Athens condemns Soumela Monastery dance music event
The Greek Foreign Ministry has condemned a decision by the Turkish authorities to allow what appears to be an electronic dance music event at the monastery of Panagia Soumela in Trabzon.
Alzheimer’s-like changes seen in Covid-19 patients’ brains
Small studies have found that people who die of severe Covid-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer’s disease – accumulation of a protein called tau inside brain cells, and abnormal amounts of the protein beta-amyloid that forms amyloid plaques.
Greek Cypriots in last ditch effort to ‘save Varosha’
The foreign minister of the Republic of Cyprus says a proposal to lift international embargos on Ercan airport in the north is “the only way to save Varosha” for Greek Cypriots, but it may be too little too late for the seasoned diplomat as Turkish Cypriots say the ghost town is now off the table.
Digital transformation project for SMEs
A project on the digital transformation of enterprises, with a budget of 180 million euros, will be inducted into the Greece 2.0 plan, following a decision by Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis.
11-year-old Covid patient airlifted to hospital
An 11-year-old boy from the island Lesvos in the eastern Aegean has been flown in a C-130 plane to a hospital in Athens after developing a rare Covid-linked syndrome.
Nicosia blames Turkish Cypriots for impasse in peace talks
“The Greek Cypriot side will use all available tools for the resumption of the UN-led Cyprus settlement talks,” Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Sunday.
Police compile ‘black list’ of hooligans
As the dark side of sports-related violence came to the fore with the murder of 19-year-old Alkis Kampanos in Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Police has launched a sweeping crackdown across the country, with reports saying it has compiled a list of 300 hooligans in Attica alone that it has its eye on.
Vaccination certificates expire without booster
People who received the last of two doses of a coronavirus vaccine seven months ago or longer and those who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot more than three months ago, are no longer considered fully vaccinated in Greece.
Oktay challenges maritime zone around Kastellorizo and Oinousses
Turkey’s vice president Fuat Oktay has challenged Greece’s maritime zone around the islands of Kastellorizo and Oinousses in the eastern Aegean, while reiterating Turkish demands for demilitarization.
New drugs deployed against Covid
Greece is bolstering its defenses against Covid-19 and helping ease the pressure on the national health system with the introduction of home deliveries of antiviral drugs to high-risk patients, which began last Tuesday. These antivirals are prescribed in the early stages of the disease and their purpose is to prevent a serious deterioration.