Coronavirus: 33,716 new cases, 70 deaths, 639 intubated
More than one in six of all cases during the pandemic, which started in February 2020, have been diagnosed in the past seven days.
A street art tribute to 1821
The City of Athens on Wednesday announced the unveiling of the last two murals in a group of four by local street artists paying tribute to the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek War of Independence.
Chios residents block ship carrying new migrant center construction machinery
Residents and local officials on the island of Chios have blocked a ship carrying construction machinery for the new planned ‘Closed Controlled Access Center” for migrants from docking on Thursday.
Greek President sends message of Greek unity from Gavdos
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou was on Gavdos on Thursday for the celebrations of the Epiphany, sending a strong message of Greek unity and support to all remote areas of the country from the southernmost point of Europe.
Sicily sets precedent with return of ‘Fagan fragment’
The “Fagan fragment” from the Antonino Salinas Museum in Palermo is returning to Greece to be exhibited at Athens’ Acropolis Museum for eight years.
Abandoned newborn found in playground
An abandoned newborn was found in a playground in the Athens suburb of Chalandri on Wednesday.
Tsunis to appear before Senate next week for confirmation
George J. Tsunis, President Joe Biden’s choice for United States Ambassador to Greece, is expected to appear before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on January 12. The Committee, chaired by Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, will vote to confirm his appointment.
Training of uni security force to begin this month
Some 400 people hired by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) to staff special units to guard university campuses will begin a four-month training program on January 17, according to Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos.
Greek state preparing to issue bonds in anticipation of Fitch verdict
The Finance Ministry is preparing to return to capital markets this month, in anticipation of a decision by Fitch over the country’s credit rating on January 14.
The injustices of Guantánamo
In August 1944, Private First Class Louis Cooperberg, a US Army medic, wrote to his sister Eleanor in Brooklyn about his experience treating wounded Nazi soldiers on the front line. “I give them the same care, the same treatment I give our own boys,” Private Cooperberg wrote. “Yet all the while, I know these same…