Across the U.S., roughly 6 million adults 65 and older have Alzheimer’s disease. Almost two-thirds of them are women — a discrepancy that researchers have long attributed to genetics and women’s longer life spans, among other reasons.
In the second half of the 20th century, there was such a great improvement in the standard of living in Greece that the country had already changed category in the 1960s.
Antonis Samaras, the former Prime Minister and leader of conservative New Democracy, tells Kathimerini that he is opposed to the upcoming visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The emergency phone lines for victims of domestic violence have indeed worked, helping to break down the wall of fear.
Several ferries cancelled their services on Saturday due to gale-force winds at sea, part of the stormy weather that will affect Greece at least until midday on Sunday.
A large quantity of cocaine in a container of bananas in Piraeus port originating from Ecuador and destined for Thessaloniki was found and seized by customs inspectors of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) authorities said on Saturday.
Almost 10,000 violations were recorded by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) in the year up until November in the western Greek regions of Achaia, Aitoloakarnania and Ilia concerning the illegal parking of vehicles, and preventing the movement of people with disabilities and pedestrians.
A mural inspired by award-winning Greek poet Kiki Dimoula (1931-2020) was unveiled on Friday at Rome’s Sapienza University to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Saturday.
The body of a man was found hanging from a tree in a house yard in Kyllini, western Greece, on Saturday, police said.