Pope Francis wraps up five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece
Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini who travelled with Pope Francis to Cyprus and Greece, joins The Greek Current to talk about the Pope’s historic five-day visit to both countries.
Overwhelming majority of vaccinated plan boosters
Almost nine in 10 (88%) people who have been vaccinated state that they will get a booster shot as opposed to just 8% who don’t intend to do so, either because they don’t think it necessary or because they are afraid of possible side effects.
The coronavirus in a tiny drop
To better understand the coronavirus’s journey from one person to another, a team of 50 scientists has for the first time created an atomic simulation of the coronavirus nestled in a tiny airborne drop of water.
Loan portfolios now smaller but healthier
Bad-loan sales and securitizations, and the repayment of dues by companies and households, have put a brake on net credit expansion and led to the shrinking of the four systemic banks’ loan portfolios, according to an analysis on third-quarter results by Euroxx stockbrokers.
If the internet were a toy, it would look like this
Our kids are at the mercy of tech companies, with only an outdated law to protect them.
Tourism has brought over 10 bln euros
This year’s tourism revenues have already exceeded 10 billion euros, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias stated on Tuesday.
EU finance ministers agree on new VAT regime from 2025
After almost four years of consultation, an agreement on a new VAT framework was reached Tuesday by EU finance ministers.
Prison, fines for parents who keep children from attending school
Parents or guardians who do not ensure their children attend school, at least in the obligatory first nine grades, will face up to 2 years in prison plus a fine.
Jelovac death overshadows Basket League
The loss of AEK basketball player Stevan Jelovac, who died within a few days of his stroke at the age of 32 years, overshadowed not only AEK’s win over Promitheas but also the entire action at the Basket League.
A trilateral mode of collaboration
The joint declaration of the December 7 Greece-Israel-Cyprus summit exhibits the determination of the three countries to further strengthen their cooperation.