Israeli envoy donates blood for victims of train collision
Israel’s ambassador to Greece, Noam Katz, said he donated blood for the injured in the deadly train crash that has claimed the lives of 46 passengers and injured scores.
Christodoulides calls Mitsotakis to discuss train crash, missing Cypriots
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday expressed his government’s “deep and sincere condolences” for the deaths of dozens of passengers in Tuesday’s train crash in northern Greece in a phone call to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Greek unemployment rate fell to 10.8% in January
The Greek unemployment rate dropped to 10.8% of the workforce in January this year, from 12.4% in December 2022 and 13.7% in January 2022, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday.
New transport minister apologizes for train crash, promises answers
Greece’s newly-appointed transport minister said he was taking over on Thursday with a mandate to investigate the country’s deadliest train crash, to modernize an ailing railway system and to restore safety in train travel.
Human error the final link in long chain of omissions
Human error was the final link in the chain of errors and omissions that led to the tragic train disaster in Tempe late Tuesday night.
Government will do all it can to prevent disasters like train crash, says spokesperson
Greece will do everything it can to prevent a repeat of a train disaster which killed at least 46 people, government spokesperson Giannis Economou said on Thursday.
Blood needs of train victims covered in ‘overwhelming’ response
Greece’s National Blood Donation Center announced on Thursday that the “overwhelming” response to a blood drive called to cover the needs of the victims of Tuesday’s deadly train collision “have been fully met.”
Stationmaster in deadly train collision given until Saturday to testify
A Hellenic Train stationmaster in Larissa, aged 59, who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a train accident near Tempe, northern Greece, that led to the death of at least 46 people as given until Saturday to prepare his defence.
US offers condolences to Greece after deadly train collision
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken contacted his Greek counterpart, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, on the telephone to offer the condolences of the United States for the tragic rail disaster at Tempi, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Erdogan faces increasing criticism over earthquake response
Turkey’s President Erdogan and his government have come under fierce criticism for what many see as an inadequate relief effort following last month’s devastating earthquakes.