Viagra Boys
Tongue-in-cheek Swedish punk act Viagra Boys are playing the open-air Spyros Louis Arena at the Athens Olympic Stadium on July 4.
EU prepares emergency plan to do without Russian energy
The European Union’s executive arm on Friday pledged to draft an emergency plan this month aimed at helping member countries do without Russian energy in the wake of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
Greece’s anti-drone system for its islands
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the anti-drone umbrella Greece has quietly been setting up to defend its islands in the Aegean.
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Very high risk of fire in five regions on Sunday
The continuing heatwave combined with the strong winds will greatly increase the risk of fire in five regions of Greece on Sunday, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection warned on Saturday in a weather bulletin.
Corinth Canal reopening after 16-month hiatus
Tugboats tow a barge carrying an earth mover and other equipment through the Corinth Canal, which has undergone much-needed fortification and maintenance work.
Mythical inventor inspires name of Greece’s new supercomputer
Greece is to acquire its largest-ever supercomputer whose installation was set in motion by Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis, National Technical University of Athens Rector Prof. Andreas Boudouvis and the president of GRNET, Stefanos Kollias, who visited the Lavrio Technological-Cultural Park on Friday to sign a memorandum of cooperation.
New Covid infections at the same level for second day, deaths rise
The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) reported 15,839 new Covid infections in Greece on Saturday, on the same level as the day before (15,869 cases).
Thessaloniki judicial council acquits man of rape charge
A council of judges acquitted a 27-year-old man who was accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in the early hours of the New Year, in a luxury hotel room in Thessaloniki, after spiking her drink.
Erdogan continues to send mixed messages
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent out mixed messages to Greece again on Friday, first saying that he does not want war with Greece, only to threaten a little later that the Greeks will face a similar fate to that of 1923 after the Greek-Turkish war.