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Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over Erdogan puppet protest in Stockholm
Turkey summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Ankara on Thursday, a diplomatic source said, over a demonstration in Stockholm in which a puppet of President Tayyip Erdogan was hung from its feet.
Turkey says Tripoli backs energy deal despite court suspension
Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) told Turkey “not to take seriously” a court ruling that suspended an energy exploration deal that the Tripoli government signed with Ankara last year, the Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday.
Pharmaceuticals agency issues warning about men ‘preparations’
The national pharmaceuticals agency EOF has warned that certain named “preparations” for men being sold on the internet without a license can “seriously endanger the health of consumers.”
Papariga to bow out as Communist MP after 30 years
Aleka Papariga, the former general secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), will not contest the next election for the party, thus bringing to an end a 30-year stint as MP.
Athens assets most affordable among capitals
Α global survey by Britain’s CIA Landlord Insurance has found that the lowest sale prices available for residential property are in Athens.
VAT exemption for Covid testing kits ends, AADE confirms
The price of Covid rapid and self-tests as well as PCR tests in pharmacies has increased, as they are now subject to a 6% VAT rate, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has said.
Bulgaria seeks to change EU-funded recovery plan over coal
Bulgaria’s Parliament on Thursday decided to demand that country’s government renegotiate the energy part of an EU-funded post-pandemic recovery plan, to save the country’s coal-fired power plants from closure.
‘Kraken’ covid subvariant detected in Greece
XBB.1.5, the latest Omicron Covid subvariant that has been nicknamed “Kraken”, has arrived in Greece, with six cases being detected last week, the National Organization for Public Health’s (EODY) weekly epidemiological report for respiratory infections has said.
Constantine II: The last king of Greece
The last king of Greece, Constantine II, died late Tuesday night, 100 years after the death of his grandfather, Constantine I, who died on January 11, 1923.