News archive of February 2019

Greek lawmakers began debating changes to the country's constitution on Tuesday, with party rapporteurs making their opening statements.

Speaking on behalf of SYRIZA, Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos urged all parties to act "responsibly" in order to achieve a wide consensus.

We understand the need to encourage start-up entrepreneurs and we are ready to consider more effective formats for their support. This was stated by Dr. Takov, Director of the Executive Agency for Encouragement of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, during a meeting with BCause Foundation Executive Director and representatives of the non-governmental organization.

Total is committed to continuing its exploration work in Cyprus, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne told Reuters on Monday, part of a major exploration campaign for 2019 focused on areas known to contain commercial levels of oil and gas.

An abandoned old house collapsed in Athens' so-called historical centre on Tuesday, private broadcaster Skai reported.

No people appeared to be trapped inside and no injuries were reported from passersby.

The house was located on Iouliou Smith street, right behind the Hill of the Pnyx - an area visited by hundreds of tourists.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this on Monday during his visit to Hungary, Tanjug is reporting, citing AP.

The flu season's death toll reached 109, the National Centre for Supervision and Control of Communicable Diseases of the National Public Health Institute (INSP) announced on Tuesday.

North Korea has continued to produce bomb fuel while in denuclearization talks with the United States and may have produced enough in the past year to add as many as seven nuclear weapons to its arsenal, according to a study released just weeks before a planned second summit between the North Korean leader and U.S. President Donald Trump, Reuters reported.

There is a growing number of cases of violence against doctors, reported NOVA TV. 

The ratio of Turkish women to men in the areas of science, technology, engineering, health, and research and development has surpassed that of the European Union's, according to figures released on Feb. 11 by Eurostat, the statistical office of the union in Luxembourg.

Theofilos Sechidis, who shocked Greece with the quintuple murder of his family in the 1990s, was found dead on Tuesday at the psychiatric ward of Korydallos prison.

According to information, the 46-year-old convict died while he was in a shower. No further details were immediately available on the cause of death.