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[Reuters] Free confidential testing for HIV, viral hepatitis B and C, as well as syphilis, is being offered at the municipal clinics of Athens. Starting this Wednesday, citizens will be able to undergo rapid tests easily and painlessly. They will also have the opportunity to receive immediate answers to their questions about sexually transmitted infections …
Alongside herds of sheep and goats on the move, another common hazard encountered on Crete’s back roads is suddenly finding yourself behind an empty car, inexplicably stopped. Chances are you’ll find the owner foraging in the thick undergrowth beyond the shoulder of the road. Depending on the time of year, they might emerge with bagfuls …
A 4-magnitude earthquake was recorded early Tuesday morning in the sea off the island of Nisyros, the Athens National Observatory’s Geodynamics Institute said. The quake epicentre was located 31 km southwest of the island or 333 km east-southeast of Athens. No damages or injuries were reported. Source link
A firefighter operates near Penteli, northeast of Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. A wildfire that started outside Athens and made its way to the city, burning some 10,000 hectares of forest and scrubland along the way, started from a wooden power grid pylon, an experts’ report released earlier in December says. It turns out …
File photo. Six Egyptian nationals accused by a 16-year-old compatriot of torturing and raping him at the Malakasa migrant facility last week were remanded in custody after appearing before an investigative magistrate on Monday. All the accused, four adults and two minors, denied any involvement in the case, pointing to two other people. According to …
The installation of smart meters is expected to lead to energy savings of 3.9% and minimize losses and theft of natural gas, sources within the natural gas distribution network manager Enaon EDA said on Sunday. Replacement of the existing meters is included in the company’s five-year plan for 2025-2029, with an estimated cost of 70 …
File photo. Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis began the daily press briefing on Monday noting the passing of the 2025 state budget and observing that “Greece is continuing on a path of responsibility and not mortgaging the future of the next generations. We will not return to the dark days of bankruptcy. Secondly, emphasis is given …
Two more migrant bodies were recovered on Monday, bringing the death toll to seven from a shipwreck off Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos last Friday. The bodies were found in rocky areas northwest of the island. The Greek Coast Guard retrieved the remains, and search efforts continue for more than 30 missing individuals. One body …
[InTime News] Defense Minister Nikos Dendias is scheduled to pay an official visit to Qatar on Tuesday. The Greek minister’s agenda will include a meeting, in Doha, with his Qatar counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani. Dendias is also expected to meet with the prime minister …
Greece-based energy group Metlen has applied for a second listing on the London Stock Exchange, seeking to strengthen its presence in international markets, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. Metlen’s shares trade on the Athens Stock Exchange. The Greek group, which is expanding fast through acquisitions in the energy sector, …