Index up, but cannot rise above 1,300
The Athens Stock Exchange rose slightly on Thursday but could not scramble above 1,300 points, a level it has found difficult to sustain.
Tentoglou wins long jump gold with final leap
Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won long jump gold at the World Championships on Thursday as his final leap of 8.52 metres edged him ahead of long-time leader Wayne Pinnock of Jamaica.
Efforts to contain wildfires continue
Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union.
Recruiting the best
Whatever the final tally of managing the climate threat, what is certain is that the people on the front lines – pilots, firefighters, security forces, volunteers – are fighting with self-sacrifice.
Study shows health staff left ‘exhausted’ by pandemic
A study conducted by the University of Athens showed high levels of burnout among healthcare professional following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Smoke microparticles reach Malta and Sicily
Smoke from the forest fires burning in Greece has spread across most of the Eastern Mediterranean, with the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo meteorological service reporting that the Thrace blazes in particular are releasing enormous volumes of microparticles that have now made their way to Malta and southern Italy.
Menendez wants to end requiring yearly approval for US weapons sales to Cyprus
The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Thursday he will push to either end or extend the timeline of a legal clause that requires annual approval for the sale of US-made weapons to Cyprus.
Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze on record
Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union.
Greek authorities report hundreds of migrant arrivals on islands over the past three days
More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands, most near the Turkish coast, over the past three days in separate incidents reported by the coast guard.
Routes in Marpissa | Paros | August 25-27
Around 50 volunteers from a range of creative backgrounds are the driving force behind Routes of Marpissa, a homegrown initiative to acquaint visitors with the “authentic” side of one of this lovely Parian village.