Cyprus to screen children for Covid-19 to ‘save Christmas’
Cyprus will include children as young as six in its Covid-19 screening program and introduce mandatory masks in schools to ward off a surge in the virus, authorities said on Wednesday.
EU targets met as 96% of wastewater treated for reuse
An equivalent of 24 million full bathtubs a day is the amount of wastewater produced by households and businesses in 464 urban areas of Greece, of which 96.2% is processed in the country’s 232 biological treatment plants.
Commission approves Greek RES blueprint
The European Commission on Wednesday approved a 2.27-billion-euro aid scheme proposed by Greece to boost renewable energy generation.
New momentum for return of Parthenon Marbles
Sometimes fairy tales come true: I never thought to see the stunning coverage given to the Parthenon Marbles by two leading right-wing newspapers, the Mail and the Telegraph.
NASA just launched a spacecraft that will crash into an asteroid
NASA on Wednesday launched a spacecraft with one simple mission: Smash into an asteroid at 15,000 mph.
ATHEX: Concerns send index to six-week low
The clouds of concern over the Covid-19 pandemic were evident on Wednesday at Athinon Avenue, with additional worries about the course of the Turkish economy rippling across the Aegean to the local market too.
Innovation key to investment
“I am convinced innovation is the key to new investments, progress and greater competitiveness. This applies to both Germany and Greece,” German Ambassador Ernst Reichel said on Wednesday at the 2nd Innovation Forum 2021, titled “Innovation Leads Developments,” organized by the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the German Embassy.
Grocery shopping goes online
Eight in every nine Greeks (89%) say they have ordered groceries online, with 74% considering it a time-saver and 57% planning to purchase food for Christmas this way,
Skrekas in Cairo for Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum
The prospects for the supply of natural gas to the Greek and European markets from Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean region will be at the center of discussions that Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas will have on Thursday in Cairo.
Police detain at least 50 in sports-related incident
Police detained at least 50 people Wednesday night for a fracas on the street and at Metro Line 1 (Piraeus-Kifissia) which resulted in at least one injury.