Culture brings cheer on year’s longest night
The City of Athens is marking the winter solstice and bringing some cheer to the year’s longest night on Tuesday with a cultural bonanza.
ESY faces Covid bill of 3.2 bln euros
The cost of the Covid-19 pandemic on Greece’s National Health System (ESY) can be estimated at around 3.2 billion euros, judging by the findings of a recent report, some official data and inferences from different sources.
Health Minister rules out lockdown-style restrictions ahead of holiday season
Health Minister Thanos Plevris has ruled out more stringent restrictions to contain Covid-19 ahead of the holiday season.
Greek PM urges Turkey to end provocations
Turkey must end its provocations in the Aegean and the East Mediterranean, including lifting its “outrageous” casus belli (cause of war) against Greece, if it wants to normalize bilateral ties and relations with the European Union, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Monday.
Moderna says booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine appears protective vs Omicron
Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that the current version of the vaccine would continue to be Moderna’s “first line of defense against Omicron.”
Resilient cities project kicks off in Athens, Crete
The municipalities of Maroussi in northern Athens and Iraklio on Crete are spearheading a project for improving urban green infrastructure management and making cities more resilient to the effects of climate change.
Tsipras renews call for early election
Leftist opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has renewed his call for an early election over the country’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and rising prices.
Turkey’s crisis rattles the faithful in Erdogan’s heartland
Turkish laborer Hasan Sarikaya says he has no job, no money and no hope for a better future while President Tayyip Erdogan – the leader he supported for years – remains in power.
‘Health services need to be stress-tested’
The slide of international stock markets when the recent Omicron variant of Covid-19 was discovered was a clear indicator of the interdependent relationship between health and the global economy.
Man dies in apartment fire
An investigation is underway after a man died following an apartment fire in the early hours of Monday morning.