Greek authorities arrested an 18-year-old South Sudanese national after rescuing 34 migrants near Gavdos.

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A 79-year-old British cruise passenger died after being found unconscious aboard a cruise ship in Chania.

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An 8-year-old German boy was safely rescued after drifting offshore on an inflatable ring at Ligres Beach in southern Crete.

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Apokoronas has raised its first Blue Flag of the season in Kavros, celebrating a decade of progress that has increased the municipality's award-winning beaches from six to seventeen.

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UNESCO recognition, hiking trails, local products and 382 monuments are helping southern Crete build a future without selling its soul.

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The Ministry of Agriculture is launching a pilot program to pay fishermen for catching the invasive pufferfish. The catch? You can't eat it, sell it, or keep it. You hand it over, get paid, and the government burns it.

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Crete's tourism industry is having another one of those seasons where everyone claims to be happy while checking the accounting spreadsheets.

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Heraklion's restoration of the Venetian Arsenals enters the tender phase as part of an €18 million plan to revitalize the city's historic waterfront.

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Residents and visitors report poorly lit sections around Heraklion's Koules Fortress, raising safety concerns along one of the city's busiest evening promenades.

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Crete's firefighters urge visitors to avoid afternoon hikes in gorges as extreme heat drives a rise in rescue operations.

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