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FT: TUI payments delay puts survival of Greek hoteliers at riskThe survival of hundreds of Greek businesses in the hospitality industry is at stake after tour operator TUI earlier this month issued a series of contract amendments that require hotel owners to wait until March 2021 for three-quarters of the money due for accommodation booked this year, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Covid: People arriving in UK from mainland Greece will need to isolatePeople arriving in the UK from mainland Greece will need to self-isolate for two weeks from 04:00 on Saturday, the transport secretary has said.The rules will not apply to the Greek islands of Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Kos and Zakynthos, Grant Shapps said.The Department for Transport (DfT) said data had shown "a consistent increase" in newly reported cases in Greece over the past fortnight, with a 136% increase in new cases to 16,429 between 5 and 12 November from 6,965 between 22 and 29 October.It added the islands of Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos had not seen as significant a growth in cases over recent weeks as the rest of Greece and therefore quarantining was not required.
18-Million-Year Old Petrified Trees Unearthed on Greece’s LesvosExcavations for rainwater drainage pipes brought to light fourteen petrified trees, in an area near Sigri and the region of Lesvos island’s Petrified Forest.
Peter Sutcliffe, Yorkshire Ripper, dies aged 74Serial killer was serving 20 life terms for murder of 13 women across north of England in late 1970s
Coronavirus found in Greek mink farms: ministry officialThe new coronavirus has been found in mink at two farms in northern Greece, an agriculture ministry official said on Friday.The strain found in the mink had not mutated from that found in humans, the official said.
Greece sends France 500,000 medical glovesGreece sent France a consignment of 500,000 medical gloves following a request for assistance made by the country through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.