58-year-old Greek truck driver identified as victim
The body recovered from the still burning Euroferry Olympia belongs to a 58-year-old Greek truck driver.
Ivan Kliun | Thessaloniki | To April 29
The Museum of Modern Art has extended its first-ever public exhibition of works by Russian avant-garde artist Ivan Kliun (1873-1943) from the collection of George Costakis, which is hailed as one of the finest private collections of the genre in the world.
Body recovered from still burning ferry
The Fire Service reports that the body of a man has been recovered from the still burning Euroferry Olympia ship, off the island of Corfu.
Coronavirus: 9,596 new cases, 67 deaths, 471 on ventilators
New cases of the coronavirus decreased, as usual, Sunday, because of significantly less testing; deaths also declined, but intubations increased, authorities announced.
Parliament Library holds exhibition commemorating poet Kiki Dimoula
Commemorating two years since the death of the trailblazing existentialist Greek poet Kiki Dimoula at the age of 88 on February 22, 2020, Parliament is presenting an exhibition dedicated to her life and work.
Bids due this week for ‘Ariadne’ NPL portfolio
Non-binding offers for a nonperforming loan (NPL) portfolio worth around 5 billion euros put on the block by Greece’s bad bank liquidator PQH are due this week, Italy’s biggest problem loan manager doValue said on Friday.
Man arrested for gas station robbery
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on Sunday on suspicion of robbing a gas station in Thessaloniki in the early hours of Friday morning.
Minor hospitalized for alcohol poisoning on Crete
An underage girl was rushed to the University General Hospital of Heraklion on Crete on Sunday morning in a heavily inebriated state. The girl was admitted to the hospital’s emergency room to be treated after consuming a significant volume of alcohol.
Collapsed wall kills man in Larissa
A 22-year-old man was killed in Larissa on Sunday morning when a wall collapsed and crushed him. The incident occurred at approximately 7.30 a.m. according to local news outlet onlarissa. The Hellenic Fire Service, police, and an ambulance all rushed to the scene.
Tourism protocol adjustment
The tourism industry is calling for coronavirus measures to be relaxed and support the flow of arrivals expected to grow further this year, according to a letter the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has sent to the government.