Pandemic: A calm summer and fall surge
Health authorities and scientists see a calm summer for the Covid-19 pandemic, but also a possible autumn upsurge when temperatures start to drop.
Erdogan reacts again to Biden’s mention of Armenian genocide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday for again characterizing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces as a “genocide,”
Turkish court sentences Osman Kavala to life without parole
A Turkish court on Monday sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole.
Alarming verbal assaults
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a butcher and he’s destroying his people. I’m shouting this out because I believe it and I want to blow off some steam, but I am a private citizen and what I say doesn’t matter.
Notorious criminal murdered at his holiday home
A victim of a murderous assault is considered a veteran of what is widely known as the “Greek Mafia.”
Coronavirus: 8,413 new cases, 66 deaths over 2 days
Greek health authorities announced that there were 8,413 confirmed new coronavirus cases and 66 deaths over the 48-hour period ending at 3 p.m. Monday.
EU and India launch trade and technology partnership
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Monday in New Delhi the launch of a joint EU-India Trade and Technology Council.
Self-tests no longer required at schools
Pupils will still be required to wear masks, but self-tests for Covid-19 will no longer be needed when classes resume next Tuesday, May 3.
Borrell: not enough support for total embargo on Russian oil, gas
There is insufficient support from European Union member states for a complete embargo or punitive tariff on Russian oil and gas imports, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell was quoted as saying by German newspaper Die Welt on Monday.
It’s all about learning
“What countries border the Black Sea?” the game show host asked. Africa, New Zealand, Berlin, Portugal, Italy, Germany – the players responded with a shocking ignorance not just of basic geography, but also current affairs.