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Private pay lures doctors from state hospitals
Greece’s national health system (ESY) is grappling with severe shortages of radiologists, anesthesiologists, and internists, leaving some regional hospitals without specialists during emergency shifts.
Monitoring fake content
Even when political will exists at the national level, it is difficult to impose rules on the internet.
Athens retailers report up to 40% sales slump during winter discounts
Retailers in Athens recorded sharp declines in turnover during the winter sales period, with losses reaching as much as 40% in February, according to a survey commissioned by the Athens Chamber of Commerce.
Sparks fly around the powder keg
Even if there is no war between the United States and Iran, our broader region is in such an unsettled state that nothing can be predicted.
Leadership 100 elects new executive director
Leadership 100, an endowment fund supporting the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has elected Protopresbyter Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos as its new executive director, its chairman, Michael N. Bapis, has announced.
Probe after Athens lawyer allegedly takes his gun to court
The Athens Bar Association says it has started disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer who allegedly turned up in court with a handgun in his waistband, drawing protests from members of the judiciary.
Loutraki 17-year-old held for fatally stabbing one teen, injuring another
Police on Friday arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of having fatally stabbed one teenager and injured a second after an argument spiralled out of control in Loutraki, near the southern town of Corinth.
Five arrested in Turkey over deadly migrant shipwreck off Chios
Five people have been arrested in Turkey and charged with membership of a migrant-smuggling ring allegedly involved in this month’s shipwreck off Chios that killed 15 Afghan migrants, Greek authorities said Friday.
ATHEX: February posted losses of 1.6%
The negative news on US inflation and the persistence of geopolitical concerns led to a decline on Friday for the Greek bourse.