Two injured in dog attack in western Greece
A 14-year-old boy was injured in the head after a dog attack in the town of Amfilochia, western Greece, on Tuesday.
Primary sector challenges
Apart from what most consumers experience in supermarkets or on their holidays, the official data, as presented in a recent study by Dianeosis titled “Prospects and Opportunities for the Primary Sector in Greece” also reveal a series of imbalances in the domestic primary sector.
Minister says government committed to green transition
Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas stated on Sunday that Greece has already saved over half a billion euros because the increase of energy production from RES allowed the country to import less natural gas.
Health authorities report 148,435 new cases of Covid-19 last week
Greek health authorities announced 148,435 new reported cases of Covid-19 and 200 virus-related deaths during the week of July 11-17. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced that there are currently 115 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
New ideas in property services
A series of innovative platforms and services are providing alternative ways of promoting and presenting houses for sale or rent in the Greek market.
Respite from heat expected this week
Tourists make the climb up the Parthenon in Athens, on Monday, after a very warm weekend that saw temperatures climb close to 40 degrees Celsius, but was nonetheless much better than other parts of Europe in the grips of unprecedented heatwaves.
Putin looks to strengthen ties with Iran and Turkey at summit in Tehran
Expert Steven Cook joins Thanos Davelis to look at Tuesday’s summit in Tehran, where Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will meet with the leaders of Iran and Turkey to discuss Syria and other issues. Putin’s trip comes just days after President Biden’s own tour of the Middle East.
Sick air traffic controller draws attention to shortages at smaller airports
The airport at the southeastern Aegean island of Kastelorizo, where Olympic Air operates, remained out of service last weekend because the sole employee working the control tower was ill.
Greek FM warns against Turkish revisionism
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Deputy Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias visited the 115 Combat Wing of the Hellenic Air Force at Souda air base in Crete on Tuesday to mark the conclusion of the bilateral Greek-US joint training exercise Poseidon’s Rage 22.
Turkish fighter jets fly over Zourafa islet
A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over the islet of Zourafa, also known as Ladoxera, east of the northern Aegean island of Samothraki on Tuesday at 10.31 a.m., the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said in a statement.