Hubris and its price
Arrogance leads us not only into doing whatever we wish, it also makes us believe that others will act as we want them to.
EU can’t reach decision on prolonging the use of chemical herbicide glyphosate
A European Union decision on whether to authorize the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the 27-nation bloc for at least 10 more years was delayed for a month after member countries failed to agree on Friday.
Crete: police arrest two women on flight from Manchester
Police in Crete arrested two women for causing a disruption to a flight from Manchester to Iraklio in Thursday night. The woman, aged 55 and 24, were detained at the city’s Nikos Kazantzakis airport upon arrival.
19 new cases of leptospirosis in Thessaly
Nineteen new cases of leptospirosis have been confirmed in the areas affected by last month’s flooding in Thessaly, nine of them in the last 24 hours.
Second-round elections in 13 regions and 84 municipalities this Sunday
Citizens will return to the polls on Sunday in six of the country’s 13 regions and in 84 of its 332 municipalities in run-off elections to elect regional governors and mayors who failed to reach the 43% threshold in the first round.
Military sources dismiss BBC reports that Greek warship sent to Israeli border
Military sources have dismissed BBC reports that a Greek warship has been dispatched to the Israeli-Lebanese border. State broadcaster ERT said that Defence General Staff and navy sources underlined that while there is a vessel in the region, it is part of UNIFIL, the UN’s peacekeeping mission for Lebanon.
Interest in Modern Greek studies declining worldwide
The field of modern Greek studies is in decline worldwide.
Multi-million-euro compensation for a project that never was
The Ministry of Infrastructure disbursed 85 million euros a few days ago for a project that was never carried out.
National team aims to land Dublin blow
The Greek national soccer team lands in Dublin for the Friday encounter with Ireland for the UEFA Euro qualifiers.
Canadian foreign minister due in Athens
Canada’s foreign minister will also visit Greece and Jordan as part of a trip to Israel, her office has said in a statement. Melanie Joly departs for Israel on Friday to reaffirm her nation’s support for the country and to discuss humanitarian aid and other issues in the wake of Hamas’ attack, her government said.