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Jaishankar holds talks with EU leader, OECD general secy, SA counterpart; discuss Covid challenge, vaccine equity

11:57 pm June 28, 2021

Rome: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and discussed the ”Covid challenge” and underlined the importance of equitable vaccine access and a fair travel regime. Jaishankar arrived in Italy from Greece on the second leg of this two-nation tour. ”A good conversation with EU Commissioner for International Partnerships @JuttaUrpilainen,” Jaishankar tweeted, sharing a photograph […]

Tanker’s impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

11:13 pm May 28, 2021

Caribbean island: The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when the safety signals it is required to transmit showed it stopping in its tracks and in two minutes turning around 180 degrees. It was an amazingly quick pivot since the 274-metre (nearly 900-foot) ship needs roughly 10 times that amount of time […]

Greek police recover ancient statue of ”exceptional artwork”

11:50 pm March 19, 2021

Athens: Aman has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue of “exceptional artwork” that once likely adorned a temple on Athens’ famed Acropolis or the slopes around it, Greek authorities said Friday. Police said the 5th century BC statue was recovered following a months-long police operation that involved an investigation by […]

Heavy snowfall blankets Athens; vaccinations postponed

3:47 pm February 16, 2021

Athens: Unusually heavy snowfall has blanketed central Athens, with authorities warning residents particularly in the Greek capital’s northern and eastern suburbs to avoid leaving their homes Tuesday morning. Health authorities announced they were postponing all coronavirus vaccinations across the greater Athens region of Attica for Tuesday. One line of the Athens subway that runs partially above ground to the northern suburbs was halted, while […]

Greek PM accused of flaunting lockdown rules

11:23 pm February 8, 2021

Athens: Greece’s left-wing opposition leader has accused the country’s prime minister of showing contempt for lockdown rules after attending a large outdoor lunch gathering. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on a weekend visit to the Greek island of Ikaria attended an outdoor lunch hosted by a local lawmaker. A video of the event posted on social media showed at least 25 people […]

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