Sitting on the terrace of an Athens hotel, with the Parthenon in the background, Christoph Eschenbach, chief conductor at Konzerthausorchester Berlin, speaks to Kathimerini about the healing power of music, which, he says, saved his life after he was rescued from a WWII refugee camp.
Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday its Covid-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, has been approved in the European Union by the bloc’s drugs regulator as a third-dose booster in adults following a committee endorsement last week.
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has rejected a recent claim by the British Museum that many of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures removed by Lord Elgin’s agents in the early 19th century were found “in the rubble” around the monument.
Thousands of apartment owners across continental Greece have in recent years pondered whether it makes more financial sense to put their property up for short- or long-term rental.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will on Monday meet with members of the ethnic Greek minority in Himara, southern Albania, before holding talks with Archbishop Anastasios of Albania.
Russia would normally have its own “house” at the World Economic Forum as a showcase for business leaders and investors.
A year after “You and AI,” the Onassis Cultural Center picks up where that exhibition left off to present “Plasmata: Bodies, Dreams and Data.”
Fourth seed Maria Sakkari admitted she suffered a small bout of nerves in her first round 6-2 6-3 win over Clara Burel at the French Open on Sunday but promised to improve so her parents will get to see her in the later stages of the tournament.
A squad of riot police was attacked by unknown assailants in the central Athens neighborhood of Exarchia. Molotov cocktails were hurled at the officers around midnight.
A 29-year-old British tourist at the Greek capital’s Attiko Hospital in Haidari has tested negative for monkeypox but positive for chickenpox.