Greek health authorities announced 18,988 new cases of Covid-19 and 70 virus-related deaths on Tuesday during their daily briefing on the course of the pandemic. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 358 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Greek private equity funds have in the last few months been busy taking over local medium-sized corporations.
A man was killed, and two others were injured after a train hit them on Tuesday in the northern city of Kilkis. According to information from the scene, the three men were on foot when they were struck by the cargo train at approximately 11.10 a.m.
The drawings in a makeshift classroom in Athens tell the story of children who escaped war. Combat scenes – a helicopter dropping bombs, burning buildings, tanks and bodies on the ground – hang next to peace doves carrying olive branches.
Cyprus reportedly remains open to the possibility of reaching an agreement with the US to give up its Russian weapons.
The Environment Ministry has given another six-month extension for the demolition of arbitrary construction on shores, increasing the total duration of the suspension to 18 months.
Greece’s coast guard said on Tuesday that two people have been arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling and endangering lives for steering a sailboat with a further 68 people on board.
The European Commission is to propose on Tuesday to EU nations sweeping new sanctions against Russia, including a ban on imports of coal, rubber, chemicals and other products from Russia worth up to 9 billion euros ($9.86 billion) a year, an EU source told Reuters.
“The Tοurism Ministry and all the tourism agencies are putting up a huge battle every day with hard work and effort, daily goals for all our destinations, the extension of the tourist season with a sustainable tourism model, without big words and with high expectations for this year’s tourism season,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said…
A school and an unspecified number of homes were evacuated on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes on Tuesday as a large wildfire approached the seaside village of Soroni.