‘The situation remains dangerous as the fire is spreading between residences,’ fire brigade spokesperson Vathrakogiannis said. On Sunday, Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 residents of Marathon town, northeastern Attica region, due to a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot and windy weather. RELATED: Wild Fires Along All Greece Left Several […]

Belgium’s Bashir Abdi took silver and Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won bronze. On Saturday, Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola crossed the finish line in two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds, beating the previous Games record of 2:06:32 set by Kenya’s Samuel Wanjiru at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Belgium’s Bashir Abdi took silver in 2:06:47 and Kenya’s […]