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Tsitsipas suffers early exit at US Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ US Open woes continued as he suffered a 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 loss to Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round on Tuesday.
My data is better than yours
Has the purchasing power of Greeks slipped below the Bulgarians’, or is it slightly below the EU average and improving? Depends on how to frame the question and what data you use.
Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard
Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say.
Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
Six weeks before harvest, there’s no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis’ olive grove in northern Greece, so he has started a new morning routine.
Ferryboat fever mars visitor experience
“I for one still find it hard to believe that I actually paid money to be treated so poorly,” George Gigicos wrote on the English-language news site Nea Proini.
Concern remains as fire season not over till its over
With the facts on the ground thus far indicating that this year has also been exceptionally severe, the fires will continue to be of concern until the season is over.
SYRIZA leader plays his final cards
Main opposition SYRIZA plunged into further turmoil as the proposal of party leader Stefanos Kasselakis for former state minister Nikos Pappas to take over as parliamentary group leader met the reaction of the incumbent Sokratis Famellos, who refused to step down and called for the issue of his replacement to be put to a vote.
Thessaloniki Metro to be up and running in November
Following decades of delays, the main line of the Thessaloniki Metro will definitely start operating in November, Ministry of Infrastructure officials said Tuesday.
Chevron-led consortium to present updated development plan for Cyprus gas field
A Chevron-led consortium that holds licensing rights over a gas field off Cyprus will present an updated development plan within days, one of the partners said on Monday, after Cyprus gave them a three-month deadline to comply.
Finance minister announces surge in VAT revenue
Electronic payments and monitoring methods have boosted the collection of value-added tax (VAT), Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said Tuesday.
Cycling the Western Balkans: A wild, yet welcoming, mountain tour
“Hey mate!” a cyclist called to us in an Australian accent as he pedaled by on the rocky dirt road that serves as the main street of the village of Theth deep in Albania’s Dinaric Alps.
Greek startups get €170 million in funding in year’s first half
Greek startups have attracted €170 million in funding from investors in the first half of 2024, second only to the Czech Republic among Central and Eastern European countries, according to online tech media The Recursive.
What can Greece expect from Kamala Harris?
The next occupant of the White House will face a dystopian global environment, with intense challenges to American supremacy, diminished influence, stronger regimes seeking to change the post-Cold War order and key Washington allies such as France and Germany in the throes of domestic turmoil.
Greek artist takes ‘Dowry’ to textile biennale in Portugal
“Come on in. Let me show you my ‘Dowry,’” artist Nikos Iosif quipped as he welcomed me into his workshop just a few months after hitting one of the most important milestones of his career.
Why the land register matters
The land register is one of the biggest pending reforms in Greece right now. Efforts are being made to take advantage of the capabilities of new technologies so as to accelerate the process.
Supreme Court weights in on release of Mykonos rape suspects
The spokespeople of the Supreme Court of Greece and the Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court released a statement on Tuesday criticizing online media reports that negatively commented on the release, without restrictive conditions, of three men accused by a tourist of raping her in Mykonos.
Suspects in Mykonos rape case released
The three men who were accused of raping a 23-year-old tourist on the Cycladic island of Mykonos were released on Tuesday without restrictive conditions.
Stocks start up, but slip in the end
The Athens stock market followed the same pattern Tuesday as previous sessions: trading within a narrow band on low turnover. Although it started positively, with the general index trying to breach 1,440 points, sellers prevailed toward the end.
Available C-130 Hercules transport planes rises to five
The arrival on Monday of the C-130 Hercules of the Hellenic Air Force at the Elefsina Air Base has raised the number of available transport force aircraft of the 356 Tactical Transport Squadron to five.