ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Heavy snowfall blanketed Acropolis and other ancient monuments in Athens and the Greek capital on Tuesday suspended COVID-19 vaccinations as the weather froze many services across the country. Temperatures in the southeast of the continent dropped with some relief from the winter weather in Western Europe, …
Read More »The bust of the ancient Greek god was found during the sewer work of Athens
This unidentified photo, provided by the Greek Ministry of Culture on Sunday, November 15, 2020, shows a head of the ancient god Hermes being found during a sewer work in central Athens. The ministry said Sunday that in one of the many that served as street markers in ancient Athens, …
Read More »Four days after the quake, Turkish rescuers pulled the girl from the rubble
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) – Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young woman alive from the rubble of an apartment apartment building after an earthquake shook Turkey and Greece on Tuesday, and hopes of reaching survivors were dashed. Wrapped in a thermal blanket, the young woman received applause …
Read More »Four days after the quake, Turkish rescuers pulled the girl from the rubble
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) – Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir, despite hopes of reaching survivors, pulled a young woman alive from the rubble of a girl’s apartment building on Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake shook the country. Greece. Wrapped in a thermal blanket, the young woman immediately …
Read More »The Dutch king mourns the loss of a Greek family
HAGI, The Netherlands (AP) – The Dutch king delivered a video message on Wednesday saying he had “sorry at heart” and would not have gone to Greece for a family vacation last week, which was broken up in public in the middle of the trip. There was an uproar back …
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