News archive of July 2020

Telemedicine network to reach
 another 22 islands in 2021

The Athens-listed OTE Group and Intracom Telecom have undertaken the expansion of the National Telemedicine Network (EDIT) to 22 additional islands of the north and south Aegean for 2021.

Decision takes aims at unsightly and dangerous advertising

Outdoor advertisements on sidewalks, streets and highways are banned, according to a joint ministerial decision on Thursday as part of an effort to banish eyesores that tarnish the aesthetics of urban landscapes.

Online payments are meeting taxman’s requirements

Despite the restrictions due to the pandemic, the Finance Ministry is insisting on the requirement for 30% of taxpayers' expenditure to consist of online transactions, which if not met will entail a fine.

Cactus Flower | Athens | July 31

The indomitable Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn star in the kooky 1969 comedy "Cactus Flower," which is playing at the Great Lawn of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on Friday, starting at 9 p.m.

Missing girl turns up in Thessaloniki

A 13-year-old girl from Syria who had been reported missing on Sunday was found on Thursday and transferred to a hospital in Thessaloniki in northern Greece for a medical checkup.
According to the Smile of the Child charity, she was found after seeking help on Wednesday night at a shelter for minors in Thessaloniki, saying she had suffered abuse.

Pizza Hut exits Greece, hit by the pandemic

The Pizza Hut restaurant chain announced on Thursday it was shutting down its operations in Greece and leaving the country, saying that the chain's activities were no longer sustainable in the wake of the pandemic.

The company will shut down all 16 of its restaurants as of Thursday, leaving 180 employees jobless.

New peak in Covid-19 infections with 65 cases reported

Greek health authorities on Friday said they had confirmed 65 new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the last 24 hours in the country, which raise the total number to 4,401.

It was the largest single-day increase in new cases since the end of the lockdown on May 4. A previous peak was reached on July 10 when authorities reported 60 cases.

Sarajevo Film Festival to Go Ahead Despite COVID-19 Threat

The Sarajevo Film Festival is to go ahead as planned in mid-August but will be held in a changed format and under strict social distancing and preventive measures, the organisers said on Thursday as the Bosnian capital battled a new outbreak in coronavirus infections.

Bosnia Court Awards Acquitted War Crime Suspects Compensation

The state court of Bosnia has awarded two men acquitted of war crimes some 5,000 euros each for suffering non-material damage.

Zijad Hamzic's legal representative, Kenan Hadzimuhovic, said he filed a compensation claim for non-material damage for KM 15,350 - just under 8,000 eruros - at a hearing in February.

Greek, US officials discuss investments, trade in Strategic Dialogue Working Group

Greece's National Extroversion Strategy, the prospects for American investments in the Elefsina Shipyard and in the ports of Alexandroupolis and Kavala were among the issues discussed during a virtual meeting of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue Working Group on trade and investment on Thursday.

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