Athens rally highlights femicides
Eighteen women’s organizations and feminist groups rallied before the Greek Parliament on Friday night to protest the murders of women by their partners or family members.
Southern Greece rattled by 5.4 tremor, no injuries, damage reported
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Pandemic showing signs of slowing
Despite the growing concern sparked by the Omicron variant, health authorities said Friday that the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic was indeed showing signs that it is on a downward trajectory, as the number of cases and intubations and new hospital admissions are gradually declining.
Omicron is a dress rehearsal for the next pandemic
When scientists discovered the highly mutated omicron variant of the coronavirus last month, it set off an eerily familiar chain of events.
Greek Ministry of Tourism voted best in the world
The Greek Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourism Organization were voted the “World’s Leading Tourism Board” at the 2021 World Tourism Awards, presented on Thursday.
Alpha Bank completes ‘Project Aurora’ transaction
Alpha Bank announced on Friday it has completed the securitization of a loan portfolio worth 1.9 billion euros with Christofferson, Robb & Company (CRC) as lead investor, along with AnaCap Financial Partners and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Industrialists say gov’t hasn’t protected them from energy hikes
Greek industries are particularly concerned about the uncontrolled leap in energy costs and are expressing their disappointment at the government’s inability to take the necessary measures that would protect their competitiveness.
Feeding the fire? Turkish restaurants to raise prices to cover wage jump
Restaurants and other businesses in Turkey’s service sector say they will jack up prices next year to cover the cost of a 50% rise in the minimum wage, which President Tayyip Erdogan’s government announced in the face of a fast-moving lira crisis.
Cyprus Airways restarts flights to Athens
Cyprus Airways restarted its thrice-weekly flights from Athens to Larnaca, the airline said on Thursday.
Olympiakos keeps flying high in the Euroleague
Olympiakos scored another emphatic home win in the Euroleague, thrashing Villeurbanne on Friday, after Panathinaikos succumbed to Barcelona in Athens on Thursday.