News archive of July 2020
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.
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.