Hyperion to be Limassol’s answer to the London Eye
Limassol could soon have its own captivating observation wheel, similar to the London Eye.
National Bank of Greece to become ‘platform of cooperations’
National Bank’s goal is to become a “platform of cooperations” exploiting international trends and technologies toward improving customer experience and expanding its clientele even further, Pavlos Mylonas, the bank’s CEO, said on Friday.
State of unpreparedness
The disaster at the Nea Anchialos Air Base in central Greece on Thursday highlights the unpreparedness of the Greek state to confront the significant challenges of our era.
‘Russia has turned into a global pariah’
“Russia has become a global pariah,” says Giulio Gallarotti, professor of government and environmental studies at Wesleyan University and adjunct professor of political science at Columbia University, at the end of his interview with Kathimerini.
New Democracy irked by governor dancing video
A video of the Attica regional governor, Giorgos Patoulis, dancing at an event a day after the death of two firefighting pilots in Evia and while dozens of wildfires were in progress, has gone viral on social media.
ATHEX: Decline at the end of the week
Traders cashed in some of the week’s gains on Friday ahead of the announcement of the first-half results by the systemic banks that should shape the new week.
Helping kids to cultivate a head for business at school
A distinction at the recent pan-European Junior Achievement (JA) competition for young entrepreneurship by a team calling itself Isometricks that developed a fun and education brain game, has shone a spotlight on the work of the University of Macedonia’s Experimental Junior High School in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.
PM chairs meeting on supporting Rhodes tourism after fires
A campaign promoting Rhodes in its chief tourism markets is one of three lines of action the government will take to support the future of tourism in the fire-stricken regions of the island.
51 new wild fires in last 24 hours
Firefighters battled a 51 new wild fires in the last 24 hours, bring to 96 the total number of active forest fires in the country. In its latest update, the Fire Service said most of the new fires were tackled immediately in their initial stages.
As crews contain Europe fires, pope sounds alarm on climate threat
Pope Francis urged governments to do more to fight climate change and protect “our common home” as improving weather conditions Friday helped firefighters contain wildfires in Greece, Italy and other countries in southern Europe.