News archive of October 2020

Figures from the government's Helios database have shown that 22.5% of Greece's pensioners, or 555,079 from a total of 2,486,053, are under the age of 65 years old.
According to figures for the month of September, there are 468,474 pensioners in the 71-75 year-old age bracket and 409,175 aged between 66 and 70.

Not all COVID-19 cases are patients, because there are people who test positive for the virus, but show no symptoms, Turkey's health minister has said, responding to claims that the official data are not accurate.

For Slovenia, the German proposal is a solid basis which could lead to a balanced compromise, a Slovenian source said yesterday.

The German presidency presented the compromise, which is based on the decisions taken by EU leaders in July, on Sunday and it was endorsed today.

Press freedom groups and climate activist Greta Thunberg are making Nobel Peace Prize buzz ahead of next week's award announcements, in a pandemic year that has highlighted the importance of science and research.

COVID-19 patients with a snippet of Neanderthal DNA that crossed into the human genome some 60,000 years ago run a higher risk of severe complications from the disease, researchers have reported.    

Under the national guidelines, drafted by education and health authorities, the winter term will be held at faculties if all safety recommendations can be observed.

The guidelines also recommend a "hybrid model" - a mix of live and distance learning, while distance learning is recommended only for exceptional cases.

 Armenia and Azerbaijan vowed to keep fighting and rejected international calls for negotiations on Sept. 30 as clashes over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region raged for a fourth day.  

In the breakaway province's capital Stepanakert, two explosions were heard around midnight as sirens sounded. Residents said the city had been attacked by drones.     

The U.S. sees a "window of opportunity" for dialogue between Turkey and Greece, the U.S. state secretary said in an interview with a Greek media outlet.

Haradinaj actually mentioned the names of certain potential witnesses and provided information about where they lived and other personal details.

The files - whose authenticity has neither been independently verified nor denied - have been returned to the Prosecutor's Office, and so far journalists have declined to publish any of them, apparently out of fear of legal liability.

The "you" of this story is a composite figure drawn from the reported testimony of seven young migrants and refugees. All direct quotes are as attributed. The full names of refugees and migrants have been withheld to protect their identity.