Protest against campus police turns violent
Unknown assailants vandalized turnstiles at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on Tuesday, apparently in protest at the deployment of the newly created university police force.
Injured climber rescued on Mt Olympus
A climber was injured when he fell while climbing down Mount Olympus, Greece’s highest mountain.
Erdogan on seemingly irreversible course
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled down on his threat to “come suddenly one night” to the Greek islands on Tuesday, appearing to have set himself on an irreversible course of constant intensification of rhetoric and confrontational tactics against the EU as well.
Plan to save trees as beetle devours Athens’ mulberries
Scientists at the Agricultural University of Athens are reportedly closing in on a solution to stop the spread of the tiger longicorn beetle (Xylotrechus chinensis) that has been literally eating away at the mulberry trees lining the streets and neighborhoods of the capital for some three years now.
US says Turkish threats against Greece ‘unhelpful’
The United States on Tuesday decried Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threats to Greece as “unhelpful,” while stressing that Greek sovereignty over the Aegean islands “is not in question.”
East Med especially at risk as world heats up, report warns
The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are warming almost twice as fast as the global average, with temperatures projected to rise up to 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century if no action is taken to reverse the trend, a new report says.
Erdogan targets Greece’s Aegean islands with latest threats
Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss Erdogan’s latest threats after he accused Greece of “occupying” islands in the Aegean Sea and said Turkey was prepared to “do what is necessary” when the time comes, and break down what’s on the horizon for Greek-Turkish relations.
Energy conservation ‘must become part of our culture’
The state is going to act as a good example when it comes to energy conservation, Minister of State Akis Skertsos said in an interview with public broadcaster ERT on Tuesday.
The Conservatives made everything in Britain worse (yes, even the weather)
With a new prime minister, Britain is about to get a second helping of the policies that created its current crisis.
Wolfgang Tillmans: Older, wiser, cooler
It was shortly after 11 a.m., and Wolfgang Tillmans’ studio was coming to life. Assistants had gathered in a corner of the huge, light-filled space and were running Tillmans through their plans