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Biden hails Sweden, Finland NATO bids as leaders visit US
President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the “momentous” applications of once-neutral Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the three countries worked to address continued opposition from Turkey for the two to join the alliance.
Dendias assures Swedish counterpart of Greece’s full support for NATO bid
In a phone call on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reassured his Swedish counterpart of Greece’s full support for her country’s and Finland’s NATO membership aspirations.
Oscar-winning composer Vangelis passes away
Vangelis Papathanassiou, better known to international audiences simply as Vangelis, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 79. He was best known for winning the 1981 Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film “Chariots of Fire” and scoring Ridley’s Scott “Blade Runner”. He also wrote music for films including “The Bounty” and…
Ex-rock drummer remanded over child molestation charges
The former drummer of popular Greek rock band Pyx Lax was remanded in custody on Wednesday after appearing before an Athens prosecutor on charges he committed indecent acts against four girls whose age at the time ranged from 5 to 13.
Cash is king when house-hunting
More than 40,000 residential properties were sold in Greece last year, according to estimates by real estate associations. Notably, three-quarters of those transactions were made exclusively in cash – without the intervention of a credit institution.
New reported cases of Covid-19 continue to fall with 3,928
Greek health authorities announced 3,928 and 23 virus-related deaths during their daily update on the course of the pandemic on Thursday. According to the National Organization for Public Health (EODY), there are also currently 160 intubated patients currently being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Turkey’s NATO veto threats upset Congress members
The threats of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to veto the NATO membership applications of Sweden and Finland has not been received well by members of the United States Congress according to an article by the Washington Post on Thursday.
Fire service tackling blazes in wooded areas
The Hellenic Fire Service (HFS) is tackling two fires in wooded areas on Thursday, one near Corinth in the Peloponnese and one near Vonitsa in western Greece.
PM, FM pay tribute on anniversary of Pontian Genocide
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias took to social media on Thursday to mark the 103rd anniversary of the systematic extermination of some 353,000 ethnic Greeks living on the shores of the Black Sea.