Eris subvariant of Covid virus gaining ground
A new increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been recorded in Greece, with the EG.5 subvariant, or Eris, on the rise.
A new increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been recorded in Greece, with the EG.5 subvariant, or Eris, on the rise.
The Education Ministry plans to bolster procedures for diagnosing learning disorders in children. The aim, Kathimerini understands, is to bring in more permanent staff to the country’s Diagnostic, Assessment, Counseling and Support Centers (KEDASY) for people with special education needs instead of temps who are hired to fill gaps.
Authorities have seized 64 kilograms of cocaine from inside a container at the port of Piraeus, acting on a tip off from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
The dozens of young Croatians detained for their roles in the violent clashes on August 7 which led to the death of 29-year-old Michalis Katsouris deny they are members of the so-called Dinamo Zagreb ultras Bad Blue Boys (BBB), notorious for hooliganism, according to their testimonies to Greek judicial authorities, seen by Kathimerini.
A career member of the US Foreign Service, Jerrier (Jerry) Ismail, has been appointed the new US consul general in Thessaloniki.
The driver of the fuel truck that caught fire on the Athens-Corinth motorway has been charged with arson through negligence.
UN peacekeepers on Cyprus have condemned an assault on its personnel and damage to its vehicles “by personnel from the Turkish Cypriot side” on Friday morning.
Police have made 22 further arrests for the violation of regulations on occupying public space on beaches, during raids carried out by the competent authorities on Mykonos, Paros and Rhodes.
Police on Corfu are investigating a fatal road incident in which two pedestrians, a couple in their 80s, lost their lives. The accident took place late on Thursday night, on the Roda-Acharavi provincial road when the couple, aged 80 and 81 years old, were struck by a car being driven by a 31-year-old citizen.
Eleven-year-old Esma Gljiva from Sarajevo is very precise when making dolls dressed in traditional Muslim, Christian Orthodox and Catholic costumes, and takes care over hairstyles and miniature jewelry.