Minister welcomes EU firefighter replacements
Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides welcomed firefighters from France on Monday in a special ceremony.
Caretta caretta benefited from Covid lockdowns
During the lockdowns of 2020, loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Bay of Laganas on the Ionian island of Zakynthos moved to shallower and warmer waters which were beneficial for their eggs, according to a recent study published in a scientific journal.
Power firms announce new rates
New electricity prices have been announced for August, following the government’s decision to impose a ceiling of 5 euros on fixed charges.
Murders of two women in one day shock nation
Greece is reeling in shock after two men on the islands of Crete and Zakynthos stabbed their wives to death in less than 24 hours. The savagery of the crimes placed the spotlight on the issue of the growing frequency of femicide.
Teenage girl murdered in western Athens
Police investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl in Athens on Monday night believe the teenager was murdered, possibly by someone in her close circle.
A baptism in Greece raises questions
Earlier this month, a storm – unwarranted, malevolent – brewed up after Archbishop Elpidophoros, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church of America, visited Greece and while there baptized two children brought into the world through surrogacy to be raised by a gay couple.
War, climate change, energy costs: How the wheat market has been upended
The price of wheat has tumbled from its peak after Russia invaded Ukraine, but experts say one of the world’s most widely consumed foods remains in short supply and warn that a global hunger crisis still looms.