Roman-Era City Discovered at Luxor, Egypt
Roman-Era City Discovered at Luxor, Egypt Archaeologists discovered residential buildings and a number of metal workshops. Credit: Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists in Egypt announced on Tuesday they had discovered a 1,800-year-old “complete residential city from the Roman era” in the heart of the southern city of Luxor. The city, dating to the […]
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Passenger traffic in summer 2022 rises 4% from 2019 at 24 Greek airports
Passenger traffic in summer 2022 rises 4% from 2019 at 24 Greek airports The number of flights in Greek airports in 2022 slightly exceeded 2019’s record figures, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported on Tuesday, ANA reports. A total of 529,235 flights were carried out in Greece last year compared to 526,155 in 2019, with […]
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Minister says migrant arrival numbers sharply down
Minister says migrant arrival numbers sharply down The number of migrants arriving in Greece has dropped dramatically over the past two years, while the number of asylum-seekers living in the country has also fallen, Migration Minister Notis Mitarachis has said. Speaking Tuesday at an event marking the third anniversary of the Migration and Asylum Ministry’s […]
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Staff shortages in Cyprus tourism in 2022
Staff shortages in Cyprus tourism in 2022 The number of job vacancies reported by hotels in Cyprus for the year 2022 was almost three times the monthly average of registered unemployed people, Labor and Social Insurance Minister Kyriacos Koushos told a conference on Friday in Nicosia titled “Staff Shortages in the Field of Hospitality,” in […]
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Migrant entry numbers into Europe hit six-year high
Migrant entry numbers into Europe hit six-year high The number of attempts by migrants to enter the European Union without authorization reached around 330,000 last year, the highest number since 2016, the EU’s border and coast guard agency said Friday. Almost half of the 2022 attempts were made overland through the Western Balkans region, EU […]
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Vaccine fatigue impacting flu shots
Vaccine fatigue impacting flu shots Despite the intensity of influenza this winter, the number of people getting flu vaccinations in Greece remains at disproportionately low levels, health authorities have noted. Tellingly, according to estimates, 3 million citizens have received the flu vaccine, a number clearly lower than in 2020-2021. The preponderance of flu cases remained […]
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Number of suicides in Greece up 25 pct since 2020, report shows
Number of suicides in Greece up 25 pct since 2020, report shows The number of people committing suicide in Greece in 2022 increased by almost 25% relative to 2020, according to the annual suicide data reported and analysed by the Suicide Observatory Klimaka. The total number of reported suicides in 2022 was close to 600, […]
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Over 53,000 applications for skills upgrading programme in Greece
Over 53,000 applications for skills upgrading programme in Greece The number of applications in the skills upgrading program of the Public Employment Service (DYPA), which “opened” on December 22 and is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Fund, with a total budget of 155 million euros, exceeded 53,000, ANA reports. The new program offers 80 […]
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Russians flocked to north of Cyprus
Russians flocked to north of Cyprus The number of Russian nationals who flew to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus went up sixfold last year, when calls for direct flights in the unrecognized part of the divided island gained traction after an EU flight ban in the south. According to Turkish-Cypriot daily Halkin Sesi, 29,530 Russian […]
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Number of wolves increasing in northern Greece
Number of wolves increasing in northern Greece With scientists noting their growing presence in residential areas in recent years, the Hunting Club of Drama said that three dead wolves have been found in as many months in the northern Greek region. The latest body was found by residents of the village of Doxato within a […]
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Central bank: Over 26.4 mln tourists visited Greece in Jan-Oct
Central bank: Over 26.4 mln tourists visited Greece in Jan-Oct The number of inbound travellers rose by 92.1% to 26.4 million from January to October 2022, the Bank of Greece said in a press release on Thursday. Traveller flows through airports jumped by 84.7%, while road border-crossings increased by 135.8%. In the period under review, […]
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Double failure
Double failure Reporting by Kathimerini shows that the large number of unemployed graduates is the result of two factors. The first is that university education in Greece has not been organized in such a manner as to reflect the real needs of the country’s labor market. At the same time, businesses are lacking in their […]
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Cypriot residents traveling abroad up by an annual 94.5% in November 2022
Cypriot residents traveling abroad up by an annual 94.5% in November 2022 A total number of 102,417 Cypriot residents traveled abroad in November 2022, compared to 52,668 in the corresponding month last year, recording an increase of 94.5%, CNA reports. Cyprus residents’ trips abroad almost doubled in September 2022 compared to last year, according to […]
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The Other One | Athens | From December 21
The Other One | Athens | From December 21 Starting on December 21 and on a number of dates through January, the Greek National Theater (n-t.gr) is presenting the premier of Greek playwright Penny Fylaktaki’s “The Other One” with English surtitles. The poignant comedy-drama centers on a disastrous wedding day that is further derailed by […]
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15-year-old calls emergency number, then kills himself
15-year-old calls emergency number, then kills himself A 15-year-old killed himself with a shot to the head Sunday after first calling the emergency 112 number and announcing his intention. The boy was living with his family in the seaside Athens suburb of Paleo Faliro. Police told state news agency AMNA his family had recently returned […]
