Little change in Covid figures
Health authorities announced 21,102 new coronavirus infections, 60 deaths and 351 intubations on Friday.
US Senate commemorates Greek Independence
The US Senate passed a resolution celebrating Greek Independence Day and democracy in Greece and the US for the 37th consecutive year.
Father of dead 9-year-old coming to Athens to receive case file
The father of a nine-year-old girl whose mother is accused of having killed her while in hospital in January this year was travelling from Patra to Athens with his lawyer on Friday to get a copy of the case file ahead of his testimony before an investigative magistrate in the coming days.
Clytemnestra | Athens | April 5 & 12
After a sold-out run last year, composer Giorgos Koumentakis’ minimalist “Clytemnestra” is returning for two nights at the German Evangelical Church.
Acropolis flyover cancelled due to dusty weather
A planned flight of fighter aircraft over the Acropolis Hill on Friday afternoon as part of the multinational air force exercise Iniochos 2022 was cancelled, due to the windy weather which brought Saharan dust over Attica.
Validity of vaccination, recovery certificates to change
The validity of vaccination certificates issued by the government after two doses of a vaccine against Covid-19 and certificates proving recovery from the disease could be extended to match EU directives, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said Friday.
Eurostat: Greek inflation seen at 8% in March
Inflation in Greece jumped to 8% in March, year-on-year, according to preliminary data released on Friday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Dendias says Lavrov maybe didn’t know about the Russian invasion
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said his impression when he last met Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on February 18 was that he did not know about the impending invasion of Ukraine.
Floating LNG storage unit in Revythoussa feasible
The addition of a floating LNG storage unit at the Revythoussa terminal station, west of Attica, is feasible and useful for ensuring security in the natural gas supply, a source from Greek gas grid operator DESFA told state-run news agency AMNA on Friday.
Police seek hit-and-run driver who injured elderly woman
Greek traffic police in Lamia, central Greece, are searching for a driver who hit and abandoned an elderly woman in the street on Thursday afternoon.