Stocks rise, trade volume doubles
Greek stocks posted significant gains Tuesday on much higher trading volume, with banks leading the way, closing at their highest level since June 8.
Temperature rising again
Temperatures are set to rise again on Wednesday across almost the entire country, reaching up to 38 degrees Celsius in Attica.
Earthquake in Parga registers 4 on Richter scale
An earthquake registering 4 on the Richter scale shook Parga on the Ionian coast on Tuesday.
Twenty-two arrested in Crete with forged travel documents
Twenty-two foreign nationals were arrested between August 8 and 14 at the international airports of Iraklio and Hania on the island of Crete for trying to board flights to European destinations with forged travel documents, police said on Tuesday.
Hitting back at telecom providers
Abusive practices in the telecoms sector are not as prevalent as in the past, but they do exist. Providers try to sneak in hidden charges in contracts mostly written in extremely fine print and if customers wish to change providers, or simply use another contract and connection type with the same one, they face obstacles.
Police note rise in undocumented migrants and traffickers
The number of undocumented migrants entering the country, as well as the number of human traffickers arrested in Greece, rose sharply from May to July compared to the same period in 2021, police said on Tuesday.
23 forest fires in 24 hours
A total of 23 forest fires were registered in 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m., the Fire Service said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a code yellow fire warning (risk category 3) has been issued for a number of areas for Wednesday, including the Dodecanese, Hania, Lasithi, Messinia, Laconia and Kythira.
EU greenhouse gas emissions on the rise, but still below pre-pandemic level
Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union rose in the first quarter from a year earlier, but remained just below pre-pandemic levels, the bloc’s statistics office said on Tuesday.
Greece says it will try to retrieve migrant girl’s body from river islet
Greece will try to retrieve the body of a five-year-old girl who died on a river islet on the Greece-Turkey border where she had been among a group of migrants stranded there for several days, Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said on Tuesday.
55-year-old arrested over attempt to kidnap infant
The Hellenic Police arrested a 55-year-old woman after she allegedly attempted to kidnap a 2-year-old infant from its aunt’s car in central Athens.