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ATHENS, Greece, June 16 (UPI) -- Firefighters Tuesday brought under control wildfires sweeping pine trees on Mount Hymettus outside Athens and on nearby Evia Island, Greek authorities said.
More than 100 firefighters, along with eight water-dropping planes and two helicopters, Monday began extinguishing the fires, which were fanned by strong winds.
State prosecutors opened an inquiry into the cause of the fires -- the first of the season in Greece, the Athens News Agency reported.
The blazes broke out at midday Monday in open land covered with low vegetation and bushes in the posh Ano Glyfada district in the southern Athens coastal region.
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PORT EVERGLADES, Fla., Feb. 8 (UPI) --
A cruise ship that has been through one outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus was headed back to Florida on Wednesday after a second outbreak, its owner said.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Pop star Katy Perry and comedian Russell Brand informed Los Angeles Superior Court they have reached a settlement in their divorce, documents show.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Thousands of tiny unmanned aircraft or drones flying into civilian airspace over the United States can pose a security threat as they may be difficult to monitor in the long run and some craft may fall into enemy hands, security analysts say.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Experts said the carcass of a giant whale shark that washed ashore at Pakistan's Karachi Harbor likely got lost and became trapped in the shallow waters.
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