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Rules in political speech

Politicians must observe elementary rules of conduct in their public speech. Inexperience is no excuse, nor, of course, is the individual “temperament.”

People may have forgotten Covid, but the virus persists

Greek hospital admissions due to Covid-19 have been relatively high during the summer, with the National Public Health Organization reporting 817 in its latest weekly report.

Contagious laxity

Laxity in following the rules has been part of our culture for decades – and in some cases we pay dearly for it. We saw it in the train collision at Tempe, in Tuesday’s accident at an amusement park, on city sidewalks that have become motorcycle tracks, on ferries carrying people in chaotic disorder, and…

Olympic spat: Officials at ancient birthplace of games upset at venue to choose new IOC president

Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to hold the next International Olympic Committee session in a neighboring region of the Peloponnese, rather than at the birthplace of the Olympic Games.

Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says

A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze after an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the British military said.

Authorities rescue 147 migrants in boats in 24 hours

Authorities rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials have said, including one that had 115 people crammed into it.

Ambitious pedestrian, cycle path slated for completion by end-2025

The new pedestrian-bicycle path along the so-called Athenian Riviera will be ready by the end of 2025.

Elderly man accused of starting recent Attica fires remanded in custody

An 80-year-old man accused of causing four fires in northeastern Attica on August 11 has been remanded in custody pending trial after testifying before an investigating magistrate.

Wednesday was coolest day since July 4-5, weathermen say

With average temperatures at 30.2C nationwide and a maximum of 36.3C, Wednesday was the coolest day in the country since July 4-5, the Meteo weather service of the National Observatory of Athens has said.

Politicians: Is decency too much to ask for?

American politics today is steeped in toxicity, a mire that seems only to deepen as time goes on. The rancor and divisiveness that dominate the discourse are eroding the very fabric of our nation.