Child injured at shopping mall play area
A 7-year-old boy was injured early on Monday evening while playing in a children’s area in a Western Attica shopping mall.
Authorities report 33,590 new cases of Covid-19
In the latest weekly report (September 5 to September 11) on the course of the pandemic, Greek health authorities announced 33,590 new cases of Covid-19 and 129 virus-related deaths. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced that there are 101 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Turkish UAV flies over Kalogeroi islet
A Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flew over the Greek islet of Kalogeroi on Tuesday afternoon. Specifically, the UAV flew over the island at 3.39 pm at a height of 19,000 feet.
Golden Visa change surprises
Officials in the investment immigration sector are expressing their concern and surprise at the sudden, as it turns out, announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis from the Thessaloniki International Fair regarding the change to the Golden Visa program.
EU plans Sept 30 summit to greenlight emergency energy plans
European Union energy ministers will attempt to approve new bloc-wide measures to pull down soaring gas and power prices at an emergency summit on September 30, after Brussels announces the proposals this week.
Turkey ‘vows’ to continue East Med gas exploration
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu indicated on Tuesday that Ankara has no intention of giving up controversial gas exploration efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean.
JPMorgan upbeat on Greek banks, upgrades Piraeus
JPMorgan upgraded Piraeus Bank to “overweight” and said it was positive on Greece’s four big banks in a research report published on Tuesday.
Chris Van Hollen: Turkey an ‘unfaithful’ ally
Turkey is an unfaithful ally in NATO and that is why it was removed from the F-35 fighter jet program, says Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in an interview with Kathimerini.
Greece expresses ‘deep concern’ at Azeri-Armenian hostilities
“We express our deep concern over the recent hostilities at the Armenian-Azeri border, which resulted in the death of several people,” the Greek Foreign Ministry posted on Tuesday on Twitter.
Gas network operator launching biomethane pilot project
Greece’s natural gas system operator, DESFA, is making its first foray into biomethane, signing a deal for a pilot project to transform urban waste into an alternative fuel source for its own use.