Stormy weather sweeping in from the west
Greece’s national weather service, EMY, issued an emergency bulletin on Tuesday, warning that strong storms are seen sweeping into Greece starting in the evening of the same day.
‘Strange work of propaganda’ at play in Mideast war, says US analyst
Turkey’s desire to “re-enact bygone imperial glories” by changing course with regard to its relationship with the West “cannot end well,” according to the well-known Canadian-American political commentator and analyst David Frum.
Hit by floods and fires, a Greek villager has lost hope
The fires came first. Then the floods. In the small village of Sesklo in central Greece, 46-year old Vasilis Tsiamitas has felt the extremes of both freak weather phenomena this summer that have made Greece a climate change hotspot.
Sexual predators on the rise, data shows
Revealing unsettling data on the sexual abuse of children on Monday, Deputy Parliament Speaker Odysseas Konstantinopoulos said it is an “obligation and duty of everyone to protect our children from sexual predators.”
Severe storms in Turkey leave nine dead, 11 missing
Severe storms and flooding have left nine people dead across Turkey, officials said Monday, including one seaman who died when a cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast. Eleven other crew were reported missing.
Police looking for suspect in three downtown Athens sexual assaults
Police in Athens are looking for a man suspected of having carried out sexual assaults against a 13-year-old girl and two women in their 20s in the downtown district of Exarchia in the course of just two days.
Antetokounbros Academy joins forces with American College of Greece
The Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, an initiative launched by Greek-Nigerian basketball sensations the Antetokounmpo brothers to provide opportunities to children from underprivileged backgrounds, has launched a partnership with the American College of Greece.
Scientists oppose National Observatory of Athens’ transfer to Civil Protection Ministry
Scientists at the National Observatory of Athens have launched a petition seeking the public’s support in opposing a recent government decision to transfer oversight of the respected research institution to the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry.
Youth crime puts authorities on edge
In view of the alarming rate of violence involving minors, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) has stepped up special operations to combat the phenomenon.
Two motorists killed on main Athens avenue overnight
Two people died in separate accidents within a few hours of each other overnight on Syngrou, a major avenue linking central Athens to the capital’s southern coast.