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Restrictions to ease in April, be reviewed in SeptemberThe relaxation of measures in April to contain the spread of Covid-19 will be reviewed in September, according to Health Minister Thanos Plevris, who also clarified that “we are not talking about the abolition of measures, but about their suspension based on the epidemiological picture and the [situation in the] summer.”He added that there are concerns, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), that the coronavirus will return with a vengeance in September.
Absconding priest convicted for embezzling 3.8 million euros arrestedA 45-year-old priest was arrested at the Larissa intercity bus station on Monday evening in a suspected attempt to flee justice as an appeals court in the central Greek city prepared to re-sentence him for embezzling 3.8 million euros.The 45-year-old priest has already served eight years in prison after being convicted to life in 2020 for embezzling 3.8 million euros from the Greek state by skimming off the payroll accounts of the Metropolitan Church of Thessaly.
Cyprus plans to deliver mail using dronesCyprus Post is getting an upgrade thanks to technology: According to Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Yiannis Karousos, Cypriot post offices will begin using drones as an alternative method of delivering mail and packages to remote areas. The program will be launched on a pilot basis.
Trade hit from Brexit was ‘always inevitable’, Rishi Sunak tells MPsIt was “always inevitable” that Brexit would have an impact on UK trade with the rest of Europe, chancellor Rishi Sunak has admitted.Mr Sunak agreed that it “might well be” the case that the slump in trade intensity experienced by the UK compared to other leading economies has been caused by the fact that Britain was the only one of them to go through Brexit.The chancellor’s comments came after the Office for Budget Responsibility published research suggesting that the UK’s “trade intensity” has tumbled by around 15 per cent as a result of leaving the EU.
No food shortage danger in Greece, assures Prime Minister Kyriakos MitsotakisUkraine is not one of Greece’s main suppliers of cereal grains, therefore the supply of these to the Greek market market continues unhindered.
Power cut hits parts of London as internet and traffic lights go downAt least 5,000 people affected by ‘fault on high voltage underground electricity cable’ A major power cut has left thousands without traffic lights, internet and water across London.UK Power Networks has said the outage has affected people in the E1, E1W and E14 areas of the capital.However, its website shows reports of power cuts in 42 postcodes across the city, impacting more than 5,000 people.
African Dust Clouds to Settle Over Greece Until SaturdayWhile the phenomenon is not unprecedented for the season, it remains unusual, as dust transfer does not normally last more than two to three days.
Greek Tourism: Vote of confidence by Jet2.com and Jet2holidaysJet2.com and Jet2holidays give a vote of confidence in the Greek tourism market, announcing a very large reinforcement of their program for the 2022 summer period, with the allocation of more than half a million seats in Greece compared to the summer season 2019, an increase of τηε order of 86%.As a result of this development, the leading airline and tour operator in the United Kingdom has for sale more than 1.1 million seats from the United Kingdom to Greece for the summer of 2022.
Peston: Partygate fines confirm Boris Johnson misled the Commonshe significance of today's announcement by the Met Police that there will be 20 fines of individuals who unlawfully attended parties in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office is that it confirms the prime minister misled the House of Commons on December 8.On that date he told Sir Keir Starmer, Labour's leader: "I have been repeatedly assured that the rules were not broken. I repeat that I have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and that no Covid rules were broken."We now know there were lots of parties, and the Covid-19 rules that banned them at the time - drafted by the government on the orders of Boris Johnson - were breached.
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