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Rescue underway for injured US tourist hiking in Crete
A rescue operation is underway for a 60-year-old US tourist injured while hiking near Sougia, Crete, on Tuesday evening.
Women challenge the ‘childless cat lady’ cliche
“A bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.”
Albania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
Albanian opposition lawmakers violently disrupted a Parliament session Monday to protest the imprisonment of a fellow legislator for alleged slander.
Minister unveils legal reforms to combat youth violence
Deputy Justice Minister Ioannis Bougas outlined the government’s legal reforms on Tuesday aimed at addressing a surge in youth violence, including tougher penalties for parents who neglect the supervision of their minors.
Long-delayed launch of Thessaloniki Metro threatened by ticketing fiasco
Eighteen years after construction began on the Thessaloniki Metro, the subway system of Greece’s northern port city is finally set to open to the public on November 30. However, a significant issue remains unresolved: ticketing.
A great step homewards
Sometimes, exerting power can break through the limits of political management, offering joy to those who wield it and to those whom it helps. As when a prime minister focuses on the pain of a small group of people and, with one push, propels a long-running struggle for justice towards resolution.
Hundreds of firefighters battle a deadly forest fire raging in southern Greece for the third day
Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers in southern Greece battled a wildfire for a third day that has killed two people and devastated a large forested area, prompting pledges of assistance from other European Union countries.
Ex-New Democracy MP gets three years over inaccurate wealth declarations
Former New Democracy lawmaker Andreas Patsis was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison, convertible to a fine of 10 euros per day, for submitting inaccurate wealth declarations.
UN chief to meet with Cypriot leaders in October
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will hold informal talks with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders in New York in October "to have an exchange on the way forward on the Cyprus issue," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.
Mitsotakis moves to mend party fences
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reached out to former prime ministers Kostas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras in a bid to foster unity within the New Democracy party ahead of its 50th anniversary celebration.
EU’s Civil Protection sending three water bombers to Greece
The European Civil Protection Mechanism has mobilized three firefighting aircraft, two from Italy and one from Croatia, to assist Greek first responders as they battle a large wildfire that has been burning in the south of the country for three days.
Far-right win in Austria a warning for Europe
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, a party rooted in Nazi ideology, just celebrated an unprecedented election victory on Sunday night, with its leader talking about a new era for the far right.
Fourth candidate joins SYRIZA’s leadership race
SYRIZA MEP Nikolaos Farantouris announced Tuesday he will run for leader of the leftist main opposition party, bringing the number of candidates to four.
Bangladeshi man found dead in Greek police cell
A man from Bangladesh was found dead in a police cell in central Athens on Tuesday morning.
PM announces road toll reductions on Central Greece motorway
Cars using the motorway to traverse Central Greece will henceforth pay up to 2.8 or 3.0 euros less in road tolls, while the tolls for the Attiki Odos motorway traversing Attica to the airport will drop to 2.5 euros as of October 6, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday.
Some still insist against POS
Hundreds of thousands of professionals insist on avoiding card transactions, or rarely use them.
Commercial operation of Alexandroupolis LNG terminal starting Tuesday
The commercial operation of the Alexandroupolis FSRU Terminal is starting on Tuesday, transforming Alexandroupolis into a new energy gateway for Central and Southeast Europe, according to operating company Gastrade.
Wildfire continues in Corinthia for third day
Firefighters were continuing to battle a large wildfire burning through forestland near a seaside resort in Greece’s south for the third day on Tuesday, where two people have died.
Fidan indirectly confirms S-400 talks
The appeal by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for the lifting of US CAATSA sanctions in a recent TV interview highlighted the difficulties of US-Turkish relations and the implicit but clear admission that Washington and Ankara are looking for a formula that would under certain conditions allow even the return of Turkey to the F-35 program.
Sofia Zisi elected chair of European Chemicals Agency Board
Sofia Zisi, director general of Greece’s General State Chemical Laboratory, has been elected chair of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) management board for the next two years.