News in brief
Cleaning ladies working at school buildings are holding a 48 hour strike. They are currently holding a protest outside the Interior Ministry in central Athens.
A fire that broke out early this morning at a 5th floor apartment at the junction of Proteos and Mouson street in Paleo Faliro is under control. All residents have been rescued from the building with safety. Another fire is burning at a house in the area of Imittos, at Kerassountos street. Noone is in danger, as residents have left the building.
A high-speed train derailed near the northern Italian city of Lodi on Thursday, interrupting traffic on the line between Milan and Bologna, police said.
According to italian media, two drivers had been killed and there are minor injuries among passengers.
European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni is in Athens for a series of meetings with key officials.
Gentiloni met earlier with Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, while at this hour he is expected to meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion.
Snow and low temperatures were recorded yesterday in the mountainous and semi mountainous areas of northern Greece. Schools in Florina are closed and snow is causing disruptions in the road network of the region.
The temperatures will continue to drop throughout the country, with the coldest weather expected today.
In Athens, snow is expected in the mountainous and semi mountainous areas of the region, which will gradually affect mostly northern parts of Attica.
Parnithos Avenue is closed from the cable car to the casino, due to snowfall.
PAME left union party has called a rally at Propylaia at 6.30 in the afternoon, reacting to the new insurance law.
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 563, as health experts prepare to meet in Geneva next week in an attempt to develop a vaccine. Japan reported 10 more infections among passengers aboard a luxury cruise liner quarantined outside Yokohama.
Donald Trump has been acquitted in his Senate trial on both of the articles of impeachment he faced, ending the threat that he would be removed from office and concluding the impeachment process.
He will make a public statement later at 8 pm.
And the weather forecast…
Rainy in Attica today. Winds will be blowing from the north at a speed of 7 on the beaufort scale. The temperature will reach a maximum of 7 degrees Celsius.
More news in brief tomorrow morning at 9.
