Commemoration of Athens Polytechnic uprising begins
A woman lays a flower at a memorial for the bloody November 17, 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship at the historic site of the Athens Polytechnic, on Wednesday.
US representatives keep up pressure for strings on F-16 sale to Turkey
A bipartisan group of 22 representatives has sent a letter to the US Congress and Senate urging lawmakers to maintain a provision in the final draft of America’s defense spending bill attaching conditions to the sale of F-16 fighter jets and upgrade kits to Turkey.
Papoutsanis shows off amenities at EquipHotel 2022
Leading Greek soap and liquid cosmetics industry Papoutsanis, which is also the largest supplier of hotel amenities in Greece, participated in EquipHotel 2022, the leading international exhibition in the field of tourism and hospitality, held in Paris earlier this month.
‘Household basket’ to start in Cyprus, too
The Consumer Protection Service of Cyprus on Wednesday presented its initial proposal for the introduction of a “household basket” in Cyprus to the stakeholders – the Hypermarkets Association, the Retailers Association, the Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation, and the Cyprus Chamber οf Commerce and Industry.
After a perilous journey, migrants try to make it in New York City
Alberto Azuna stood on the corner of 125th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan on a recent morning and adjusted his baseball cap. He squirmed inside a tight winter jacket, then straightened himself. “OK, let’s go down this way,” he said.
Air traffic to Cyprus to top 9 mln in 2022
Air traffic in Cyprus will exceed 9 million passengers this year, despite the disruption to travel due to the war in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions impost by the West against Russia, Eleni Kalogirou, chief executive officer of Hermes Airports, the operator of Cyprus’ two international airports, has said.