Cop linked to cocaine cartel arrested
A high-ranking officer in Greece’s Narcotics Division, known for driving a luxury Lamborghini, has been arrested after being implicated in a cocaine trafficking scandal.
Woman killed by train at level crossing
A woman has lost her life when she was hit by a train at a level crossing in the Athens district of Sepolia.
Hotels to house public sector workers
Seeking to tackle the chronic housing shortage faced by public sector workers in popular tourist destinations, the government is rolling out a plan to recruit hotels.
Gas leak kills teen in family home, sisters critical
A 16-year-old boy has died from suspected gas poisoning in his home in Magiko, Xanthi, in northern Greece, while his sisters, aged 15 and 18, remain in critical condition.
A Greek discovery from 50 million years ago
Georgios Georgalis, an associate professor of paleontology at the Academy of Sciences in Krakow, Poland, talks about his discovery of the Terastiodontosaurus, which had a powerful bite and is the largest known worm lizard known.
UNHCR expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks
The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Turkey, following two fatal shipwrecks this week.
Action against fuel smuggling stepped up
The digital application for the registering of tanks at public fuel service stations and heating oil sales establishments will be operational from Sunday.
PPC reports favorable RES, emission figures
The Sustainable Development Report of Public Power Corporation (PPC) for 2023 recorded a 61% increase in investments in renewable energy sources and distribution networks and a 34% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for 2023, among other things.
Eurostat sees November’s EU-harmonized inflation at 3%
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.3% in November 2024, up from 2% in October according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, released on Friday.
Cyprus in US Visa Waiver Program soon
Cyprus is on the verge of joining the US Visa Waiver Program, with just a few minor issues remaining to be addressed.