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Fifteen Health Care Providers at Athens Hospital Test Positive for Coronavirus
The Greek Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed that a total of fifteen health care providers at Athens' Aghios Savvas General Cancer/Oncology Hospital have tested positive for the coronavirus and are self-isolating.
After three physicians from the second pathology oncological clinic...
Greece
Greece Expresses Abhorrence at Terrorist Attack, Beheading in Nice
The Greek Foreign Ministry expressed "abhorrence" at the knife attack that killed three people in and around the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice in the French city of Nice on Thursday morning.
At least one victim, a woman, was beheaded...
Energy
Greek Tanker Owners Still Dominate Shipping World Despite "Catastrophic" 2020
The economic publication New Money rates Greek shipowners as still the most dominant group in the world of shipping, according to a new article, despite the widespread economic devastation wreaked by the coronavirus lockdowns this year.
Despite acknowledging that shipping as...
Business
PM Mitsotakis Announces Thessaloniki Lockdown; Shops and Schools to Remain Open
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that another three regions will be placed on lockdown, including Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki, due to the recent spike in the number of coronavirus infections.
"You see what is happening all...
Cyprus
Muslim Demonstrators Attack French Embassy in Cyprus
Dozens of Muslim demonstrators attacked the French Embassy in Cyprus on Tuesday following the deterioration of relations between France and Turkey over Islamic extremists.
Demonstrators removed the French flag and clashed with police forces. Two people were arrested in the...
Greece
Acclaimed Greek Scientist Panagiotis Behrakis Sees No End to Pandemic Until Late 2021
Prominent Greek scientist Dr. Panagiotis Behrakis has warned that even if vaccinations against the coronavirus begin in 2020, the successful inoculation of a substantial percentage of the population won't be achieved before the end of 2021.
Speaking to Greek Reporter,...
Greece
Greek Regions of Ioannina and Serres Placed Under Covid Lockdown
The regional units of Ioannina and Serres were placed under lockdown as of Thursday morning due to a spike in coronavirus cases. They join two other Greek regions -- Kastoria and Kozani -- which were moved to level 4,...
Culture
Reopening of Chora Monastery as Mosque Postponed
In a surprising about-face, after its announcement yesterday that the Greek Orthodox monastery at Chora would be reopened and used for Muslim prayers on Friday, the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey said that the reopening of the Monastery...
events
The “Flying Greek” Honored with OXI Day Foundation’s Calamos Service Award
Thousands of people from the US, Greece and around the world tuned in for the 10th annual OXI Courage and Service Awards ceremony, which was streamed live on October 28 from Washington D.C.
Among this year's honorees was Steve Pisanos,...
Europe
Terror Strikes France Again: Three People Killed at a Church
Three people died on Thursday morning after a suspected terrorist attack at a cathedral in Nice.
Reports say that at least one of the victims was beheaded and several others were stabbed in the knife attack, which began around 9...