Tenant found dead in Thessaloniki short-term rental
A 26-year-old man was found dead inside a short-term rental apartment in Thessaloniki around midday on Monday, after the property owner raised concerns over his disappearance.
Macron links ocean protection to national sovereignty, voices support for Greece, Cyprus
French President Emmanuel Macron drew a strong connection between marine conservation and national sovereignty during his remarks at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice on Monday, calling on European Union partners to stand firm against threats to the territorial integrity of Greece and Cyprus.
Six detained for abuse of patients in Bulgaria nursing home
Six people have been arrested in a Bulgarian village on suspicion of beating and drugging patients in a private nursing home for older people and those with dementia or other mental health problems, authorities said on Monday.
Athens taxi drivers announce work stoppage Tuesday over bus lane restrictions
The Athens Taxi Drivers Union (SATA) has announced a nine-hour work stoppage on Tuesday, from 3:00 p.m. to midnight, in protest against recent road rule changes that restrict taxi access to bus lanes.
Legal procedures for country’s marine parks in June, PM tells UN Ocean Conference
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday that legal procedures for the creation of Greece’s first two marine parks will begin within June.
‘They say we are Europe’s waiters. Wrong: We are hosts’
Rethymno has survived the tourism onslaught and efforts are ongoing to preserve architectural tradition and invest in gastronomy
Municipal garbage collector assaulted in Kypseli following road dispute
A garbage collector employed by the Municipality of Athens was physically assaulted on Saturday night while performing routine waste collection duties in the central neighborhood of Kypseli. The attack occurred shortly before midnight, following an altercation with the occupants of a vehicle attempting to overtake the municipal garbage truck.
Paros infant death under investigation, parents arrested
Authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a five-month-old infant on the island of Paros, under circumstances that remain unclear. The child was brought to a local clinic by its mother on Sunday afternoon in an unconscious state, where medical personnel confirmed the infant’s death.
Electra | Epidaurus | July 4-5
As part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, Dimitris Tarlow makes his directorial debut at the Little Theater of Epidaurus with a bold new staging of “Electra.”
Man threatens patient with fake gun at KAT hospital
A man was arrested on Monday after breaking into the premises of KAT hospital in northern Athens and allegedly threatening a patient with a replica firearm.