Some 500 census takers in the western port city of Patra have so far resigned owing to the rude and, at times, outright hostile behavior of people being asked to take part in the national census.
Ankara is not hiding its annoyance with actions taken by Greece, and it is constantly attacking Athens for its behavior, in an intense, sometimes threatening manner.
Expanding the capital’s metro system will not only improve the everyday life of its citizens; it will also create new economic opportunities for local communities.
The Turkish currency weakened by some 10% against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted there would be no turning back from his unconventional policy of cutting interest rates despite high inflation.
A woman has been hospitalized after being dragged by a passing train at a level crossing in central Athens. According to rail operator TRAINOSE, the woman had attempted to cross a level crossing near Lenorman Avenue when she was dragged by a passing Proastiakos suburban train.
“Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole” (l), a 1796 painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, and the 1788-89 “Portrait of Francis George Hare,” by Sir Joshua Reynolds, are among about 100 paintings from the Louvre in Paris that will go on display in Athens’ National Gallery next Monday.
Laboratory tests conducted on urban wastewater by the National Network of Sewage Epidemiology show a significant increase in the average viral load in six of the 13 cities inspected from November 15-21, over the previous week.
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,” Elias Mossialos, a professor of health policy and former government minister, said on Tuesday.
The lights on the new Christmas tree in Syntagma Square, central Athens, were switched on on Tuesday evening, marking the start of the festive season, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic.