Damage in Patra after storms lash coastal front
As the sun rose on Tuesday morning after violent storms and powerful winds battered the western port city of Patra, authorities recorded extensive damage.
More pedestrian zones to link ancient Athens
A new study approved by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) foresees the further transformation of central Vasilissis Olgas Avenue into a pedestrian street, integrating it into the zone that will unify the archaeological site of the Olympian Zeus temple with the Zappeion and the National Garden.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (01/12/2021)
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Minister: Greece has earned the trust of travelers
“Travelers trust Greece as a safe destination,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday in an interview with Alpha Radio.
Pope Francis coming back to Greece
When Pope John Paul II came to Greece in May 2001 it was the first time a Roman Catholic leader had visited the country since the Great Schism of 1054 divided Christianity into Eastern and Western branches.
Intubations jump up to 690, 6,196 new coronavirus cases and 75 deaths
Intubations continue to rise jumping up to 690 on Wednesday, a further increase from Tuesday’s 664. The report by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced 6,196 new cases of the virus and 75 deaths.
Football Super League rejects police request to delay games
The Super League, the highest tier of football in Greece, has rejected the request by the Hellenic Police to delay two matches for security reasons. The two games, AEK-Panathinaikos and Ionikos-PAOK, are set to be played on Sunday.
PM says has asked experts to shorten interval for booster shot
Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday he has asked the National Vaccination Committee to consider whether it should advise bringing forward the third shot of the vaccines against Covid-19 by two months, as a way of tackling the surge in infections and hospitalizations in the country and in view of the spread of the omicron…
Coronavirus denier arrested for suing son’s school
A father refused to comply with the ongoing pandemic measures, demanding his son be able to attend school without wearing a mask and without displaying a negative self-test as mandated, and was detained by police in Thessaloniki on Wednesday after initiating a lawsuit against the school.
Exhibition on violence against women continues in Athens
People visit the exhibition ‘She’s Gone-(For An Empty Shirt)’ at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (MCF) in Athens, on Tuesday.