Fire breaks out in abandoned Thessaloniki factory
A fire has broken out in an abandoned Thessaloniki factory on Monday afternoon, outside the area of Sindos.
Greek inflation slowed to 6.1% in February
The Greek annual inflation rate slowed further to 6.1% in February from 7% in January and 7.2% in February 2022, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday. However, this development is attributed solely to a drop in electricity prices while the consumer price index in foods and food items jumped 14.8% in the month.
3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near Evia
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck to the north of the island of Evia on Monday afternoon, with its epicenter located 11 kilometers north of Artemisio. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the earthquake was at a depth of 11.5 kilometers.
The silent inexistence
For years, the unionists of state-owned Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) have been warning about the lack of safety on the railway network. Was anyone listening?
Greece will continue joint efforts for Cyprus peace deal, PM tells Christodoulides
Greece will continue joint efforts to solve the Cyprus problem on the basis of UN resolutions, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the Mediterranean island’s newly-elected president Nikos Christodoulides during a meeting in Athens Monday.
Polls show Erdogan lags opposition by more than 10 points ahead of May vote
New polls show the Turkish opposition’s presidential candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leading against President Tayyip Erdogan by more than 10 percentage points ahead of elections on May 14 seen by many as the most consequential vote in Turkey’s history.
Turkey’s quake toll tops 48,000 as gov’t races to build container cities
The death toll in Turkey from last month’s major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, as authorities rush to set up container cities to house for the longer-term those left homeless by the disaster.
Canada’s Greek diaspora in focus
The Virtual Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada is the fruit of two years of research conducted by Immigrec, an interdisciplinary educational consortium made up of research teams from the universities of McGill, Simon Fraser and York in Canada and the University of Patras in Greece.
Turkish ambassador visits EMAK headquarters to thank Greek rescuing team
Turkish Ambassador to Athens Cagatay Erciyes visited the headquarters of Greece’s EMAK disaster response team in a gesture of gratitude for its assistance in the aftermath of February’s disastrous earthquake, the embassy said in a tweet Monday.
Pregnant woman beaten by father in Ioannina
A 22-year-old woman, who is in the sixth month of her pregnancy, has filed charges of physical injury against her father.