Reinforcements called to battle wildfire in western Peloponnese
Reinforcements have been directed to an area in the western Peloponnese to prevent a wildfire blaze in low vegetation from reaching a village.
UN chief to visit Turkey as Ukraine grain export deal looms
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Istanbul on Thursday, a UN spokesperson said as United Nations and Turkish officials seek to get a deal with Russia and Ukraine in writing to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports.
Cyprus expects gas field development plan by end of year
A plan to develop a sizeable natural gas field off Cyprus that could help the European Union find alternative energy sources to Russia will be ready by the end of the year, the east Mediterranean island nation’s energy minister said Thursday.
Major fire unfolding in northeastern Greece
Firefighters battling a wildfire in the area of the Lyra dam in Soufli municipality, northeastern Greece, were reinforced on Thursday evening, the Fire Brigade said.
Lagging behind
This could serve as a short summary of the problems with Greek agricultural production: Two-thirds of Greek olive oil is exported in bulk to Italy, where it is bottled and sold at much higher prices.
Albania resumes public online services, probes cyberattack
The Albanian government said Thursday that most public websites were working again while an investigation to find the source of a cyberattack that disrupted them continues.
ATHEX: Strong gains on fourth day of advance
The explosive mix of the resumption of Russian gas transmission in central Europe, the Italian government crisis and the 50-basis point hike of the European Central Bank’s reference rates saw the Greek stock market rise for a fourth consecutive session, a sequence unseen in the last couple of months.
PM tours fire stricken areas of Penteli
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis toured the areas stricken by the Penteli wildfire on Thursday.
Authorities report 20 confirmed cases of monkeypox
Greek health authorities announced 20 confirmed cases of monkeypox on Thursday. All cases are men, aged 24-59, with 11 reporting travelling abroad according to the report released by the National Organization for Public Health.
Cretan Para Dressage riders qualify for FEI World Equestrian Games
Michalis Kalarakis and Dimitra-Eleni Pantechaki from Crete will be the first Greek equestrians to compete in Para Dressage at the level of the WEG.