Authorities on the Ionian island of Zakynthos have closed off Navagio beach, a popular tourist destination famous for its signature shipwreck, after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake earlier on Thursday caused large rocks from the surrounding cliffs to fall into the bay.
Opposition lawmakers participating in a parliamentary committee tasked with investigating Greece’s wiretapping scandal left in protest a preparatory panel meeting on Thursday, after the ruling Conservatives rejected what the MPs considered as “essential witnesses” in the probe.
A branch of Piraeus Bank was robbed in Nea Halkidona, Attica, on Thursday afternoon. According to early reports available to Kathimerini, the gunman seized an unknown amount of money at gunpoint before fleeing the scene.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said that the announcement of United Group’s new investment in Greece is proof that both domestic and foreign investors trust in Greece’s prospects, at a meeting with representatives of United Group at the Maximos Mansion.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is the first global shipping company to adopt a fully AI-based approach to voyage optimization. Having implemented livestreaming of vital data onboard 65 vessels, this new approach will help reduce fuel consumption by up to 10%.
The president of socialist PASOK/KINAL, Nikos Androulakis, asked the independent watchdog on communication privacy which is investigating his wiretapping to hand over a copy of his file and any available material the body will collect from Greece’s intelligence service during its inquiry, the party announced Thursday.
Excavations for the Thessaloniki metro have brought to light such a wealth of antiquities that the northern port city will also be getting two new museums along with the much-needed urban transport system, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni told a press conference on Wednesday.
An inspection of the Allou! Fun Park in Athens, where four young people were injured while on a ride, was conducted on Wednesday by the certification body TUV Hellas, without, reportedly, finding any malfunction.
Greece will repay ahead of schedule 2.7 billion euros of loans owed to euro zone countries under the first bailout it received during its decade-long debt crisis, finance ministry officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Targeting the wasteful habits of the public sector, specific reward and penalty measures were announced on Wednesday as part of energy saving initiatives.