ATHEX: Index rises to highest point since Feb 23
The main index of the Athens bourse rose on Wednesday to its highest point since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
Emphatic start for the Reds in the Euroleague play-offs
Olympiakos made an emphatic start to its Euroleague play-off series with Monaco, winning 71-54 in Piraeus on Wednesday in Game 1 of the best-of-five series that leads to the competition’s Final Four.
The Mediterranean: A sea of threats
Scientists warn that the consequences of climate change will have an asymmetrical effect on the Mediterranean coastal ecosystem.
Necessary step
The operation of the first supervised injection site for intravenous drug users in Greece is a necessary step, primarily for the safety of the addicts themselves.
The cream of the crop
I’ve heard people discuss or dream of “a cream of the crop government,” meaning a government above and beyond politics that would come up with magical solutions to Greece’s problems.
A new election law for a majority government
Just as it was starting to look like plain sailing for Greece in 2022 with the pandemic starting to ease, tourism traffic picking up ahead of the summer and tens of billions of euros from the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility being invested in the Greek economy, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine came along, turning…
Cyprus to further ease use of Covid certificates, masks
Cyprus is further winding down the compulsory use of Covid-19 vaccination certificates and face masks as the country’s virus numbers continue to improve.
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Man arrested on drug charges found in possession of child pornography
A man arrested by Drug Enforcement officers on Wednesday at the port of Piraeus for possession of illegal narcotics was found to have 19,000 files of child pornography on his phone. The man is accused of hiding three containers of suspected heroin in a CD case.
Covid-themed candles on sale for Orthodox Easter
High-selling designs this Easter include pandemic-themed candles that resemble Covid-19 test kits, vaccination syringes and even red-colored representations of the ball-and-spike shaped virus itself.