Property rate adjustments set for 2025
The next adjustment of property rates used for tax purposes, known as “objective values,” will take place in 2025 with a new automated assessment system.
Half a century since the unarmed uprising
An army tank prepares to drive through the gates of the student-occupied Polytechnic, in Athens, on November 17, 1973.
The Athens Polytechnic Uprising, 50 years on
1973-2023. Half a century after the Athens Polytechnic Uprising, the political culture that this pivotal event created remains a matter of intense controversy, both politically and in the public discourse and understanding of history.
Gazing into the past and future at historic observatories
At the top of Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, Lick Observatory looks out over the dense sprawl of the San Francisco Bay Area. On a clear day from the 4,200-foot summit, you can see San Francisco to the north, as well as the entrance to Yosemite Valley, 120 miles east, as the crow flies.
Corruption probe into Anastasiades
Cyprus’ Independent Anti-Corruption Authority has initiated an investigation based on claims made in the book “Mafia State” by journalist Makarios Drousiotis, which exposes allegations of corruption against former president Nicos Anastasiades.