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Wildfire response plans overhauled in Greece ahead of summer fire season

Greek authorities presented new plans Thursday for tackling wildfires which often ravage the country during its hot, dry summers, including changes in the deployment of firefighting aircraft and increased staffing in specialized forest firefighting units. The new plans come after massive fires last year killed more than 20 people and decimated vast tracts of forest and farmland, including a blaze …

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Konstantin Koltsov's ex-wife thinks his death was an ‘accident,’ says he was ‘most likely… very drunk’

Former NHL player Konstantin Koltsov was “most likely… very drunk” when he died of an apparent suicide earlier this week, his ex-wife says. Koltsov was 42 when he died – police say they were dispatched to the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort after a male “jumped from a balcony.” While no foul play is suspected, Koltsov’s ex-wife, Yulia Mikhailova, says …

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