Father Alex Karloutsos, who retired as vicar general of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America last year, is to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US, President Joe Biden announced on Friday.
Greece’s Italian-run rail operator TrainOSE was renamed Hellenic Train at a presentation attended by Greek and Italian ministers in Athens on Friday.
Greek health authorities announced 15,869 new cases of Covid-19 and 14 virus-related deaths during their daily briefing on the course of the pandemic on Friday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced that 95 intubated patients are currently being treated in Intensive Care Units.
A veritable umbrella against enemy unmanned aerial vehicles is being set up on the islands and in critical locations around the country, according to reports, which say the plan has been implemented over the last two months in complete secrecy.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has donated the $1 million he received as the recipient of the 2022 Genesis Prize to the Holocaust Museum of Greece, which is being built in his native city of Thessaloniki.
Greece filed a demarche with the Russian ambassador in Athens on Friday, over the expulsion of eight Greek diplomats from Russia.
The strong response of the Hellenic Fire Service, that dispatched two aircraft and two helicopters, allowed for control of a fire burning near Oinofyta in Viotia. The fire broke out in a wooded area and is not threatening any homes, however there are strong winds exacerbating the efforts of those on the scene.
There are two reasons why “The Most Glorious Struggle: The Greek Revolution of 1821” is an accomplishment: the volume of information inside and the passion for 1821 infused by Aristides Hatzis.
The 3rd century monument of Episkopi on Sikinos, one of the smallest Cycladic islands, will open to the public after 50 years in September.