Over 100 reported deaths for second straight day
The number of reported coronavirus-related deaths remained over 100 for the second straight day on Tuesday with 108 fatalities, following Monday’s toll of 109.
Cannabis use in Athens among highest in Europe
Cannabis use in Attica is among the highest in Europe, with Athens ranking fifth or sixth in Europe, according to Nikos Thomaidis, professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Athens.
Protesters torch excavators where migrant camp planned
Police have detained at least five people on the Greek island of Lesvos after violence broke out during a protest against plans to build a new migrant camp, authorities said Tuesday.
Two arrested for attack on Education Ministry institute in Thessaloniki
Hellenic Police officers have arrested two people in connection to the bombing of the Institute of National and Religious Affairs in Thessaloniki on Tuesday morning. According to information released by the police, they are a 22-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man.
Oscar-winning Alexander Payne becomes Greek citizen
Academy Award winning director and screenwriter Constantine Alexander Payne was sworn in as a Greek citizen at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston on Tuesday.
Rape suspect remanded in custody following hearing
A 45-year-old man accused of the serial rape of his wife’s underage sister was remanded in custody after his hearing with a prosecutor on the island of Crete on Tuesday. The man has denied all charges.
Patriarch protests to Ankara over DJ performance at Sumela monastery
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has sent a complaint to Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy in the wake of footage showing a DJ playing electronic music at the historic Monastery of Panagia Soumela in the mountainous Trabzon region, known among Greeks as Trapezounta.
Not enough chargers for electric vehicles
“Range anxiety” is the term used to describe drivers’ angst when their vehicle may not have enough juice to get them to their destination. For electric vehicle drivers, this anxiety is even more acute as the network of public chargers in Greece has not been developed sufficiently.
Mitsotakis meets with Montenegro president
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (l) shakes hands with President of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic ahead of their meeting in Athens, Tuesday.
Resurrecting the ancient little theater of Epidaurus
Perched on the slopes of the small, hilly Nisi peninsula, overlooking the Saronic Gulf, the well-preserved remains of the Little Theater of Epidaurus is a picture-postcard example of an ancient Greek theater; a miniature version of its much bigger sister, the iconic 12,000-seat Epidaurus Ancient Theater at the nearby Sanctuary of Asclepius.