Large shipment of cocaine seized in Piraeus port
Greek customs officers located and seized a large shipment of cocaine, worth approximately 1,938,000 euros, in the port of Piraeus this week.
Grenade found in Thessaloniki worksite
A grenade was found in a Thessaloniki worksite on Wednesday. The Hellenic Police was called in and immediately set on defusing the explosives.
Swedish fintech enters Greek market
Swedish fintech company Klarna International, offering alternative forms of credit to consumers and companies, has decided to enter the Greek credit market and has already had a successful Greek group invest in it. Its chief executive officer explained to Kathimerini why Klarna chose to set up shop in Greece.
FM dismisses Erdogan’s fake claims
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias issued a stern response to the incendiary accusation against Greece by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
President meets with PASOK leader
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou received the leader of opposition party PASOK-KINAL Nikos Androulakis on Wednesday afternoon at the presidential mansion. It was his first meeting with the president since his election as the party’s leader.
Teen from Arcadia dies in bike ride accident
A 15-year-old boy from Arcadia, southern Greece, was killed on Tuesday when his bicycle crashed into that of another teen who was cycling in front of him, local police said Wednesday.
Accommodation, food service see July turnover soar
Food service and accommodation in July saw turnover beat the record from three years earlier, thanks to the explosive growth of tourism, but also partly to the increase in prices-charges in both sectors.
Nurse electrocuted in Covid ward by naked wires
A nurse at the General Hospital of Nikaia, in Piraeus, suffered an electric shock on Tuesday morning after accidentally touching exposed wires while working in the Covid ward, the union representing Greek public hospital staff (POEDIN) said Wednesday.
Thessaloniki wife killer sentenced to life
A Mixed Jury Court on Wednesday unanimously convicted a 50-year-old man from Thessaloniki to life imprisonment and three years for stabbing his wife to death in their home in November 2021.
Vaccines against Covid’s Omicron mutations expected in early October
Vulnerable groups and people over the age of 60 will likely be able to get vaccinated against Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in early October, Greek Health Μinister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday in Parliament.