The animal welfare group Adespotoulia Xanthis hopes to build a cage-free sanctuary with small houses and yards, but rising construction costs have pushed the estimated budget close to €1 million.

The “Cyclone Project,” a joint initiative between Greece’s Culture Ministry and the Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation, has removed nearly 1,850 tons of waste from archaeological sites across the country in a two-year cleanup and fire-prevention campaign.

The young volunteers cared for the 57 olive trees planted at the Tempi rail crash site, as families and local groups gathered for a memorial service and renewed calls for justice