Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-08-18

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Environment Minister on Med. Sea drilling

[02] Exhibition of noted Greek artists on Tinos

[03] Wildfire on Zakynthos raging

[01] Environment Minister on Med. Sea drilling

in a letter to her Italian counterpart Stefania Prestigiacomo, the Greek minister stressed that provisional restrictions on deep-sea drilling for oil are necessary until Mediterranean countries establish and adopt a specific strategy for such drilling in the Mediterranean basin.

"In case of an accident, like the one in the Gulf of Mexico, the consequences for the sea would be disastrous and possibly irreversible. For this reason, coordination and preventative mechanism is necessary," she said

[02] Exhibition of noted Greek artists on Tinos

"For the first time Tinos becomes an island gallery, which calls not only art lovers but also each one of us to visit," Tinos Mayor Simos Orfanos said.

Works by Yannis Moralis, Spyros Papaloukas, Tsarouchis, Nikos Nikolaou as well as Opi Zouni, Dimitris Mytaras and Fassianos' focusing on Grecian landscapes and skies, Aegean scenes and islands' architecture.

The exhibition will run until Aug. 22.

[03] Wildfire on Zakynthos raging

The two fronts of the wildfire approached residential areas during the night but the blaze was contained. Strong winds in the area are making firefighters' mission difficult.

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