Lake Mornos shrinking says meteorological service
The surface area and water reserves of Lake Mornos, in Central Greece, are decreasing according to Meteo meteorological service of the National Observatory of Athens.
Let’s not waste any more precious time
With the completion of the international tender to explore for natural gas in four blocks south of Crete and the Peloponnese, American energy giant Chevron, which had largely “provoked” the tender by expressing interest, submitted a bid, together with HelleniQ Energy.
Long-serving abbot Damianos steps down as Saint Catherine’s Monastery prepares vote
Archbishop Damianos on Friday resigned from both the abbotship and the archdiocese of Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, Egypt, amid a lingering power struggle.
Greece replaces ‘irregular’ with ‘illegal’ migration in official documents
Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris has issued a circular replacing the term “irregular migration” with “illegal migration” in all official documents, ministry sources said on Friday.
Health services confront rising patient complaints
Hospitals across the country are revising services after a surge in complaints to Health Service Users’ Rights Protection Offices, their annual report shows.
A new level of aggression from Russia?
Thomas Graham, a Russia expert and a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis as we look at what Russia’s drone incursion into Poland means for Europe, for NATO, and for ongoing talks on Ukraine.
Google DeepMind CEO Hassabis joins Greek PM in public AI debate
Demis Hassabis, chief executive of Google DeepMind and 2024 Nobel laureate, will join Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a public discussion on artificial intelligence (AI), ethics and democracy at the Athens Innovation Summit 2025.
Average pension levels in Greece decline
The average main pensions in July were below €800 gross, while supplementary pensions also showed a significant decrease, according to data from the Helios system.
Police seize weapons, speakers in Zefyri settlement raid
Eight suspects were arrested on Friday during a raid at a predominantly Roma settlement in the western Athens district of Zefyri, police said.
Greek volleyball player recounts ordeal in Nepal amid political unrest
Greek volleyball player Eva Chantava, who, along with teammates, was among those trapped in Nepal in recent days following unrest sparked by the prime minister’s resignation, said she feared for her life before managing to reach capital Kathmandu for her return to Greece.