Storm Carmel brings snow to Attica
A low-pressure system named Storm Carmel was pounding Greece as of Friday, bringing low temperatures, stormy winds and even snowfall to southern and central parts of the country.
Acrimony over ICU study persists
Despite the fact that Saturday’s debate in Parliament is about the budget, the main focus of attention will be the pandemic and the study published this week concerning the mortality rates of Covid patients treated in intensive care units which sparked a political storm.
Adoption: Not a default setting
The legal right to an abortion in the United States tilts once again precariously on the precipice toward the great dark abyss.
Gunshots video leads to arrests
In response to videos posted on social media sites this week by young gang members flaunting guns and firing shots into the air, police on Friday arrested eight people in a raid conducted in the western Attica suburbs of Zefyri and Ano Liosia.
Elvalhalcor sign 270 million euros bond loans
Elvalhalcor on Friday announced the signing of two common bond loan issues worth 270 million euros. Both bond issues have a 7-1/2 year duration.
Athens rally highlights femicides
Eighteen women’s organizations and feminist groups rallied before the Greek Parliament on Friday night to protest the murders of women by their partners or family members.
Pandemic showing signs of slowing
Despite the growing concern sparked by the Omicron variant, health authorities said Friday that the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic was indeed showing signs that it is on a downward trajectory, as the number of cases and intubations and new hospital admissions are gradually declining.
Southern Greece rattled by 5.4 tremor, no injuries, damage reported
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Omicron is a dress rehearsal for the next pandemic
When scientists discovered the highly mutated omicron variant of the coronavirus last month, it set off an eerily familiar chain of events.
Greek Ministry of Tourism voted best in the world
The Greek Ministry of Tourism and the Greek National Tourism Organization were voted the “World’s Leading Tourism Board” at the 2021 World Tourism Awards, presented on Thursday.