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Low Covid-19 Figures Continue in Greece: 588 New Cases, 70 Dead

The drop in the numbers of Covid-19 infections and deaths continues in Greece. On Sunday the National Public Health Organisation (EODY) announced 588 news cases and 70 deaths, while 515 patients are in intubation. According to EODY, 11 of the...

First Hilton Hotel Opens in Crete

The Royal Senses Resort is now the first Hilton Hotel in Crete, as a member of its Curio Collection, a global portfolio of more than 90 unique hotels and resorts. Each property of the Curio Collection offers travelers the authentic...

Greece's First Responders Doubt Covid-19 Vaccine and Won't Take it

A large percentage of health workers in Greece have responded negatively to the upcoming Covid-19 vaccination, with anti-vaccination doctors and nursing staff in some hospitals being the majority. According to a recent poll by Pulse among health professionals, 29 percent...

EU Counties Ban UK Flights Over New Variant of Coronavirus

Several European countries placed new restrictions on travel to and from the United Kingdom on Sunday due to concern over a new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly there. The Netherlands banned passenger flights from the UK until...

Greek Police Dismantles Contraband Cigarette Ring

Greek police dismantled a huge contraband cigarette ring with 22 operating premises and confiscated tons of tobacco products in Attica. After months of investigating the criminal organization, police raided various points across Attica on Thursday and found two factories manufacturing...

Numbers of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Drop in Greece, Authorities Still on Alert

Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Saturday that 901 people were infected with Covid-19 and 58 died in the past 24 hours, while 534 are in intubation. Of the total cases, only six were detected in the country's...

Zappeion Gets New, Brighter Face at Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIhD28Esmqk&feature=emb_logo The garden of Zappeion, the Athens emblematic conference and exhibition center, is changing its night face. 17 of its precious statues are getting new lighting at night. The internationally renowned lighting designer Eleftheria Deko and her team gave new evening...

Greek Navy Exercises Off Crete Using Live Fire

Hellenic Navy exercises 'Spear', 'Seashore' and 'Periscope' that started on Monday in the sea area of Myrtos as well as in the North and South Cretan seas were completed on Friday, according to the Navy General Staff. The Hellenic Navy...

Women were Awarded More PhDs than Men for the First Time Since 2015

Some 1,685 new PhDs were awarded by Greek universities in 2019, with more than half of the new holders being women (52.3 percent), breaking a pattern for the first time since 2015. Most of the PhDs awarded (28.5 percent) were...

European Court of Justice Condemns Greece for Failing to Comply with Eco Policy

The Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday slammed Greece for failing to set conservation targets for protected habitats, a process that should have been completed by 2012, Kathimerini reports. Greece has been reluctant to implement substantial environmental...