News archive of September 2020

Minister announces measures to make up for lost teaching hours

Education Minister Niki Kerameus on Wednesday vowed measures to make up for lost teaching hours in schools affected by student sit-ins.
Pupils have locked down hundreds of school grounds across the country, mostly over coronavirus measures.
Kerameus on Wednesday said classes would be held on school holidays, Saturdays and instead of field trips to compensate for lost time.

Containers and ship repairs soften turnover blow for OLP

The slump in passenger traffic, due to the pandemic, inflicted annual losses of 5.8% in the turnover of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) over the first half of the year, coming to 66.5 million euros, data showed on Tuesday.

Police alerted after two men breach quarantine in Crete

Two men have been placed under police guard in Crete after they allegedly breached quarantine rules.
The two men, said to be French nationals aged 32 and 33, had been ordered to self-isolated in a designated hotel after testing positive to coronavirus on their arrival at Hania airport.

 

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the French Open

The American withdrew from the match against Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round of Roland Garros due to a problem with an Achilles injury.
After the first round, Serena said at the press conference that it was difficult to move and two days later she decided to withdraw from the tournament.

Serbia Hugely Underestimated COVID-19 Death Toll, Official Admits

A member of the Serbian Government's Crisis Staff, Predrag Kon, has admitted that the number of deaths related to COVID-19 by June officially announced by the government was three times less than the real number.

President Iohannis to attend European Council meeting in Brussels, Thursday and Friday

President Klaus Iohannis will attend a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, which includes topics such as the European Union's Single Market, industrial policy and the Union's digital policy, according to a Presidential Administration release. European leaders will also address foreign policy issues, mainly the Union's relations with China and Turkey.

High-risk teachers get school exemption

A total of 2,800 teachers at Greek primary and secondary schools have been exempted from teaching in classrooms as they belong to high-risk groups for infection from the coronavirus, Kathimerini understands. 

Attica twins with China’s Sichuan region

Chinese Ambassador Zhang Qiyue (r) hosted Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis (l) at the Chinese Embassy in Athens Tuesday, where the two officials signed an agreement twinning the Greek capital with the region of Sichuan.

Training for Turkish, Syrian entrepreneur candidates to start in October

Turkish and Syrian entrepreneur candidates, residing in Turkey's capital Ankara, will soon have the chance to go under online training to boost their talents and enhance their business skills.
Training will be carried out as part of a project called "Enhancement of Entrepreneurship Capacities for Sustainable Socio-Economic Integration" (ENHANCER).

Azerbaijan capable of liberating its lands on its own: Turkey’s top diplomat

Azerbaijan is undoubtedly capable of liberating its territories from Armenian occupation, Turkey's top diplomat has said, calling on the international community to impose pressure on Armenia to withdraw its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh as calls for the cessation of clashes alone will not help resolve the conflict.

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