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Michael Varaklas
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Photojournalist. Amateur musician. PC gamer.

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A Eurasian Blackbird (Kotsifos) spits out an olive seed in Cholargos suburb in Athens, Greece, Thursday, March 13, 2025 (Photo/Michael Varaklas)

#wildlife #bird #blackbird #athens #greece
March 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Soaring over borders and divisions, this ruthless predator is being used as an ecological alternative to pest control in farming - and bringing Arab and Israeli scientists together: The barn owl.

By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social

#MiddleEast #Israel #Arab #conservation

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An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together
A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, offering a rare example of coexistence in the conflict-ridden Middle East.
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January 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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A video from the #Tempi #protest in #Athens, #Greece, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
January 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Images from the #protest #rally organized by the association of the relatives of the #Tempi #train collision, in #athens, #greece, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
January 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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A more artistic street photo shot in December 2024.

Link to the Instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DDxOT7assM...
December 19, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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A sample of my latest commercial work for the World Health Organization (WHO) - Greece's office.

#greece #athens #kavouri #worldhealthorganization #conference
December 13, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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Emergency inquiry launched into alleged beating, sexual assault of an Egyptian minor at a migrant camp near Athens. 4 arrested.

#Greece
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Greece launches emergency inquiry into the alleged assault of an Egyptian minor at a migrant camp
A Supreme Court prosecutor in Greece has launched an emergency inquiry into the alleged beating and sexual assault of a 16-year-old Egyptian boy at a camp for migrants outside Athens.
apnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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#Syrians living in Greece celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at Syntagma Square, central #Athens, #Greece, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. ©Michael Varaklas
December 8, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) to stop posting content on X.

⬇️ Statement
europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/11...
X-odus: @EFJEUROPE account will be frozen from 20 January 2025
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has decided it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from 20 January 2025, ...
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December 2, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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Deadly storms batter Greek islands. Pictures from limnosreport.gr show aftermath on north Aegean island of Lemnos.

#Greece ⬇️ www.limnosreport.gr/featured/228...
December 1, 2024 at 12:01 PM