Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. The death toll climbed above 7,700 and was expected to rise further.
Despite the overall good performance of the Greek economy, “vigilance is still required” as “weaknesses remain,” former EU commissioner and the current first president of the French Court of Accounts Pierre Moscovici told Kathimerini in an interview ahead of his three-day visit to Athens that concludes Wednesday.
Cyprus’ ruling right-wing party on Wednesday said its supporters should vote at will in a runoff presidential election on February 12 between a former member of its party, ahead in polls, and a leftist-backed independent following close behind.
Police say 10 passengers were slightly injured when a bus collided with a car in central Athens Wednesday.
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 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.
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.
Nonperforming loans in the Cyprus banking system remained virtually unchanged in November, with the NPL rate to total loans unchanged at 10.5%.
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.
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.