Hellenic Navy launches new support ship
The Hellenic Navy has launched the new General Support Ship AIAS (AJAX) during a ceremony held on Thursday at the Salamis Naval Base.
New earthquake app trialed by Institute of Geodynamics
The Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens presented a new mobile application that hopes to inform Greeks of seismic occurrences in their country quickly and accurately.
Coronavirus: Authorities announce 6,565 new cases, 78 deaths
Greek authorities announced 6,565 new cases of coronavirus and 78 fatalities in the past 24 hours Thursday.
Erdogan faces uphill bid to woo Turkey’s large Alevi minority
Ali Erdem leads his Alevi community each week in a ceremony filled with symbolic ritual, music and dance, performing in a place of worship that has been thrust into political debate ahead of Turkish elections due by 2023.
LSE to host virtual launch for Junta book
The Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics will host the virtual book launch of Alexis Papahelas’ new book on the Greek junta, A Dark Room, 1967-1974, on November 25 at 6 p.m.
Greece donates 150,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Ghana
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias delivered 150,000 vaccines against Covid to Accra in the context of his official visit to the country on Thursay, saying it is “as an expression of Greece’s solidarity” with Ghana and its people.
EU proposes booster jab for summer 2022 travel
European Union residents will need to have Covid-19 vaccine booster jabs if they want to travel to another country in the bloc next summer, according to a proposal set to be announced by the European Commission on Thursday.
Ten arrested in Evros for faking Covid-19 test certifications
Ten people – including a pharmacist, a police officer and a soldier – were arrested in the northeastern border region of Evros, as part of an ongoing investigation into bogus certificates of rapid antigen tests that were issued to several people.
No return to pre-Covid normalcy, scientists say
There will be no return to the “normalcy” that society knew before 2020 as the coronavirus will continue to exist and “we will have to take regular booster shots, most likely in an annual dosage,” according to Elias Mossialos, a professor of health policy and a former minister of state, who spoke to the Athens…
Government says no lockdown in the cards to tackle Covid surge
The Greek government reiterated on Thursday that it is not considering curbing an ongoing surge in Covid-19 infections using a nationwide or partial lockdown.