False prophets
A week has passed since pupils returned to classes but the noisy scaremongering against the decision to open schools following the winter break has yet to dissipate.
A helping hand for the homeless
Members of the Greek Red Cross hand out food and blankets to homeless people in Piraeus, south of the capital, amid a cold snap, Thursday.
ATHEX: Stocks gains of 4.73% in past week
The Greek stock market’s rising sequence in recent days came to a predictable end on Friday, though the profit-taking, which had been expected, was particularly mild and appeared to end about halfway through the session, as the benchmark recovered about half of its earlier losses.
Future global center of Pontian Hellenism unveiled
A global center for Pontian Hellenism, to be built on the site of the former airport at Elliniko, southern Athens, was unveiled this week at an event in the Greek capital held at the Mikis Theodorakis Cultural and Conference Center.
Mild quake rattles Lakonia and Messinia
A mild tremor shook areas of Lakonia and Messinia in the Peloponnese in southern Greece on Friday at 7.40 p.m.
Sifting through taxpayer data
The tax administration is asking commercial lenders to supply it with additional data on bank accounts, taxpayers’ loans, interest paid and dividends distributed by the end of February.
Italy’s Eni acquires Solar Konzept Greece
Italian energy group Eni has stepped into the Greek solar power market by acquiring Solar Konzept Greece as part of its plans to shift away from oil and gas.
German-Greek cooperation agreements signed
The German-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Athens and the Athens Chamber of Manufacturing (BEA) signed on Wednesday a memorandum of cooperation for joint initiatives and actions in favor of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Man brandishing knife arrested at hospital
Police arrested a man at an Athens hospital on Friday following reports that he was brandishing a knife and threatening to kill himself.
Covid: 19,772 new cases, 72 deaths, 679 intubated
Health authorities announced 19,772 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, a slight decline on Thursday’s figure of 20,409.