‘It’s not a sprint,’ Ukraine’s marines insist. ‘It’s a marathon’
hey have NATO equipment and Western training. Some have English-speaking commanders, unusual in the Ukrainian military, and even an American-accented, evangelical chaplain.
Doctor resignations multiply, leaving national healthy system teetering
The constant movement of doctors from hospital to hospital to fill vacancies, exhausting working hours, constant on-call duty and understaffed emergency departments at regional health units have led many doctors to resign.
Staff must come first
The National Health System (ESY) suffers from serious staff shortages but it is not just the lack of decent salaries, but also the working conditions that are putting off doctors and nurses from working for public healthcare services.
Picking up the pace
Agreeing to the term for the sake of convenience, no matter how much it may irk certain circles, Greece is a “brand” with a solid international reputation.
Major lapses in recycling noted in letter to ministry
The Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association (EESDA) has noted serious gaps and problems in recycling in Greece.
Survival and ambivalence: The story of Lausanne
The year of Our Lord 2023 has been a roller-coaster for Orthodox Christians in Turkey. On August 15, it seems, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios will celebrate an emotionally resonant liturgy at the Monastery of Panagia Soumela; permission was granted on July 24 after a report four days earlier that it had been refused.
Divers find 15.7-hectare waste tip in sea off Andros
Volunteer divers from Aegean Rebreath, in cooperation with the Hellenic Center for Marine Research, have discovered waste mounds in the sea off the island of Andros with a perimeter of more than 100 meters.
Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
Greece’s coast guard on Tuesday rescued 52 people crammed onto a sailing boat anchored off an uninhabited island far from the country’s mainland, authorities said.
More suspects detained over violent clashes
A total of 17 Croatian nationals were apprehended across three different locations in Greece on Tuesday due to their alleged involvement in violent clashes between Greek and Croatian soccer supporters on Monday night, as reported by the Hellenic Police.
Seven Croat suspects arrested attempting to flee Greece
Seven Croatian nationals have been apprehended by the police at the Evzones border crossing.