The cat and the tip of the iceberg
Who knows how long he’d been standing in the middle of that Kythera field, with little food and water, in unbearable pain as the small halter bit into his flesh.
Battery-powered Tilos bets on green future
Authorities on Tilos this week announced that more than 80% of the island’s trash is now being recycled. A landfill where untreated garbage was once buried in a hillside has been permanently closed. The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked…
Greek-French relationship unique, Mitsotakis tells French business leaders
Greece and France enjoy a “unique” relationship, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told representatives of France’s leading network of enterpreneurs Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) in Athens on Wednesday.
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Mytilineos signs deal with Vodafone, Centrica
British Gas owner Centrica and Vodafone have signed a deal to buy electricity from Greece-based energy company Mytilineos from the three solar farms under construction in England, the companies said on Wednesday.
Motorboat captain arrested for migrant smuggling near Rhodes
The Hellenic Coast Guard arrested the captain of a motorboat on charges of migrant smuggling on Wednesday after the vessel was identified by a military observation post. According to the official statement, five people disembarked on the island.
Police locate 11 Molotov cocktails near Thessaloniki university
Police officers in Thessaloniki found 11 Molotov cocktails near the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on Wednesday morning. The seized items have been sent for forensic analysis and an investigation is ongoing.
Biden administration asks Congress to approve Turkish F-16 upgrade
The administration of President Biden has reportedly asked the House of Representatives to approve the upgrade of Turkey’s F-16 fighter jet fleet according to an article by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. A potential deal may include high-tech missiles, radar systems, and electronic warfare suites for the fighters.
New Covid-19 cases ease back down to 4,761
Greek health authorities announced 4,761 new reported cases of Covid-19 during their daily briefing on the course of the pandemic on Wednesday, down from Tuesday’s significant increase of 6,416 but still up from Monday’s 2,819. There were also 26 virus-related deaths. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 185…
Special vocational school short-listed for European award
The Laboratory of Special Vocational Education (EEEEK), a public secondary school for students with disabilities in the Athens suburb of Agios Dimitrios, has been nominated for the European Commission’s 2022 Vocational Education and Training (VET) Excellence Awards.