Athens Photo World | Athens | To August 31
Greece’s foremost event celebrating the great photographers and journalists across the country and the globe who report on and capture the biggest and smallest events shaping the world today is back.
Greek president calls for recognition of Pontic Genocide on 103rd anniversary
The international community has a “manifest obligation” to recognize the systematic extermination of some 353,000 ethnic Greeks living on the shores of the Black Sea by the Ottoman Turks between 1916 and 1923, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Thursday.
The handmaidens of the right
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of all developed countries in the world. It also has 57 times as many school shootings as the other major industrialized nations combined.
Energy crisis forces some changes to new climate law
The ongoing energy crisis has led to changes in the new climate law that was submitted to Parliament on Wednesday.
Finland, Sweden NATO bids will be ‘OK,’ says US after hearing Turkish objections
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that he had been told by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a meeting that necessary messages will be given regarding Turkey’s security concerns over Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids.
Hiker found on Evia after going missing in storm
A 36-year-old man who issued a distress call on Wednesday night after losing his bearings in a storm while hiking on Mount Dirfi in Evia has been found and is safe, the Fire Service said on Thursday.
Cosmetics industry to make up for some ground lost
The cosmetics industry in Greece is bracing for a rebound this year, as the association of the sector’s company (PSBAK) expects turnover to post a 4.5% annual increase in 2022 while remaining well below pre-pandemic figures.
Greece, UK to hold formal talks on return of Parthenon sculptures
Greece and the United Kingdom have agreed to hold formal talks that may pave the way for the return of the Parthenon sculptures that are currently on display at the British Museum in London, UNESCO has confirmed.
Bicameral resolution seeks to reaffirm US-Greek ties
A resolution was submitted to the US Senate earlier this week seeking to reaffirm “the historic and present role of Greece in the defense of democracy” and the “continued partnership with Greece to bolster energy cooperation.”
New wave of NPLs on the way
New nonperforming loans (NPLs) worth almost 5 billion euros emerged in 2021, increasing concerns at the Bank of Greece over the creation of new generation of bad loans this year after the outbreak of the geopolitical and energy crisis.