Stage actress Anna Polytimou dies
Stage actress Anna Polytimou passed away on Monday as announced by the President of the Hellenic Actors Union Spyros Bibilas.
Stage actress Anna Polytimou passed away on Monday as announced by the President of the Hellenic Actors Union Spyros Bibilas.
A campaign highlighting that the use of masks remains mandatory on all public transport was launched on Monday at the stations, stops and trains operated by the urban fixed rail transport organization STASY.
A 58-year-old man was killed after two trucks collided near the northern Greek city of Serres on Monday. The man was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
A large wildfire raged out of control north of Athens on Monday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of a nearby coastal town as a precaution.
Greek authorities announced 9,360 new cases of Covid-19 and 23 virus-related deaths during their daily briefing on the course of the pandemic on Monday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced that there are 102 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Officers conducted 497 traffic checks and confirmed 284 violations – most for driving without a helmet and drunk driving – during a weeklong crackdown on illegal racing and other dangerous driving practices on the Athens-Sounio coastal road.
Workers at the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH) have announced a series of six- and 24-hour strikes starting on Tuesday and lasting until July 22 at least unless their demands are met.
Rising rents are one more factor weighing in on Greek city dwellers’ finances, alongside galloping inflation, especially in energy prices.
More than 2.4 million tax declarations have yet to be completed, with less than four weeks until the July 29 deadline.
Municipal authorities are calling for the precautionary evacuation of Dilesi, a seaside resort town in the region of Viotia north of the Greek capital, as firefighters battled a large blaze that broke out earlier on Monday in nearby Schimatari.