Thousands embrace new ID, driving license app
Thousands of Greek citizens have snapped up a new app putting their identification cards and driving licenses on their mobile phones and dispensing having to carry them around everywhere.
Menendez awarded honorary doctorate by University of Athens
US Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, received an honorary doctorate from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Athens.
Greece’s disabled to protest energy costs
Greece’s National Confederation of Disabled Persons plans a September 15 protest rally outside the Ministry of Environment and Energy, claiming that their needs have been neglected when designing policies to curb energy costs.
Lone Star’s bid for Bank of Cyprus being closely monitored
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) chairman George Theocharides on Thursday said that the commission is closely monitoring the non-binding takeover offers submitted by private equity firm Lone Star for the Bank of Cyprus.
Turkish jets on track to smash airspace violation record
2022 is projected to be the worst in terms of Turkish airspace violations in 14 years, according to official data collected from January to July and seen by Kathimerini.
Turkey dismisses US warning over Russia deals
The United States warned Turkey’s largest business group of possible sanctions risks this week if its companies do business with Russian entities and individuals targeted by Washington over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Clearer skies in the forecast
The weather is forecast to improve somewhat on Saturday across most of the country. Still, local showers and thunderstorms are expected at midday and in the afternoon on the mainland and on Crete.
Why Peloton is selling on Amazon
Earlier this summer, I bought an online mattress – in a boring, conventional store.
Forget showering, it’s eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis
No more ironing, limited oven use and showering at work – Europeans are trying to keep their energy use down but the bills keep climbing.
The end of an era
All the predictions we have tell us that what we are calling an “energy crisis” may well evolve into a permanent shortage of energy resources.