News archive of September 2016
French students' Little Odyssey takes in Corinth Canal
Three French law students from Sete in southeastern France are seen canoeing in the Corinth Canal, which separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece, Friday. The students are on the final leg of a canoeing trip to Istanbul which they have dubbed L'Odyssette (The Little Odyssey). The route from the coastal village of Sete to Istanbul covers around 7,000 kilometers.
European Commissioner Cretu urges completion of documents for three regional hospitals in Romania
European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu on Friday called on Romania's Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu to speed up the completion of documents for the construction of three regional hospitals in Romania.
Acropolis run to shut roads in central Athens
Traffic police are to divert motorists from several central roads in Athens on Saturday afternoon as thousands of runners join the Acropolis Night Run, a 5-kilometer mini-marathon, which starts outside the Acropolis Museum at 6.30 p.m.
The run will cover much of the capital's historic district and end where it started.
Archbishop: 'Greece and Orthodoxy not for sale'
Amid growing tension between the Church of Greece and the government over changes to the way religion is taught at schools, Archbishop Ieronymos said on Friday that there are "some who do not love their country and want to de-Hellenize it, and some who don't love the Church and want to de-Christianize it."
Rita Ora poses in her sexy underwear
She’s the face of an underwear brand and Rita Ora has just unveiled some of the label’s hottest new pieces in a sizzling lingerie shoot for Vanity Fair Italia. The pop star showed just why the brand picked her as their ambassador, as she showed off her enviable assets and gorgeous curves in a series of racy black lace bras, basques and bottoms from the forthcoming collection of the brand. Oozin
Three arrested in Alexandroupoli over illegal prescriptions
Police in Alexandroupoli, northeastern Greece, on Friday arrested three people, a 39-year-old pharmacist, a 62-year-old doctor and another 38-year-old man of unspecified occupation, who are alleged to have illegally used the social security numbers (AMKA) of a number of unsuspecting individuals to illegally prescribe medicines and subsequently claim money from insurance funds.