Off-duty police officer kills pedestrian in east Attica crash
A police officer driving his personal vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday morning in the coastal town of Artemida in eastern Attica, authorities said.
Stocks keep rising at a mild clip
The Athens Stock Exchange reversed early losses due to profit-taking and ended close to its intraday high Wednesday. It was the eighth straight session with recorded gains.
Man arrested for arson in Patras
Police arrested a 25-year-old man for arson in the area of Girokomeio, Patras, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Satellite data shows 10,000 hectares burned across Greece
According to satellite images analyzed by the National Observatory of Athens, an estimated 10,000 hectares of land have burned in Greece over the past few days.
Chios faces second major blaze of the summer
Chios, the hardest-hit region in Greece’s current wildfires, is enduring its second major blaze this summer, after a June outbreak scorched more than 4,000 hectares. The latest fire, which erupted Wednesday, affecting the island’s northwest, has burned a similar amount of territory.
Greece delays island power links in €6 bln grid investment plan
The Independent Power Transmission Operator’s updated 10-year investment program (2025-2034), estimated at almost €6 billion, has extended the timeline of 40 of 90 projects, while adding five more.
Greek hotels’ profitability lags Europe’s
Greek hotels lag their European counterparts in operational profits.
Video shows firefighting helicopter in Patras dropping water onto passing cars
A video posted on X by Forecast Weather Greece shows an Ericsson helicopter operating over the urban zone of Patras accidentally dropping water onto passing cars.
Lebanon’s Greek-speaking theologians in Meteora
After decades, the Institute of Theology in Balamand has restored language lessons and during their visit students chanted for the metropolitan.