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Elderly woman found dead in her home with stab wound
An 84-year-old woman was found dead in her home in the town of Kamena Vourla, central Greece, on Saturday.
Androulakis and Doukas cast their votes and give brief statements
The two contenders in the second round of the PASOK leadership election, current president Nikos Androulakis and Athens mayor Haris Doukas, cast their votes in Athens on Sunday and made brief statements.
Athens marks 80th anniversary of WWII liberation
Women in traditional dress carry a version of the Greek flag during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Athens’ liberation from the Nazi occupation during World War II, at the Acropolis in Athens, on Saturday.
US has not met its commitments, says Greek defense minister
Washington has not met all of the commitments outlined in a letter sent by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mistotakis at the start of the year, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias tells Kathimerini.
2.7 magnitude quake strikes Attica
A 2.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Attica at 9.18 A.M. on Sunday.
Houses in Thessaloniki pricier than Athens
Some areas of high demand for holiday homes, especially from foreigners, along with some properties in the municipality of Thessaloniki, now appear to be more expensive than central Athens, with sale prices having recorded a significant rally in recent years.
Polls open for second round of PASOK leadership election
Polls for the second round of PASOK’s leadership elections, in which current president Nikos Androulakis faces off against Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, opened at 7 a.m. on Sunday.
Six out of every 10 Greeks buy online
Some 58% of the total population of consumers aged 16-74 in Greece made purchases from online stores in 2023.
Cyprus to bolster wages at low, middle part of scale
The Cypriot government aims to strengthen wage adequacy in line with European guidelines, with a focus on middle and low-income employees, the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance said on Friday.
EY: Greece can evolve into regional AI hub
Greece could emerge as a “point of reference” and a “hub” for artificial intelligence (AI) in Southeast Europe in the coming years, Professor Christos Tarantilis, partner and head of the central government and public sector at EY (Ernst & Young) Greece, said last week.
In battered Lebanon, a lone gas station is a lifeline in the East
The gas station is nestled on the side of the road, a lone hive of liveliness in an otherwise deserted stretch of eastern Lebanon.
Law-breaking civil servants
No part of the public sector can be impervious to corruption. What is always required, however, is to have strict rules and channels through which citizens can report any abuse of power or illegalities committed by its employees.
Kasselakis barred from SYRIZA leadership contest
Stefanos Kasselakis cannot be a candidate for his own succession, SYRIZA's central committee has decided.
The gap between the ‘train’ and the ‘platform’
Let’s agree that for years private education was demonized and that vested interests held public education hostage to the fixations of unions and civil servants. The decades that passed consolidated a specific reality in primary and high schools.
A Nobel for Japan’s atomic bomb survivors
On October 11, the Nobel Institute announced that it was awarding the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo. Survivors of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 (known as hibakusha) created the grassroots organization in 1956 to raise awareness of the horrors of nuclear weapons and to campaign for their abolition.
The story behind the Parthenon Project
It was the first official event of the Parthenon Project in Greece, a campaign that aims to reunite the Parthenon Marbles currently at the British Museum in London with their counterparts in Athens.
Why are profits so low?
Why are wages so low, why are we in last place among the EU’s 27 member-states in the average hourly wage in terms of purchasing power – even below Bulgaria?
PASOK’s leadership race – and future – up for grabs
Sunday’s election for PASOK’s leadership was a nail-biter up until the early hours of Monday, keeping analysts up well into the night.
Rivals make their case over building height bonus
In a high-stakes court session, Greece’s Council of State reviewed arguments on Friday regarding the constitutionality of building height and zoning bonuses under the New Building Regulation.