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The US as a state is no longer the post-war pole that it was in the Cold War, nor is it the land of opportunity and collective mores that predominated internationally.

The government was forced into a lockdown that just a few weeks ago the PM declared would result in tragic repercussions on the economy and grave social injustices.

U.S. cases climb by record for second day in a row

Coronavirus cases in the United States surged by at least 120,276 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, the second consecutive daily record rise as the outbreak spreads in every region.

Measures include a one-off 800 euros to be paid to workers furloughed during November and expanding a fourth round of state loans to enterprises worth one billion euros.

'We have to stop this [COVID-19] wave. The 50 ICU beds that we added to Sotiria Hospital [donated by the Greek Parliament], at this rate could be filled in three to four days,' Mitsotakis said.

Not everyone should be allowed access to university buildings and the status of university student is not a license to vandalise property or to violently attack professors.

Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias in announcing the one-month lockdown said the epidemiological data are worsening as the spread of the virus has become much more aggressive.

Virology Professor Gkikas Magiorkinis said the virus' transmission rate in Thessaloniki is five times more rapid than that of the Attica region.

The day after the election the entire world will be looking at the US, a country that taught the world multi-culturalism and opportunity and that millions could dream and progress.

There have been countless incidents of violence over the years on university campuses that have been addressed with knee-jerk, timid, and ineffective initiatives.

(Reuters) - From the beach towns of Pinellas, Florida, to the suburbs of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Wall Street will be closely watching a few dozen counties on Tuesday night for hints on who will win the U.S. presidential race.

From now on whoever remains silent in the face of such violence at universities is co-responsible. Whoever tolerates it shares the guilt.

With the images of crowding and laxity in summer vacation resorts experts had no doubt either about the advent of a second wave or about the results of such reckless behaviour.

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants to expand the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare legislation, and then name it after himself

As many times as one may shout Allahu Akbar before a cold-blooded murder in Europe they will never be able to win the jihad that they have declared.

Greece's National Public Health Organisation (EODY) recorded an additional five deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from COVID-to 19 from the beginning of the epidemic

The temblor was felt from Crete to Athens and from the Aegean isands to Thessaly and on Samos five people were taken to hospital with minor orthopedic problems.

'We are all in the same position: overrun by a second wave which we know will be harder, more deadly than the first,' said the French president. People must stay home except to buy essential goods, see a doctor, or exercise.

After three years without inter-communal dialogue and with Turkey stirring troubles from the Aegean to the Caucasus, the rise of the new Turkish-Cypriot leader does not presage positive developments.