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Fire Service reports 378 forest fires in last week
The country has seen 378 forest fires in the last week, the Fire Service announced on Wednesday, warning that the risk of fire remains high for Thursday in many areas of the country.
Antigone
Alexander Raptotasios brings Sophocles’ “Antigone” into the present, reimagining it as a comment on how media shape public opinion.
Mitos, new online public services platform, to be launched Friday
A new online national registry of public services will be launched on Friday, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has announced.
Power bill support quandary
The state’s permanent electricity subsidy mechanism is being launched under particularly difficult circumstances, as the Finance Ministry will need to allocate more than 650 million euros for just one month to keep down the power costs of some 5 million households and 1 million professionals in July.
Greece reports first toddler death of severe acute hepatitis
Greece reported its first baby death from severe acute hepatitis on Wednesday, the country’s national health agency EODY said. The 13-month-old baby had been hospitalised with a high fever and was later diagnosed with liver failure and cerebral edema due to severe acute hepatitis.
Wine in Antiquity Tours
Professional archaeologists will be on hand at the Museum of Cycladic Art on the next four Fridays (July 8, 15, 22 and 29) for private guided tours on the role of wine in the ancient Greek civilization.
PM references rivals at home and Turkey
The European Union has an obligation to “prevent any kind of precedent that can be mimicked by prospective troublemakers down the line,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told lawmakers in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, in comments during a speech addressing the war in Ukraine but seen also as a tacit reference to Turkey.
Daily Covid-19 briefing to be given weekly from Friday
The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has announced on Wednesday that starting on Friday, July 8, there will no longer be a daily briefing on the course of the pandemic which will instead be given weekly on Fridays.
Shipping Minister tests positive for Covid-19
Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.