Greece may see up to 80,000 daily infections, expert predicts
A health expert on Monday predicted that the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic, now driven by the Omicron variant, may hit its peak in Greece between January 19-22.
European stocks kick off 2022 at record highs
European shares hit all-time highs on Monday, starting the year in an upbeat mood on hopes of steady economic recovery despite soaring cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
In the tinderbox of Bosnia, a Serb nationalist lights a match
When Bosnia’s medicines agency inspected oxygen sold to hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients in the country’s Serb-controlled region in September, it made a shocking discovery: The oxygen was meant for use only in industrial machines, not on humans.
Anti-vaxxer bishop dies of Covid-19
Metropolitan Kosmas of Aetolia and Acarnania, western Greece, a staunch anti-vaxxer, has died of Covid-19 after a month-long with the virus. He was 76.
Pagoni backs school reopening
Schools must reopen on schedule on January 10 with updated safety protocols in place, the president of the Athens and Piraeus hospital doctors’ association (EINAP), Matina Pagoni, said Monday.
Commemorating the Battle of Lepanto, 1571
A fascinating exhibition at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, featuring a rich display of paintings, maps, shipboard artifacts, and arms and armor, explores the story of the Battle of Lepanto, a seismic naval engagement that took place in the Gulf of Patras, western Greece, 450 years ago on October 7, 1571.
Greece to launch its own version of PISA tests
Greece is launching its own version of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an initiative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that gauges education standards.
Let’s be proactive in foreign policy for our national economy
Greece may be characterized as a sui-generis economy due to the daily economic bleeding because of the Turkish aggression.
Is that a burning bush? Is this Mount Sinai? Solstice bolsters a claim
The mountain kept its secrets for centuries, its air of sacred mystery enhanced by a remote location in the Negev desert in southern Israel.
Inclusive experience for those on autism spectrum at Athens art museum
The National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens has teamed up with a nongovernmental organization called The Happy Act to make its institution more friendly to visitors with autism.