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Two police officers on a narcotics operation in southern Athens were injured on Thursday, with one of the pair described as being in critical condition, according to reports.

A man who skinned two stray puppies, removed their nails and hung them last August in Hania on the island of Crete was arrested on Wednesday after he was identified by police forensics teams via DNA testing.

It was the first time police had used DNA analysis to track down a suspect connected with animal cruelty.

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee urges Bulgaria to stop physical ill-treatment of psychiatric patients and social care residents and to immediately cease the shameful practice of using chains as a means of restraint

Some 13,409 plant and animal species have been identified in Turkey as a result of extensive studies under the national biodiversity inventory and monitoring project initiated by the General Directorate of Nature Protection and National Parks (DKMP).

The system for issuing electronic referral forms for free PCR tests is aimed mostly at helping patients and then  doctors, said Vice President of the Bulgarian Medical Union (BMU) Dr. Nikolay Branzalov at the presentation of the novel software.

"As of today, electronic referrals are available. I thank all doctors and experts who took part in software development," he said.

American president-elect Joe Biden has fractured his right foot after slipping while playing with his dog Major.

The injury was discovered in a scan on Sunday and will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said.

Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday afternoon, his office said.

Blood type ‘O’ may have a lower risk, new studies suggest

A 33-year-old Turkish woman, who returned from the U.S. to her hometown Burdur in southwestern Turkey, wrote a success story by launching an anhydrous agriculture project.

Aynur Onur was working as a faculty member at Indiana University, U.S., before her return to Kayalı village in Burdur.

The government will set a maximum price for molecular PCR and rapid antigen tests carried out in private clinics and laboratories, the Secretary General for Trade and Consumer Protection, Panagiotis Stampoulidis, announced on Friday.

Spanish Scientists: Nose Dryness Is the Earliest and Indistinguishable Symptom of COVID-19