10 slightly injured in bus, car collision
Police say 10 passengers were slightly injured when a bus collided with a car in central Athens Wednesday.
Churches in Turkey feel the wrath of devastating quake
Several Orthodox churches were badly damaged, such as the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in Iskenderun, historically known as Alexandretta, in the Hatay province of southeastern Turkey, after the huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Piraeus Bank raises its stake in MIG to 36.22%
Piraeus Financial Holdings on Tuesday announced that its subsidiary Piraeus Bank purchased 47,242,062 shares of Marfin Investment Group SA (MIG), raising its equity stake in the group to 340,308,728 shares or 36.22% of its equity capital.
As energy costs bite, museums rethink a conservation credo
Since the first public museums were founded in the 18th century, one of their main roles has been to protect the artworks and artifacts they display.
Cyprus NPLs ease a tad in November
Nonperforming loans in the Cyprus banking system remained virtually unchanged in November, with the NPL rate to total loans unchanged at 10.5%.
Earthquakes and solidarity
When the lives of thousands of people are cut short by the uncontrollable power which some people call fate, political time necessarily pauses as well – at least for a while – until habit and various interests rebind its different parts.
Santorini a top location for marriage proposals
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, holiday accommodation rental portal Holidu has found Santorini to be the third best destination for a marriage proposal, with Mykonos 12th, Crete 20th and Athens 22nd.
Police investigating drive-by shooting at Athens grill house
Unknown assailants in a car opened fire at a grill house in Agia Varvara Square in western Attica.
Adapting to change
Criticism of civil protection has shifted quietly from “Where is the state?” to “Why does the state intervene and close roads and schools?”
With common sense in the application of regulations we would have fewer victims
Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Gaziantep, Turkey is the strongest in the Eastern Mediterranean in 100 years.