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Daily deaths in Greece broke a new record on Saturday after 121 Covid-19 patients died in 24 hours. Health authorities announced also 1,747 new coronavirus cases, while intubated patients are 606. Death toll has reached 2,223 and the total cases 103,034. According to euromomo.eu, Greece shows a moderate increase in …
Read More »Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region under control of Ethiopian forces, says PM after intense bombardment
Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of the country’s Tigray region, according to a tweet from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Read More »Nurses in Covid-hospital in Kozani send their message of hope
Nurses in Mamatsio hospital in Kozani send a message of hope and optimism, full in Christmas spirit. Their message of hope is not only to the Covid-19 patients they take care of but to all of Greeks in a country that struggles to fight the second wave of the pandemic. …
Read More »Greek gov’t hopes stores will open “sometime before Christmas”
The Greek government hopes to reopen retail stores “sometime before the holidays,” government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Saturday. The decision will depend on the epidemiological data, he added. In an interview with Skai TV, Petsas said that the plan is to first open places without high coronavirus infection rates, …
Read More »Protests take place across France against proposed security law
Demonstrations took place across France on Saturday against the proposed global security law and its signature measure to restrict the filming of police officers. They came as calls to withdraw it were exacerbated by cases of police violence this week.
Read More »Channel crossings: More officers to patrol French beaches
The UK and France agree new measures to help stop migrants crossing the Channel.
Read More »France: Tear gas fired as protesters rally against police security bill
Protesters throw fireworks and set up barricades while police use tear gas in tense clashes in Paris.
Read More »Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Army ‘takes regional capital of Mekelle’
The PM says the army has taken full control of Mekelle from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
Read More »Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, powerful winds
Greece’s Nationals Meteorological Service EMY issued a warning of a weather deterioration with intense phenomena, that is heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms and locally very powerful winds reaching up to 8 Beaufort. Particularly affected are the coastal areas and the islands. The bad weather front is forecast to set in the West …
Read More »Greece blasts Germany for shunning plea for Turkey arms embargo
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias accused Germany of failing to live up to its leadership role in the EU by rejecting pleas from Athens to impose an arms embargo on Turkey. “I really fail to understand Germany’s reluctance to use the enormous power of its economy to set a clear …
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