Covid shots for babies and toddlers arrive
Children aged from 6 months to 4 years old can now be inoculated against Covid after the Health Ministry on Thursday announced that it has received the shots developed by Pfizer for this age group.
New tourism campaign turns the spotlight on Athens
The Ministry of Tourism and the Athens municipal authority have joined forces with Google in a new online initiative that shines the spotlight on lesser-known attractions in the Greek capital.
Migrant shipwreck death toll rises to 28
Greek authorities say they have found the body of another victim from last week’s shipwreck of an overloaded migrant smuggling boat in the western Aegean Sea, bringing the confirmed death toll to 28.
Greece in USA initiative launches NYC cultural center
The Greece in USA non-profit initiative for strengthening cultural ties between the two countries has launched a new cultural center in the hip New York neighborhood of Tribeca.
Two suspects arrested, two more sought over Athens burglary racket
Police in Athens arrested two suspects and are looking for two more in connection with a burglary gang that is believed to have broken into at least seven homes in different parts of the capital since August.
Draft law for crimes against children submitted to Parliament
The Justice Ministry on Thursday submitted a new draft law for ratification that places crimes against children in a category of their own.
Indares family acquitted of charges of violence against officers
A court in Athens acquitted a director and his two sons of violence against police officers and other misdemeanours during a raid to evacuate a squat in the central district of Koukaki in December 2019.
Seismologist Vassilis Papazachos dead at 92
Greek seismologist Vassilis Papazachos died on Thursday morning at the age of 92, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Three arrested with seven kilos of cannabis in Patras
Greece’s anti-drug unit arrested three people and seized more than seven kilos of cannabis in the southern city of Patras on Thursday.
Athenian democracy makes us reflect on war and peace
In France and Australia, November 11 is commemorated as the day when the First World War ended. For both countries, it remains a day of reflection. As an Australian I am not alone in having a great-grandfather who, after surviving Gallipoli, was gravely wounded in France’s trenches.