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Four people died and one is missing after the collision of a Greek tanker with a Turkish fishing boat in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The accident took place 15 nautical miles from Karatas, off the port of Adana in the Turkish South-West coast at 05:50 on Wednesday morning. Following the …
Read More »15-year-old daughter, two teenager boys arrested for mother’s brutal murder
A 15-year-old girl, her 17-year-old friend and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested for the brutal murder of a 50-year-old woman, the mother of the girl. The victim was found by police in her home with her hands and feet bound in her home in Agia Varvara, western Athens on …
Read More »Greece registers another 41 deaths, 2,384 new coronavirus cases
Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday evening 2,384 new coronavirus cases and for second consecutive day, another 41 Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours.At the same time the number of intubated Covid patients increased to 263 (+24 when compared to Monday). Among the intubated Covid-19 patients 8 are …
Read More »“We have to make choices who to treat,” says doctors in AHEPA hospital
Doctors in AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, said on Tuesday they have to make choices which Covid-19 patients will treat. All ICU beds are occupied, there is an increase number of coronavirus infected seeking the hospital. At the same time, over 150 doctors and nurses in AHEPA, the biggest …
Read More »Nightmare on Crete: Torrential rains cause disastrous flash-floods (videos)
A nightmare on the island of Crete hit by torrential rainfall: people trapped in their flooded homes, roads turned into rivers. Fire fighters rescue people, even “frogmen” of EMAK Rescue Team participate in Search and Rescue operations in swollen rivers. Tons of rushing waters piled up parked vehicles, or swept …
Read More »Greece bans sale of durable goods at supermarkets during lockdown
Supermarkets are prohibited from selling durable goods likes books, toys, clothing, footwear, electric and electronic equipment for as long as restrictions on normal retail activity are in place, the Development Ministry said on Tuesday and Minister Adonis Georgiadis signed the relevant ministerial decision. The selling ban reportedly goes in force …
Read More »Greece Civil Aviation extends travel restrictions until Nov 30
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in Greece has extended until November 30 a series of travel restrictions “aiming to protect passengers and citizens from the Covid-19 pandemic,” as noted in a press release issued on November 9, 2020. The air directives (notams) regarding travel restrictions from certain countries and Non-EU …
Read More »Pfizer – BioNTech: A Covid-19 vaccine with Greek and Turkish background
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and German partner BioNTech on Monday became the first drugmakers to show successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine. The companies said the vaccine was more than 90% effective and they have so far found no serious safety concerns, priming it for possible …
Read More »“Greece will emerge victorious” says Mitsotakis, sees the pandemic as “opportunity”
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his belief that Greece will be one of the countries that will emerge victorious from the reorganization caused by the pandemic in the world economy. “I am sure the recovery will be very strong as soon as we have the vaccine,” Mitsotakis said during a …
Read More »Coronavirus Greece: 41 deaths in 24 hours, 1490 new cases
A new shocking record for Greece, for third consecutive day: 41 Covid-19 patients died in the past 24 hours, health authorities announced on Monday evening. The daily new confirmed coronavirus cases are 1,490 due to a very small number of tests due to weekend Sunday. The number of intubations rose …
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