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Arcs in and about Athens from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 137 stories · 619 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 11, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Aug 15.

All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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The 2026 European wildfires, from Spain and France to Greece

36 stories · 4 about Athens · gone quiet

After heat wave: Wildfires ravage southern France · 6 articles, Jul 2Deadliest Spain wildfire in years kills at least 13 people near Los Gallardos · 102 articles, Jul 10Planes scoop up water from River Seine to battle wildfire near Paris · 38 articles, Jul 12Firefighters battle one of Spain’s biggest-ever wildfires during heat wave across the Mediterranean · 23 articles, Jul 19Fast-moving wildfire forces hundreds of evacuations in southern France · 6 articles, Jul 19More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat · 21 articles, Jul 23Tracking the wildfires in Europe, in maps and charts · 10 articles, Jul 23Back from Gironde: France 24's Luke Shrago gives firsthand account of fires · 14 articles, Jul 23Authorities evacuate more than 10,000 in France as wildfire spreads near popular tourist town · 11 articles, Jul 23Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain · 13 articles, Jul 23Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid · 8 articles, Jul 25France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people forced to flee homes · 10 articles, Jul 25France braces for fresh evacuations as Spain eases wildfire restrictions · 28 articles, Jul 25As France tames wildfire and lets 84,000 evacuees go home, blazes flare across Europe · 31 articles, Jul 25More than 250,000 people evacuated, Tour de France cut short as France and Spain battle wildfires · 29 articles, Jul 25Wildfires threaten France's historic Bordeaux wine region · 28 articles, Jul 25Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux · 16 articles, Jul 26Firefighters in France battle to prevent huge blaze from approaching Bordeaux · 7 articles, Jul 26Europe wildfires: France expands mass evacuations as Spain battles record blaze · 22 articles, Jul 26Firefighters battle the last hot spots of a monster wildfire in the southwest · 14 articles, Jul 26France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave · 6 articles, Jul 27‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather · 9 articles, Jul 27France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe · 13 articles, Jul 28Heatwave threatens firefighting mission in France's southwest · 5 articles, Jul 28More than 4,000 more evacuated from France vacation spots · 8 articles, Jul 28Southern Europe burns as 2 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris · 11 articles, Jul 29France battles wildfire four times the size of Paris as 40 C heat threatens new surge · 16 articles, Jul 29France fire crews face searing heat in battle to contain flames · 8 articles, Jul 29Greece continues to battle major wildfire west of Athens · 6 articles, Jul 29Greece's wildfires claim lives as firefighters struggle to contain flames · 8 articles, Jul 29Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return · 21 articles, Jul 30Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee · 16 articles, Jul 30As heat and dry conditions fan wildfires in France, volunteers fan out to help · 5 articles, Jul 31European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent · 20 articles, Aug 9France: Landes wildfire stopped spreading but remains out of control · 5 articles, Aug 14Belgian wildfire approaches Germany as Greece probes deadly blaze · 52 articles, Aug 15

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

202328 articles2024700 articles2025108 articles2026455 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Jan 22, 20240226
Feb 12, 20241315572
Feb 19, 202492010114
Feb 26, 202435530
Mar 11, 20240125
Mar 25, 202413212
Apr 15, 202415114
Apr 22, 202434112
Apr 29, 202401211
May 6, 20240328
May 27, 20240227
Jun 3, 202426526
Jun 10, 202447223
Jun 17, 202408137
Jul 8, 202424020
Jul 15, 20240216
Jul 22, 20240328
Aug 5, 20240304
Aug 12, 20241020382
Sep 30, 20240227
Nov 11, 2024412642
Nov 18, 202452113115
Dec 30, 20241126
Jan 27, 20250101
Feb 3, 202557422
Feb 24, 20253329
Mar 3, 202527113
Mar 17, 20250136
Mar 31, 20250011
Apr 7, 20252319
Jul 14, 202523111
Jul 21, 20251407
Jul 28, 20250202
Sep 22, 20251306
Nov 3, 20251035
Feb 2, 20262328
Feb 16, 202615219
Jun 29, 202632113
Jul 6, 20260101
Jul 13, 202623210
Jul 20, 202658533
Jul 27, 20267164105
Aug 3, 2026317250
Aug 10, 202649138
Aug 17, 2026210126
Aug 24, 20262002
Aug 31, 202635627
Sep 7, 202605114
Sep 14, 202623213
Sep 21, 202636523
Sep 28, 20261215

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else18 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Athens that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28Athens man arrested on capital murder charge after woman found dead early Monday3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 25– 27Bodies of 6 people, including 4 Americans, recovered from collapsed building in Athens37 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 6 right
  3. Aug 2– 4Suspect due in court after a Scottish woman’s body was found in a suitcase in Greece8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 2– 42 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire crisis rages72 articles · 30 independent sources
    3 left, 11 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 29– Aug 1Greek police fast-tracking tests to find out how British woman found in suitcase died10 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 21– 22Man stabs and wounds tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece26 articles · 20 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 4 right
  7. Feb 16Israeli producer of 'Tehran' TV series found dead in Athens hotel, police officials say24 articles · 18 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right

Stories that name Athens

  1. Sep 26Here’s how to watch Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Georgia: Start time, live stream2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 9– 14After losing son, couple welcomes daughter born from embryo frozen for 22 years12 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 5Greek air force jet crashes at an annual aerial show, killing 2 pilots22 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 4 right
  4. Aug 31– Sep 2What’s driven the defence deal between Israel and Greece?11 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  5. Aug 17– 18Mechanical fault suspected in helicopter crash that killed British newlyweds in Greece9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Aug 3– 4Europe's hot, dry summer takes its toll with fires in France and Greece, and drought in Britain6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Aug 3Water-dropping aircraft take off to tackle major Greek wildfire, after 2 killed in crash8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 21– 27Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as U.S. forgoes strikes8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  9. Jul 15– 16Some ships refusing US-military guided Hormuz transits after attacks, sources say9 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Jul 2– 4Turkey blocks American LGBTQ+ cruise from docking, citing ‘moral standards’11 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
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