The prosecutor in the trial over the 2018 beating death of Greek-American gay rights activist Zak Kostopoulos on Wednesday sought the exoneration of four police officers and guilty verdicts for two local businessmen.
One of Greece’s pre-eminent authorities on earthquakes headed to central Greece on Wednesday for as first-hand assessment of a fresh spike in seismic activity in and around the town of Thiva.
Greece said on Wednesday that pandemic restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors and Covid certificates will be lifted throughout the summer tourism period and authorities will consider reinstating them in September.
The recent burst of seismic activity in Thiva, north of Greece, and the surrounding area will most likely subside but caution is still needed, Seismology professor and director of Athens Geodynamic Institute, Akis Tselentis, told state-run news agency AMNA on Wednesday.
New German research reveals that numerous antiquities from German-supervised excavations at the eastern Aegean island of Samos in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ended up in German museums through dubious agreements, according to a report in Deutsche Welle (DW).
Covid vaccination and recovery certificates will not be required from customers and patrons at any business in Greece starting on May 1, the country’s health minister told a press briefing on Wednesday.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has tested positive for Covid-19, her office said in announcement on Wednesday.
Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis noted in Hania on Monday that this tourism period has started much earlier than any other year.
The Eni-Total consortium will resume work on Block 6 within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone. The Franco-Italian consortium will initially carry out drilling at a specific point in Block 6 to have a better picture of the Calypso deposit.
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