Body of Japanese woman found floating off Serifos
Police is investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a 67-year-old Japanese woman whose body was found floating off the coast of the Cycladic island Serifos on Friday.
Deloitte report on green transition risks
Greek enterprises face a significant increase in credit risk from their transition toward the green economy, Deloitte Greece said in its “Transition Risk Exploratory Impact Assessment Exercise for Greek Large Corporates” risk advisory survey conducted by its Climate & Environmental Credit Analytics group.
Rhodes: Coast guard pursues migrant sailboat, arrests captain
A sailboat with 14 migrants onboard was located at sea east off the town of Kalathos, Rhodes, the coast guard reported on Friday.
Lesvos high-school students design prize-winning fire spotter
A devastating wildfire last summer inspired two students at the 5th General High School of Mytilene on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos to design a drone for detecting blazes.
Wildfires in Rhodes burn for fifth day as village evactuated
Firefighters on Rhodes are continuing to fight wildfires on the island for the fifth consecutive day, as residents were evacuated from a central village on Friday night. Villagers in Laerma received the 112 evacuation text message at around 10.30 p.m. At first light, firefighting aircraft resumed operations, assisting ground forces. Slovak firefighters have joined the…
Heatwave to peak again this weekend
After average temperatures of 36.3 and a high of 42.6 degrees Celsius recorded by the country’s weather stations on Friday, the mercury is expected to rise again slightly over the weekend and to reach 45C in places.
Registered jobless in Greece down 6% in June
Registered unemployment fell by 55,198 people, or 6%, in June compared with the same month last year, but rose 1.4% in comparison with May 2023, official figures showed on Thursday.
Animal deaths at shelter for strays during wildfire being probed
An Athens prosecutor has ordered an investigation into official complaints and a storm of social media claims concerning the deaths of more than a dozen cats and dogs at a privately run shelter for strays in Lagonisi, East Attica, that was consumed by Monday’s big wildfire.
Greek taxpayer debts drop in May
Taxpayers’ new arrears to the state exceeded 2.44 billion euros in May, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) said in a report this week.
Notable drop in Greece’s current account deficit in Jan-May
Greece’s current account deficit fell by 431.3 million euros year-on-year to stand at €1.6 billion, the Bank of Greece said on Friday.