Second 5.3 magnitude quake hits Cyprus on Wednesday
A new magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Cyprus at around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday.
A new magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Cyprus at around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday.
The publisher of former prime minister and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras’ forthcoming memoir “Ithaki” (Ithaca) has announced it will take legal action to stop the unauthorized circulation of excerpts from the book, which it says were obtained illegally.
Greece’s Parliament launched, on Wednesday, a new microphone cut-off system to prevent MPs from exceeding their allotted speaking time during sessions. The system automatically silences microphones once time runs out.
A 45-year-old man suspected of robbing a young couple and shooting at their car with his hunting rifle in a remote location in Veria has been remanded in custody after testifying before an investigating magistrate on charges of attempted murder, robbery and illegal possession of a weapon.
A 22-year-old man is in intensive care at an Athens hospital after choking while trying to gulp down an entire burger during a bet with friends in Koropi, southeast of the city.
A 40-year-old woman has received a three-year suspended sentence from a Thessaloniki court after being found guilty of systematically abusing her infant, leading to permanent disability. The abuse began about a month after the child’s birth in April 2019.
The budget of the pilot system amounts to 30,000 euros plus VAT.
Three migrants drowned when their boat overturned off Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos on Tuesday and the coast guard was still searching on Wednesday for people reported missing.
Thanos Davelis is joined by former US ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, as we look at how energy is driving US-Greece relations forward, and how it’s giving the 3+1 partnership of Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the US a new boost.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides agreed on Wednesday to update the financial and technical parameters of the Great Sea Interconnector, a major electricity cable project linking Cyprus to the European grid, following talks in Athens.