was piloting crashed shortly after taking off.