Hellenic Navy launches new support ship
The Hellenic Navy has launched the new General Support Ship AIAS (AJAX) during a ceremony held on Thursday at the Salamis Naval Base.
LSE to host virtual launch for Junta book
The Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics will host the virtual book launch of Alexis Papahelas’ new book on the Greek junta, A Dark Room, 1967-1974, on November 25 at 6 p.m.
Court unanimously clears Rouvikonas members of link to drug dealer’s murder
Two leading members of anarchist group Rouvikonas were unanimously cleared of their alleged connection to the murder of a 36-year-old Egyptian man in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia in June 2016.
Europe ‘at the center’ of the pandemic
Europe is once again “at the center” of the Covid-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization’s Regional Director Hans Kluge told the Athens Health Summit organized by Kathimerini.
Government says no lockdown in the cards to tackle Covid surge
The Greek government reiterated on Thursday that it is not considering curbing an ongoing surge in Covid-19 infections using a nationwide or partial lockdown.
No return to pre-Covid normalcy, scientists say
There will be no return to the “normalcy” that society knew before 2020 as the coronavirus will continue to exist and “we will have to take regular booster shots, most likely in an annual dosage,” according to Elias Mossialos, a professor of health policy and a former minister of state, who spoke to the Athens…
Ten arrested in Evros for faking Covid-19 test certifications
Ten people – including a pharmacist, a police officer and a soldier – were arrested in the northeastern border region of Evros, as part of an ongoing investigation into bogus certificates of rapid antigen tests that were issued to several people.
EU proposes booster jab for summer 2022 travel
European Union residents will need to have Covid-19 vaccine booster jabs if they want to travel to another country in the bloc next summer, according to a proposal set to be announced by the European Commission on Thursday.
Greece donates 150,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Ghana
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias delivered 150,000 vaccines against Covid to Accra in the context of his official visit to the country on Thursay, saying it is “as an expression of Greece’s solidarity” with Ghana and its people.
Athens Health Summit discusses challenges stemming from Covid-19 pandemic
As Greece battles the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, government officials and experts shared their experiences and views on the health crisis, the lessons learned, the gaps in the national healthcare system and the challenges for the days that will follow the pandemic over several debates held at a two-day Athens Health Summit organized…