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Greece wins first medal at Paris Paralympics
Greece has clinched its first medal of the Paris Paralympics and its first medal in taekwondo in the competition.
A ‘bad week’ for businesses in whiffy Volos
Business owners in Volos are sniffing with dismay after hundreds of thousands of dead fish flooded the harbor of the seaside city in eastern mainland Greece, putting off regulars and tourists from visiting their establishments with their stench.
Electricity subsidies continue
It is highly likely that the government will need to continue subsidizing electricity bills in September as natural gas prices rose toward the end of August, Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis said in a radio interview.
Greek F-16s arrive in India for Tarang Shakti 2024
Signifying deepening relations between Greece and India, four fighter jets and two transport aircraft as well as Air Force personnel are currently stationed at the Jodhpur Air Base in Rajasthan.
Record profitability seen for Athens-listed firms
The first half of the year could be the most profitable for firms listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, based on published results so far.
A half-billion, 12-month T-bill issue set for Wednesday
A new batch of 12-month treasury bills worth €500 million will be issued Wednesday, the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) said Friday.
REDS to enter hotel sector with Kifissias property renovation
REDS, part of the Ellaktor construction group, will enter the hotel sector by undertaking the refurbishment and management of a property on Kifissias Avenue, across the road from the Golden Hall Mall.
ATHEX down more than 3% in August
The Athens Stock Exchange general index gained 0.30% to close at 1,431.19 Friday, the last session for August.
Why hasn’t Russia kicked out Ukrainian invaders? Its own invaders are busy
The barrage of airstrikes that Russia launched against Ukraine over the past two days, with hundreds of drones and missiles, provided punishing evidence of Moscow’s enduring military might.
Cyprus reports €702.5 mln fiscal surplus for January-July
The Republic of Cyprus recorded a fiscal surplus of €702.5 million for the period of January to July 2024, according to preliminary general government fiscal results released by CySTAT.
Phone addiction pandemic
The psychosocial impacts of mobile phone addiction, beginning as early as adolescence, if not childhood, are already being seen by some in the scientific community as a pandemic-level threat.
The Metapolitefsi generation
I am a child of the Metapolitefsi, the luckiest generation in Greekdom since the Battle of Manzikert, a generation that experienced the fullest and maturest period of democracy this country has ever known.
Boosting mergers and R&D
Faced with a sharp decline in mergers and acquisitions, the government is providing more generous tax incentives to encourage them.
Space of Togetherness | Athens | September 9 – October 20
The nonprofit cultural organization NEON (neon.org.gr) presents its latest group exhibition “Space of Togetherness” at the National Theater Drama School (52 Pireos).
Pensioners must settle their debts
At the end of June, EFKA, the cosolidated social security agency, had delayed issuing 19,166 pensions, mostly to professionals, freelancers and farmers.
Thessaloniki: ‘Windows of opportunity’
The new mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, has quietly started his term without fanfare or grand declarations. So far, he has skillfully avoided the common but misguided approach of dismantling the work of his predecessor – an easy trap for those lacking a clear plan and vision.
Erdogan: Turkey cannot be confined to ‘shallow waters’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Turkish people “have not, and will not give in to those trying to confine us to shallow waters.”
Wine wins, crops lose, as farmers grapple with record Balkans heat
Rastislav Pucovski held a fistful of soy beans shriveled to the size of peppercorns on his farmland in northern Serbia where the soil, dried to dust by drought, swirled in the wind.