News archive of June 2017

Girl crushed under door in Corfu, flown to Athens hospital

A 6-year-old was flown in a C-130 plane to an Athens hospital Friday in critical condition after being crushed under an iron door in her home on the Ionian island of Corfu.

According to reports from the Aghia Sofia Hospital, the girl suffered injuries to her head and body, but doctors said her life was not in danger.

Health and justice ministries pave way for medical cannabis

A joint decision signed by the Health and Justice ministries opening the way for the import of cannabis-based pharmaceuticals was published in Friday's edition of the Government Gazette.

Two wildfires brought under control by firefighters

Firefighters on Friday battled blazes near Koroni, in the Peloponnese, and Kryoneri, a rural area in northern Attica, but dry conditions and high temperatures hampered their progress. Nevertheless firemen managed to keep the flames away from residential areas.

New Democracy criticizes government after Exarchia clashes

New Democracy has slammed the government in the aftermath of violent clashes on Thursday between self-styled anarchists and riot police in the central Athens district of Exarchia. The unrest came after the government on Wednesday banned a scheduled gathering by members of the POASY police officers' union in Exarchia.

UN SG Guterres takes charge at Crans-Montana

 

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres joined the Conference for Cyprus in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on Friday.

Efforts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem are continuing with focus on the security and guarantee issues.

This is the Saudi billionaire who has secretly been dating Rihanna

Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel, whose billionaire family is believed to be one of the wealthiest in the world, has emerged as Riri’s latest love interest.

Photos of Rihanna, 29, sharing a smooch with the Saudi heir in a Spanish swimming pool emerged on Tuesday.

Joksimovic meets with Reynders

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic on Tuesday spoke with Belgian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Didier Reynders about Serbia's European integration, reforms conducted in the process, the situation in the region, bilateral relations and other current topics.

Parliament session on new government scheduled for Wednesday

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic has scheduled for Wednesday, 10 am an extraordinary session of the parliament at which the new Serbian government will be elected.

At the session, PM-Designate Ana Brnabic will present her programme and the composition of the new government.

Rosaries & rifles: Syria Christians take on IS in Raqa

An ivory-coloured rosary swings from the rearview mirror of Abboud Seryan’s pickup truck as he speeds through Syria’s Raqa, inspecting the positions of fellow Christian fighters taking on the Islamic State group.

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