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Trump is antithesis, Harris is synthesis
Soon we will all be trying to interpret the result of the US elections. How did Donald Trump or Kamala Harris win with relative ease when, right to the end, polls showed the race was too close to predict?
Interventions on local government funding outlined
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis outlined a number of interventions related to local government funding and budgets at the annual general assembly meeting of the union of municipalities.
Mitsotakis pledges tax relief for households and businesses
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s commitment to “gradual, fiscally sustainable tax cuts,” enabled by increased state revenue from economic growth, GDP gains, debt reduction and a crackdown on tax evasion.
Police arrest 40-year-old on drug trafficking charges
Athens police arrested a 40-year-old man Friday in the Athenian neighborhood of Agios Panteleimonas on drug trafficking charges.
Without Instruments | Athens | December 7-8
Italian musician Simone Mongelli and the Bodyterranean ensemble present “Music Without Instruments” at the Athens Conservatoire (17 Vasileos Georgiou B), celebrating the human body as a primal musical instrument.
Ministry announces crackdown on ‘reverse power theft’ by RES firms
The Environment and Energy Ministry intends to crack down on renewable energy suppliers who exceed their licensed capacity, committing a form of “reverse power theft” by flooding the system with unwanted electricity.
A spotlight on the ‘uncompromising’ Niki de Saint Phalle
“Adam and Eve,” a monumental sculpture regarded as a symbol of a new matriarchy by Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) is on show at the Thessaloniki Museum of Contemporary Art.
German tourist found dead in Crete villa sauna
A 33-year-old German tourist was found dead Friday in a villa sauna in Rethymno, Crete, local outlet Zarpanews.gr reported.
No turning back to SYRIZA, New Let leader says
New Left leader Alexis Haritsis ruled out the possibility of party members rejoining SYRIZA, arguing that main opposition carries “a load of toxicity” and an “absence of political proposals” that cannot be overlooked.
Taxis under the spotlight of the tax administration
AADE inspectors will go out on the streets from Monday, stopping any taxis that have not put in place the special sticker.
Thomas Schutte | Athens | November 16 – March 4
The Bernier/Eliades Gallery (11 Eptahalkou) in Athens presents Thomas Schutte’s eighth solo exhibition in the city, debuting November 16 from noon to 9 p.m., with the German artist in attendance.
Residential market slowdown
Experts anticipate house price growth will drop a gear in the months and years to come.
Harris and Trump rally in Milwaukee as they make final Wisconsin push
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump converged on Milwaukee on Friday night during their final scheduled visits to Wisconsin, a battleground state where neither of them has a lead and which is considered particularly essential to a Harris victory.
Washington Oxi Day Foundation presents annual Courage Awards
One of Washington’s most distinguished events, the 14th Annual Oxi Courage Awards gala, honored some of the world’s most courageous champions of freedom on October 30 at the US Institute of Peace.
Fethullah Gulen: Legacy and succession
It was around this time of year in 2022 when I visited Fethullah Gulen’s sanctuary in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania in the United States.
The signal from Spain
The calamity in Spain is yet another signal of the imperative need to rebuild and adequately equip Greece’s civil defense mechanism.
How to dress for a night out in Athens vs the US
Before leaving America to study in Greece, I felt a frantic need to update and upgrade my closet.
The melting clocks of Valencia
It is simply impossible to overlook the devastation in Valencia, Spain. Even if you were to try, the rivers of mud, the piles of cars, the rising number of victims, remain etched in your mind.
Greek anti-terrorism police accuse three over Athens apartment blast
Greece’s anti-terrorism unit has accused three people of participating in a terrorist group, following a bomb explosion which killed a 36-year-old man and seriously hurt a woman in an apartment in Athens this week, police said on Saturday.