Man seriously injured in drive-by shooting in southern Athens
Police is investigating the shooting of a man who was walking in the street in the district of Palio Faliro in southern Athens, early Thursday morning.
Businessman Dimitris Kontiminas dies at 83
Dimitris Kontominas, a Greek businessman that was involved in insurance, retail trade, cinema and was owner of television channel Alpha has died at the age of 83, the broadcaster announced Thursday.
Parliament approves bill to deal with sports violence
Greek lawmakers approved on Wednesday evening a bill aiming to tackle sports-related violence.
Roads, schools close as winter system hits Greece
A road in Ippokrateios Politeia, north of Athens, is blanketed in snow on Wednesday, as a weather system dubbed Filippos caused temperatures in much of the country to plummet and brought heavy snowfall.
Elpidophoros on Ukraine: No war can be called ‘holy’ or ‘just’
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America delivered a message of support to the Ukrainian people and condemned Russia’a invasion during a prayer service for Ukraine that was held at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr in New York on Wednesday.
Government spokesman upbeat over tourism outlook
Government spokesperson Yiannis Economou on Wednesday referred to the good prospects for this year’s tourism season in a post on Twitter.
Biden, Erdogan to have phone talk on Thursday
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden are scheduled to speak on the phone on Thursday, according to a statement by the Turkish government on Wednesday.
A third of Covid cases are aged between 4 and 18
Around a third of patients infected with Covid-19 in recent days are aged between 4 and 18 years old, according to the National Organization for Public Health (EODY).
Nicosia to build up grain stock
The Cypriot government approved on Wednesday a proposal by the Minister of Agriculture which provides for the government to buy large quantities of grain in preparation for expected shortages stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Loss of Russian oil leaves a void not easily filled, straining market
Before its forces invaded Ukraine, Russia provided 1 out of every 10 barrels of oil the world consumed. But as the United States and other customers shun Russian crude, the global oil market faces its greatest upheaval since the Middle East tumult of the 1970s.