Coast guard operation underway off Crete to rescue 71 migrants
A coast guard operation is underway to rescue and transport 71 migrants found aboard a small boat in a sea area 16 nautical miles south of Viannos, Crete.
A coast guard operation is underway to rescue and transport 71 migrants found aboard a small boat in a sea area 16 nautical miles south of Viannos, Crete.
Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said on Thursday, as they urged action to restore vaccination levels that slumped after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Investors’ bids for Greece’s second market foray this year amounted to an impressive 60 billion euros on Thursday.
An Egypt-bound flight from London had to make an emergency landing in Athens on Wednesday due to unruly conduct by a passenger.
Greece experienced unusually high temperatures on Friday with Livadia in central Greece recording a high of 28.7 degrees Celsius.
Sixteen Bulgarian lawmakers lost their seats on Thursday after the Constitutional Court found they were wrongly elected during a partial recount of the October election.
Fourteen of the 23 arrested on suspicion of being members of criminal networks involved in antiquities smuggling have been remanded in custody on criminal charges.
Police arrested three members of a human trafficking ring, including its leader, on Wednesday during raids in Athens and Corinth. Three other individuals were also detained.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Konstantinos Tasoulas on assuming the Greek presidency.
Last year recorded a shift toward full-time, salaried employment.