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The climate crisis is a reality, Mitsotakis said explaining the need for the new ministry
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wished good luck to the newly appointed Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianidis and Deputy Minister Evangelos Tournas on Friday at their first …
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20 YEARS ON FROM 9/11
There are moments in time when things we thought were certain can change in a heartbeat and we know that nothing will ever be the same again. We recall …
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NSW records 1599 new local COVID-19 cases, eight deaths
New South Wales has recorded 1599 new local cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths overnight. NSW has now administered a total of eight million vaccinations, as the state works towards a 70 per …
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Athens Half Marathon on Sunday; race to be dedicated to Mikis Theodorakis
The Athens Half Marathon, which is to be held on Sunday after a two-year hiatus, will from this year be dedicated to the memory of renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, …
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Greece confirms 2,132 new covid infections on Friday, 32 deaths; 378 in ICUs, 89.42% not fully vaccinated
Greece confirmed 2,132 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 18 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on …
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Australian company to buy 49% in HEDNO for 3.7 billion dollars, in biggest privatization in Greek history
Spear WTE Investments Sarl, a member of Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Group (MIRA), on Friday was declared the highest bidder in a tender to buy 49% of Hellenic …
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Victoria records 450 new virus cases as outbreaks in Melbourne’s north and west grow
Victoria has recorded 450 new COVID-19 cases, a big jump in the state’s infection numbers. The positive cases were detected from 42,765 test results and contact tracers have only been able to …
At the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ancient Greece and Rome can tell us a lot about the links between collective trauma and going to war
On the outskirts of Grapevine, Texas, a town about 5 miles northwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, there’s a memorial dedicated to the 33 airline flight crew members who …
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ECHR refuses to halt mandatory jabs for healthcare staff in Greece, while fake vaccines increase
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday declined a petition to order a temporary halt of mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for healthcare personnel in Greece. A court announcement said …
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“We can’t even give our kids a cuddle after work,” say Sydney couple in the COVID frontline
Pathologist Frank Kostakis and Dr Penelope Aligiannis are not policy makers, academics or even public health professionals supported by state governments, but a Greek Australian couple working in the “hot …