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Oil tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul strait fall to 13
Oil tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul strait fall to 13 The number of tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean fell to 13 on Monday from 17 a day earlier, the Tribeca shipping agency said, showing an easing of the recent build-up in traffic. A Turkish measure […]
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New meeting at Civil Protection Ministry on storm ‘Ariel’
New meeting at Civil Protection Ministry on storm ‘Ariel’ Messages from the 112 number had been sent to residents on the islands of Zakynthos and Kefallonia. The activation of the emergency number 112 to send messages to residents of specific areas, based on the course and development of storm “Ariel”, which is already affecting many […]
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Record heating oil applications
Record heating oil applications Beneficiaries of the heating allowance have posted a record number of applications in the 16 days that the online platform MyThermansi has been open. According to data from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, more than 800,000 applications have already been submitted, and it is clear the number will reach 1.3 […]
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Editorial To Vima: Wounded hearts
Editorial To Vima: Wounded hearts There has been of late an ever growing number of incidents of child abuse that have rocked Greek society. The recently revealed case in the Athens suburb of Sepolia involving the rape, exploitation, and pimping of a 12-year old girl triggered the horror and rage of citizens. Other similar cases […]
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Realtors note Balkan interest in Thessaloniki
Realtors note Balkan interest in Thessaloniki The number of Balkan nationals looking for real estate to buy in Thessaloniki has risen exponentially, realtors told Philoxenia’s “Tourism, Real Estate, Transport & Infrastructure in Greece and SE Europe” forum in the northern port city on Friday. Realtors noted that potential investors were willing to pay up to […]
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Tankers are ditching EU flags
Tankers are ditching EU flags A large number of tankers which previously sailed under European Union flags, such as Cyprus’ and Malta’s, are leaving those registers as a result of the sanctions on Russian oil transportation. Sources say that since early October the number of ships on the Cypriot registry has decreased 21%, while the […]
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Confirmed dead from migrant shipwreck rises to 23
Confirmed dead from migrant shipwreck rises to 23 The number of confirmed deaths after the sinking of a migrant boat at sea near Cape Kafireas rose to 23 on Friday, following the recovery of another body from the site of the shipwreck. According to the 12 survivors, the boat was carrying 68 migrants when it […]
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Greeks Shy Away From Exercise, Sports European Survey Finds
Greeks Shy Away From Exercise, Sports European Survey Finds The number of Greeks exercising or taking up sports was reduced during the pandemic. Credit: AMNA About 80% of Greeks do not routinely exercise or play any kind of sport, and 53% admit to not even participating in physical activity like cycling, dance classes, or gardening, […]
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Robberies significantly reduced, police reports
Robberies significantly reduced, police reports There was a 33.4% to 41% reduction in the number of robberies committed in Greece in the first nine months of 2022, compared to the period from 2015 to 2019, according to data released by the Hellenic Police (ELAS). Similarly, when compared to figures relating to the first nine months […]
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Reduction to DYPA-registered jobless
Reduction to DYPA-registered jobless The number of workers registered as unemployed in the lists of the Public Employment Service (DYPA – formerly known as OAED) posted a significant reduction in September, both in comparison to the previous month (-5.84%) and on an annual basis (-6.10%), according to the statistics of the service. The figures appeared […]
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Firms branch out into tourism
Firms branch out into tourism A growing number of businesses from many different sectors are also turning their attention to tourism in a bid to increase their profits through the strong dynamics presented by the sector. Companies unrelated to the sector and without any previous involvement in it are mainly proceeding with acquisitions of hotel […]
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F-22 Raptors in Souda Bay for ACE exercise
F-22 Raptors in Souda Bay for ACE exercise An unspecified number of F-22 Raptor fighter jets from the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, Thursday for the purpose of an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise, according to the US Embassy in Athens. The US Air Force conducts ACE exercises on a regular […]
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One dead after car swept away in Cretan flood
One dead after car swept away in Cretan flood A 50-year-old man died and an unspecified number of people were missing as thunderstorms lashed several parts of Crete on Friday and Saturday, turning roads into rivers and closing Iraklio’s international airport, state-run news agency AMNA reported. The incident occurred in the coastal town of Agia […]
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How a Scottish moral philosopher got Elon’s number
How a Scottish moral philosopher got Elon’s number When Elon Musk’s text messages were released as part of a court filing over his proposed purchase of Twitter, the world’s richest man was found to be corresponding with tech billionaires, fellow CEOs and bankers. Tucked incongruously among those business leaders were messages from a Scottish moral […]
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Persuasive deterrence
Persuasive deterrence The number of people convicted of migrant trafficking is not just an indicator of the burden the country has shouldered on its borders in recent years. It is also evidence that only the persuasive policy of deterrence, at the operational, but also the criminal level, can have an effect, so that desperate people […]
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