Tag: Greece government
Turkey’s president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The president of Turkey on Friday formally converted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and declared it open...
The Latest: Greece toughens restrictions at one border
ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities say incoming travelers arriving at the country’s land border with Bulgaria will have to carry a negative COVID-19 test...
The Latest: Arizona restaurants told to cut to half capacity
PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering restaurants to work at half of their capacity, but he has declined to shut them down...
The Latest: ICU beds filling up in Mississippi’s virus surge
JACKSON, Miss. - Officials in Mississippi say the state’s five largest hospitals had no intensive care unit beds available for patients by midweek because...
The Latest: Bolsonaro again urges reopening for Brazil
SAO PAULO - Two days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an online broadcast from the presidential residence as...
The Latest: Virus hits Bolivian president, Venezuela’s No. 2
LA PAZ, Bolivia - The interim president of Bolivia and Venezuela’s No. 2 political leader have both announced they are infected with the coronavirus....
The Latest: South Africa reports highest daily total cases
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa announced Thursday its highest daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases with 13,674. Africa’s most developed country is now a hot...
The Latest: UN warns terrorist groups could exploit pandemic
GENEVA - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic can provide new opportunities for the Islamic State extremist group, al-Qaida and their...
The Latest: Coronavirus cases in Arizona surpass 100,000
PHOENIX - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona, which leads the U.S. in new cases per capita, has now surpassed 100,000. State...
The Latest: Flights from UK to Greece can resume July 15
ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s government has announced that direct flights from the United Kingdom to all airports in Greece can resume on July 15.Government...
