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Man arrested on drug charges found in possession of child pornography
A man arrested by Drug Enforcement officers on Wednesday at the port of Piraeus for possession of illegal narcotics was found to have 19,000 files of child pornography on his phone. The man is accused of hiding three containers of suspected heroin in a CD case.
Covid-themed candles on sale for Orthodox Easter
High-selling designs this Easter include pandemic-themed candles that resemble Covid-19 test kits, vaccination syringes and even red-colored representations of the ball-and-spike shaped virus itself.
Mitsotakis announces €50 increase in minimum wage from May 1
The minimum wage will be increased by €50 a month, from €663 at present to €713, from May 1, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday in a televised address.
Athlete seriously injured in Kavala motocross event
A motocross driver was seriously injured during a motocross event in the town of Kavala last weekend after falling off his bike during a jump.
New Turkish overflights in eastern Aegean
A group of four Turkish F-16 jets flew over the islets of Panagia and Oinousses in the eastern Aegean on Wednesday afternoon.
New Covid cases drop, deaths rise
The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) announced a drop in new Covid-19 infections to 7,365 from 10,005 the previous day and a rise in the number of deaths to 64 from 46.
Cyprus to strip citizenship from another four sanctioned Russians
Cyprus is revoking citizenship from four sanctioned Russians, authorities said on Wednesday, bringing the number of passports pulled from people for links to the Kremlin to eight this month.
Turkish fighter jet flies over Zourafa islet
A Turkish F-16 fighter jet flew over the islet of Zourafa, also known as Ladoxera, east of the northern Aegean island of Samothraki on Wednesday at 11.11 a.m.
IMF’s grim forecast for 2022
The war in Ukraine will increase Greece’s inflation rate and hurt its trade balance, while slowing down the country’s gross domestic product growth by 1.1 percentage points, against a 1.5% impact on the eurozone, according to the International Monetary Fund.