Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis and Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee member Cai Qi Zhang Shuofu agreed in a meeting in Athens on Wednesday to work on closer cooperation between Athens and Beijing in tourism, attract investments and boost culture and education.

A Greek scientist of the Diaspora, Professor of Cardiovascular Genomics and Dean for Life Sciences at the William Harvey Reserach Institute Panos Deloukas has received a special distinction after being admitted as a fellow into the prestigious British Academy of Medical Sciences.