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PASOK’s quest to become main opposition hits snag
Monday’s call between the new SYRIZA leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, and PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis was not a long one: Androulakis offered his congratulations and best wishes, Kasselakis asked that they be on a first-name basis and Nikos took his leave of Stefanos without extending an invitation to a meeting.
Bishop receives suspended sentence for unlawful removal of objects from church
A metropolitan bishop and his deputy have received a 30-month prison sentence, suspended for three years, after being found guilty of the unlawful removal of valuable religious objects from a church.
Please return if found: British Museum seeks help to recover missing treasures
The British Museum has launched a public hotline asking for help to locate some 2,000 missing artefacts, revealing they were mostly ancient Greek and Roman gems and jewelry. The museum said last month it had sacked a staff member over stolen, missing or damaged items in a crisis that highlighted internal failings.
Suspected Australian drug trafficker appeals extradition from Greece to US
A 41-year-old Australian citizen who was arrested in Mykonos in July 2021 as a suspected member of an international drug ring has appealed a decision to extradite him to the United States. US authorities believe that from May 2019 to May 2021, he participated in a conspiracy to money launder and smuggle drugs.
Epidemiologists investigate two leptospirosis deaths on Corfu
Epidemiologists are investigating two deaths from leptospirosis in a village on Corfu. The deaths occurred in the northern village of Karousades. On Friday, a man from the village died from the infection shortly after being admitted to hospital. His was the second death from leptospirosis since May.
Man from Arta arrested over father’s death
A 38-year-old man from the town of Arta, northwestern Greece, was arrested on Tuesday over the death of his 65-year-old father who was found dead on a forest road, bearing signs of beating and animal bites.
KYSEA approves procurement of Israeli weapon systems
The implementation of Greece’s armament program and the management of migration were the man topics discussed in a meeting of the Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) on Tuesday, chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
SYRIZA has a new leader, but unity is elusive
The day after the triumphant election of political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis as a new opposition leader finds left-wing SYRIZA facing a new era, after 15 years of Alexis Tsipras’ leadership.
Gov’t takes dig at opposition chief’s backers
The government appears ready to give new opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis some time, but not too much.