ATHEX: Stock market grabs 3.36% this week
The main index of the Greek stock market closed the week with significant gains, in excess of 3%, despite the profit taking that on Friday saw its benchmark come off Thursday’s eight-year high.
Seismic rifts and the fork in the road
The climate crisis, the pandemic and now the great earthquakes in Turkey and Syria remind us constantly that no country alone is able to deal with great natural disasters and their immediate and indirect consequences – from the massive death toll and the desτruction of buildings and infrastructure, to high prices, mass migration and the…
Wrong abstention
This ongoing pre-election period is not like previous ones.
Number of digital nomads on the rise
An increasing number of digital nomads from outside the EU are heading to Greece.
Big drug bust in Western Attica
Police announced on Friday the arrest by narcotics officers of two foreign nationals late on Thursday evening in Western Attica who were charged with the possession and trafficking of significant quantities of drugs.
Hania’s ancient palace on Kastelli Hill
Discovered in the early 1980s, the famous “Seal of the Ruler (or Hegemon),” dated to the mid-15th century BC (Late Minoan period/Late Bronze Age), was the first indication of something much bigger lurking under the surface of Kastelli Hill in the heart of the Old Town of Hania.
Turkey’s lax policing of building codes known before quake
Turkey has for years tempted fate by not enforcing modern construction codes while allowing – and in some cases, encouraging – a real estate boom in earthquake-prone areas, experts say.
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Olympics row deepens as 35 countries demand ban for Russia and Belarus
Greece, France and Japan are understood to be among a minority of countries opposed to the absolute exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Turkey: Greek couple found dead beneath rubble of home
A Greek couple missing since the devasting earthquake in Turkey on Tuesday been found dead beneath the rubble of their apartment building, according to public broadcaster ERT.