Tag: Greece

Greece is one of the European Union (EU) member states with the highest proportion of children living in poverty, with 31.5 per cent of minors affected, compared to 24.2 per cent on average in the EU, according to Eurostat data for 2020 released late October this year.

Bhubaneswar: Twelve-year-old Odia girl Padmalaya Nanda who burst into limelight after clinching the crown at the Junior Model International crown at Kozhikode in Kerala, will be representing India at the Little Miss Universe beauty pageant to be held in Georgia in the US and Little Miss World contest in Greece. Padmalaya, a class VIII student […]

Bhubaneswar: Odia Chess star Aparajita Gochhikar has bagged silver in the women’s category in World Amateur Chess Championship held in Greece recently. She has won the silver medal with a score of 6.5 points in nine rounds. Besides, Gochhikar bagged bronze in the open category at the championship.

Athens: Eurozone countries have agreed a long-awaited debt relief deal for Greece, which has been hailed as “historic”. The deal gives Athens more time to repay 96.9 billion euros worth of loans and extends a grace period during which Greece will pay little or no interest, BBC reported on Friday. Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos […]

Athens: Paleontologists have discovered the remains of prehistoric mammals that once roamed the region some 7.2 million years ago, images released on Sunday revealed. The excavations in Pikermi, some 26 km outside Athens, are overseen by professor Giorgios Theodorou from the University of Athens in collaboration with the local municipality, Efe news reported. The fossil-rich […]

Athens: Greece has observed World Cancer Day with a series of events aimed to raise awareness and help in the prevention of the disease and support of patients. The motto of the day, observed on Saturday, was: “We change to live” was projected onto the Greek Parliament building which was lit up, Xinhua news agency reported. […]

Athens: The 35th edition of the annual ultra-marathon race Spartathlon from Athens to Sparta, one of the most gruelling long distance courses worldwide, started at the foot of the Acropolis hill here on Friday morning. About 400 athletes from 52 countries and regions set off at 7 a.m. local time following the footsteps of ancient […]

London: In a finding that could challenge the widely accepted theories of human evolution, researchers have discovered 5.7 million years old human-like footprints on an island in Greece. The new footprints from Trachilos in western Crete, described in the journal Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, could take the trail of early human evolution beyond Africa. Earlier […]

London: In a finding that could challenge the widely accepted theories of human evolution, researchers have discovered 5.7 million years old human-like footprints on an island in Greece. The new footprints from Trachilos in western Crete, described in the journal Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, could take the trail of early human evolution beyond Africa. […]

Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that the fund will not bend rules on debts owed by Greece but would remain fully engaged in order to help find solution. “Whenever the IMF (is) involved, it’s certainly my view that the IMF has to follow its rules, should not bend the […]

Istanbul: A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has shaken Turkey and Greece. Turkey’s interior minister reports that six buildings in western Izmir province were destroyed. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said Friday’s earthquake was centered in the Aegean at a depth of 16,5 kilometers and registered at a 6.6 magnitude. The European-Mediterranean Seismological […]

Istanbul: The death toll in the earthquake that struck Turkey’s western province Izmir climbed to 62, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey (AFAD) said. In a written statement on Sunday, the AFAD noted that a total of 940 people were wounded at the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea off the Seferihisar […]