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Greek-American James A. Koshivos, 21, Killed after Car Plunged into Ocean
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
ATHENS — Eight people were arrested, 34 businesses were found to be in violation of restrictions for Covid-19, 210 to have violated curfew and 1,444 fined for not wearing a mask during 47,161 checks by police to enforce restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 throughout the country on Monday.
According to police, there were eight arrests and 28 violations for operating rules by shops and private venues, while the operation of five Attica venues was suspended for admitting an excessive number of customers.
Six businesses were fined 10,000 euros and shut for three days for operating after midnight.
Police also handed out 150-euro fines in 210 cases of curfew violation, of which 138 in Attica, 32 in Central Macedonia, 13 in Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, 12 in Western Macedonia, eight in Thessaloniki, four in Epirus and three in Thessaly.
A further 1,444 fines were handed out for not wearning a mask and not observing minimum distances, of which 594 were in Attica.
The Hellenic Police said that inspections to enforce rules to restrict the spread of the pandemic and protect public health are continuing at an undiminished pace.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
CASPAR BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning to do her part to save Northern California's vanishing kelp forests.
NEW YORK - Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams - a former police officer in his first term - has found himself between a rock and Turkish Taffy with an investigation into his campaign fundraising and ties to Turkish influences.
ATHENS - Greece is grappling with a dilemma over its biggest revenue engine, tourism: keep people coming year-round to bring in the euros but how to deal with so many overwhelming the infrastructure on popular islands.
NICOSIA - Police on Cyprus said they arrested two people for “national security” reasons after media reports that two Iranians were suspected of planning attacks on Israelis who fled to the island during Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
ATHENS - A sudden revival in world interest in the stolen Parthenon Marbles housed in the British Museum for more than 200 years has now seen the Hellenic Caucus in the US Congress join in the battle.