Forest fire reported in Pilio
Firefighters were called on Friday to tackle a forest fire that broke out eastern Thessaly. The Fire Service said the blaze was located near Platanias, in the municipality of Southern Pilio.
IMF sees Greek economy growing at slower pace due to Ukraine
Greece’s economy is expected to expand 3.5% this year due to higher energy prices and the Ukraine crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, lowering a previous 5.4% estimate made last summer.
Erdogan asks Putin to meet Zelenskyy
Turkey’s president said he renewed a call for a meeting between leaders of Ukraine and Russia in a telephone call Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Online presentation of CENSUS website of modern Greek literature
An international project that facilitates access to Greek literature for speakers of English by providing references to all English-language translations of modern Greek literature and to all studies in English that relate to modern Greek literature will be presented at an online event on Tuesday, April 5.
Lawyer assigned to woman accused of killing daughter
An investigating magistrate has assigned a new lawyer to represent a woman accused of intentionally killing her daughter while in hospital in January this year.
Mitsotakis warns of ‘period of prolonged uncertainty and instability’
The world likely faces a “period of prolonged uncertainty and instability,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday.
Little change in Covid figures
Health authorities announced 21,102 new coronavirus infections, 60 deaths and 351 intubations on Friday.
US Senate commemorates Greek Independence
The US Senate passed a resolution celebrating Greek Independence Day and democracy in Greece and the US for the 37th consecutive year.
Father of dead 9-year-old coming to Athens to receive case file
The father of a nine-year-old girl whose mother is accused of having killed her while in hospital in January this year was travelling from Patra to Athens with his lawyer on Friday to get a copy of the case file ahead of his testimony before an investigative magistrate in the coming days.
Clytemnestra | Athens | April 5 & 12
After a sold-out run last year, composer Giorgos Koumentakis’ minimalist “Clytemnestra” is returning for two nights at the German Evangelical Church.