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Thessaloniki: main jailed for a month for sexually harassing boy (11)
A court in Thessaloniki has jailed a 24-year-old man for a month after finding him guilty of sexually harassing an 11-year-old in the toilets of a shopping centre in the city.
#NoJetsForTurkey campaign goes viral on Twitter
Today the Hellenic American Leadership Council and a coalition of partners launched their campaign to prevent the sale of American F-16s to Turkey, and the hashtag #NoJetsForTurkey went viral, hovering in the top ten trends in the United States throughout the entire day.
Removal of fuel from Euroferry Olympia completed
Salvagers have completed the pumping of fuel from the tanks of the Euroferry Olympia, the ferry which was destroyed by a fire in February in which 11 passengers lost their lives.
Covid: 8,223 new cases, 77 deaths, 329 intubated
Health authorities announced 8,223 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, down on Thursday’s figure of 9,308.
Supreme Court fires prosecutor, judge
A Corfu prosecutor who allowed a backlog of 3,000 cases to build up is among the latest group of judicial officials to be fired for incompetence.
Bulgarian parliament fails to appoint new cenbank governor
Bulgaria’s parliament failed on Friday to appoint a new central bank governor after the sole candidate did not get enough backing following bickering within the ruling coalition as the Balkan country prepares to join the eurozone in 2024.
Meet Market | Athens | April 16 & 17
The spring edition of the Meet Market brings together 125 Greek brands that produce clothing, accessories, jewelry, objets d’art, funky design items and artisanal foodstuffs at the City of Athens’ Technopolis cultural complex. There will also be an Easter egg hunt for the kids and cocktails for the grownups, along with a globe-trotting selection of…
Motor Oil to decide on floating LNG terminal in Corinth
Petroleum company Motor Oil will decide toward the end of the year whether to install a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in Corinth.
‘Paradise’ is full of new surprises
Not that we haven’t heard it before, but Greece really is a paradise of biodiversity and thanks to the systematic efforts of individual scientists and scientific bodies, this paradise keeps yielding fresh surprises.