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[Shutterstock] Leading Greek scientists are reassuring the public about the recent rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases reported in northern China, attributing it to a seasonal trend rather than a new health crisis. Gkikas Magiorkinis, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Athens, dismissed fears as unfounded. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT, Magiorkinis emphasized …
File photo. The first cruise ship of the year, the Viking Saturn, carrying 930 passengers, anchored at Piraeus port on Tuesday. The cruise ship is 228 meters long and has nine decks. The administration of the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) has organized a special event with the exchange of honorary plaques, as well as welcome …
File photo. The president of the Athens Professional Chamber, Giannis Hatzitheodosiou, told state broadcaster ERT on Tuesday that the big issue in 2025 will be housing, including commercial real estate, whose leases are expiring. He also referred to consumer interest in the market during the festive season, noting that while activity in small and medium-sized …
Greece’s Ports Planning Authority at the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) is undertaking to draft a study to determine the best development approach for the port and marina of Larnaca in Cyprus in a fast-tracked procedure that Nicosia announced on Tuesday. It followed the agreement reached at a meeting on the same day between …
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis highlighted the main planning of his ministry for 2025 in a post on TikTok on Tuesday. The message was titled “In 2025, We Are Implementing Our Five Key Commitments” and made the following points: “At our treasury, we will save many millions of euros for taxpayers, because thanks …
Flags are flying at half-mast outside the Parliament as Greece observes four days of national mourning in honor of former socialist prime minister Costas Simitis, who passed away at the age of 88 on Sunday. A law professor and a reformist, Simitis served as prime minister from 1996 to 2004, was instrumental in leading Greece …
Flowers lie on a concrete slab of the Holocaust Memorial to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Auschwitz death camp in Berlin, January 27, 2015. [Markus Schreiber/AP Photo] There are troubling signs of resurgent antisemitism in Europe and around the world, from attacks on …
Witness testimonies began Tuesday in the trial concerning the deaths of 32 elderly residents at the Agia Skepi nursing home in Hania, Crete, in 2020. Six defendants, including the nursing home owner and her daughter, two doctors, and two staff members face felony charges related to these deaths. They are accused not only of causing …
A subsidy of 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) has been applied to electricity tariffs for January, according to a statement from the Ministry of Environment and Energy. As a result, the final price for consumers is approximately 14 cents per kWh. The subsidies for household tariffs – available without income criteria and regardless of provider …
[forecastweather.gr] A 23-year-old skier who went missing on Monday at the popular Seli ski resort in Imathia, central Macedonia, has been found alive by rescue crews, state-run broadcaster ERT reported on Tuesday afternoon. Initial reports indicate that he is well in his health. The skier, who friends said is a paratrooper, had been snowboarding with …