A bulldozer shovels piles of hail after a storm inundated the streets on the Cycladic island of Santorini, one of the country’s most popular summer destinations, Thursday. The intense hailstorm disrupted traffic and damaged cars, while the temperature plunged to a low of 1 degree Celsius. The hail also rendered the runway of the island’s…
Sixteen people, including five minors, have been arrested on suspicion of membership of a gang that committed dozens of cases of shoplifting in various areas of Attica, police said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated staff at Viva Wallet for their work and for attracting the attention of banking giant JPMorgan & Chase as an investor.
Greece plans to repay more than 7 billion euros in loans from the International Monetary Fund and eurozone partners in the next two months, paying down the rest of the IMF funds it borrowed to prevent bankruptcy.
An employee at the 12th Athens tax office was assaulted by a citizen on Thursday and was hospitalized. According to information, the perpetrator became angry when the employee was unable to help him due to the former’s outstanding tax debts. He proceeded to assault the employee verbally and physically, both punching and kicking him. The…
Turkish authorities on Thursday found seven more dead bodies near Turkey’s border with Greece, raising to 19 the number of migrants who have frozen to death at the frontier.
The daily briefing by Greek health authorities reported 17,662 new coronavirus cases and 106 virus-related deaths on Thursday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that 568 patients are intubated across Greece’s Intensive Care Units.
A garbage truck caught on fire on the motorway connecting Athens to the central Greek city of Lamia on Thursday afternoon. According to reports from the scene, there were two people onboard the truck at the time.
An extreme weather front has hit the Cyclades islands in the Aegean and has caused serious disruptions for their inhabitants on Thursday. The island of Santorini was hit by a hailstorm, threatening the operation of the local airport.
The Hellenic Police has launched raids on several PAOK fan clubs in Thessaloniki on Thursday. According to information available to Kathimerini, there is a strong police presence in Papafi and Orestou streets and the neighborhoods of Evosmos and Ampelokipoi, which all house fan clubs of the Thessaloniki sports club.