Migrant boat sinks, dozens feared missing
Greece’s coast guard says dozens of migrants are believed to be missing after a boat sank off the coast of the island of Folegandros.
Tsipras reiterates call for early elections
Main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has reiterated his call for early elections over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Turkish central bank sold $844 mln in Dec 1 market intervention
Turkey’s central bank announced on Wednesday that it sold $844 million during its direct market intervention on December 1, the first of five this month to stem a crash in the lira that rebounded from record lows this week.
Search efforts underway after migrant boat sinks off Greece
Greece’s coast guard says a broad search and rescue operation has been launched after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble and sank south of the Cycladic island of Folegandros, leaving dozens potentially missing.
The US-Greece defense bill and US policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, joins The Greek Current to talk about the US-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act, which the US Senate passed in the NDAA last week.
Turkish lira holds gains from volatile rally after government backstop
Turkey’s lira steadied on Wednesday and held gains from what is so far its best week two decades, after the currency charged back from record lows due to President Tayyip Erdogan’s new steps to guard Turks’ savings against such volatility.
AstraZeneca, Oxford aim to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine
AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other vaccine-makers who are looking to develop the variant-specific vaccine.
Dinghy with migrants sinks; 12 rescued, many missing
A search and rescue operation was underway Wednesday near Greece’s island of Folegandros, after an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants apparently sank, authorities said.
Milder rules for New Year’s Eve revelry
Even though the government had reportedly almost made up its mind on Sunday to introduce the obligation for vaccinated people to take a registered rapid test at a pharmacy or testing center before entering entertainment venues on New Year’s Eve, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced something much milder Tuesday.
Plans to delay the spread of Omicron
The government is implementing a two-phase plan to delay and limit, as far as possible, the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.