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OSE train station in Larissa vandalized amid protests
A group of about 20 unidentified individuals threw rocks at the OSE train station in Larissa, Thessaly, on Wednesday evening, shattering the glass entrance doors, according to local sources.
Clashes break out at Athens Tempe rally
Violence erupted in Syntagma Square on Wednesday evening after another large rally demanding justice for the victims of the Tempe train disaster.
Bank dividends are soaring
Greece’s four systemic banks will distribute dividends of over 1.7 billion euros for the previous financial year.
EU Commission delays announcing plan to phase out Russian energy imports
The European Commission has, for a second time, delayed an announcement of its plan to phase out the region’s reliance on Russian energy imports from March 26 to an unspecified date, a schedule showed on Wednesday.
Thank you, Donald
“Thank you, Donald.” All of us Europeans should say this out loud. What is the American president essentially telling us, in his own barbaric, rude and incoherent way?
EmTech conference explores ‘unstoppable’ AI in Athens
The artificial intelligence revolution is “unstoppable” and it is rapidly transforming services, production and societies, with new opportunities and new challenges, experts at EmTech Europe, the two-day conference of MIT Technology Review, organized in cooperation with Kathimerini in Athens, agreed on opening day on Wednesday.
Princeton’s Sarbanes Fund marks 10 years of promoting Greek studies
Princeton University’s Paul Sarbanes ’54 Fund for Hellenism and Public Service is celebrating a decade of promoting education, research and public service in Hellenic studies.
New Tempe protest held in Syntagma
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Syntagma Square in Athens as parliament debates a censure motion against the government over its handling of the Tempe railway disaster.
Seismic tensions ease on Santorini, experts cautious
The seismic activity around Santorini, which began on January 26, is now subsiding, but experts remain vigilant. “We are almost back to normal,” says Costas Papazachos, seismologist at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Mitsotakis welcomes censure motion, calls opposition a ‘heterogeneous alliance of nihilists’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he welcomes the censure motion against his government over the Tempe railway disaster submitted by opposition parties and called them a “heterogeneous alliance of nihilists.”
Landslide closes road in Evia
A landslide has blocked the Kalimeriana-Enoria provincial road in the Kymi-Aliveri municipality, Evia, prompting authorities to impose temporary traffic restrictions, police said Wednesday.
Taxman zeroes in on landlords
Properties that don’t have an electricity supply will be exempt from some municipal charges.
Living legend finds new purpose in retirement
It is one of those images that fate directs, and everything magically falls into place.
Censure motion against the government submitted by 85 MPs
A censure motion against the government over the Tempe railway disaster was submitted on Wednesday by 85 opposition MPs from PASOK, SYRIZA, Course of Freedom and New Left.
Man charged with attempted murder for alleged attack on wife
A 55-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and arson for allegedly dousing his 37-year-old wife with flammable liquid in an attempt to set her on fire, authorities said.
Investigators to examine Tempe freight train wreck on Saturday
An investigative team from the fire service will travel to Koulouri in Larissa on Saturday, accompanied by two judicial experts, to inspect the wreckage of the freight train following an order from the appellate investigator leading the inquiry into the Tempe railway disaster.
New Left leader calls for Mitsotakis’ resignation over Tempe crash cover-up
New Left leader Alexis Haritsis accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of covering up the 2023 Tempe train crash and called for his resignation during a heated parliamentary debate Wednesday.
Former SYRIZA MP Petros Pappas joins PASOK
Independent MP Petros Pappas officially joined PASOK’s parliamentary group after a meeting with party president Nikos Androulakis on Wednesday.
Theodorou Pastry Shop, Sifnos: 91 years of honoring the art of almond sweets
Theodorou Pastry Shop is one of the oldest pastry shops in the Cyclades, known for crafting the traditional sweets that are synonymous with the island of Sifnos.
Trial of four suspects in Greece’s spyware case rescheduled for April 10
The trial of four company executives linked to Greece’s Predator spyware scandal at Athens’ first instance court was interrupted until April 10, as one the defendant’s lawyer was absent.