Turkish consulate worker, ship cook found guilty of espionage
Two men arrested last year on the island of Rhodes have been found guilty of espionage against Greece.
Sole resident on tiny Aegean isle gets the Covid shot
Irene Katsotourchi, the sole resident of Kinaros, a tiny island in the eastern Aegean, got vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday.
Alarm sparked by study into hospital deaths
The inequality in care levels between Attica and the rest of Greece, the correlation of the number of patients admitted to Covid-19 ICUs and mortality, as well as the high number of deaths among patients treated outside ICUs were highlighted in a study led by assistant professor of public health at Cyprus’ European University Theodore…
Greek tech reforms, innovation in focus at Boston event
Greek progress in the areas of research and technology innovation as well as the country’s growing appeal as an investment destination were discussed during a recent event organized by the Hellenic Innovation Network at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston.
A leap of faith for renewal
There are two takeaways from the election of a new leader at Movement for Change. The first is that PASOK – the center-left coalition’s biggest party – is back, and the reason is not nostalgia. If that were the case, the party founder’s son would have sailed to victory.
A refugee crisis runs into a housing crisis
After a harrowing escape from Afghanistan and three months on a military base in New Jersey, Mohammad bin Rahimi and his family of nine felt fortunate that they would finally have a new home, in Owensboro, a small Kentucky city on the Ohio River.
Cartoon by Dimitris Hantzopoulos (15/12/21)
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Piraeus Tower shines Christmas cheer across port city
The Christmas lights went on around the 22-floor, 84-meter high-rise that serves as a landmark in the country’s main port, on Tuesday evening, and will stay on for an entire month.
Digital transition aiding growth, reducing inequalities
“Digital transition is a strategy that has an economic footprint. It helps productivity, it reduces the administrative burdens that affect the GDP,” Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis told Parliament in Athens on Wednesday.
What it means to be Greek
Being Greek is far from being just one thing. It means that you learn to adapt, to overcome, to fight and to survive, no matter what the context.