Current 93 | Athens | November 9
Current 93, led by the enigmatic David Tibet, are returning to Greece after 13 years for a rare show at the Ioannis Despotopoulos Amphitheater at the Athens Conservatoire (17-19 Vassileos Georgiou B).
‘We have run out of lobsters’
“In Turkey we say, ‘Tencere yuvarlanmis kapagini bulmus.’ Don’t you have the same proverb?” a woman from Kusadasion Turkey’s western Aegean coast, eating at the table next to ours on the island of Agathonisi asked the waiter, making a circle with her hand.
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk face new competition in slimming drugs market
The duopoly of US pharmaceuticals firm Eli Lilly and Danish Novo Nordisk in the slimming drugs market is threatened.
Opposition leader, health minister spar over hospital conditions
Main opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis and Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis engaged in a heated exchange on social media Wednesday over the worsening conditions in state hospitals, which are suffering from severe staff shortages within the National Health System (ESY).
Greece’s big four banks report €2.3 Billion in first-half profits, reduced bad loan exposure
Greece’s “big four” banks (Alpha, Eurobank, National and Piraeus) posted first-half profits totaling €2.3 billion and significantly reduced exposure to bad loans, while also containing operating costs, ratings agency DBRS has noted.
R&D spending in decline
State spending on research and development declined in Greece in 2023, bucking European trends, Eurostat data gleaned from the member-states’ budgets and released Tuesday show.
Prevolaraki falls to Wendle in women’s freestyle 53kg round of 16, eyes repechage chance
Greece’s Maria Prevolaraki, left, and Germany’s Annika Wendle compete in the round of 16 of the women’s freestyle 53kg wrestling match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on Wednesday.
High demand boosts hotel room prices in Greek capital
The average price of a hotel room in Athens topped €200 in June, 17.7% up from June 2023 and 33% higher than June 2022. Strong demand is driving prices up as Athens is no longer a mere stopover for visitors headed for the islands.
Elina Tzengko qualifies for women’s javelin final in Paris
Elina Tzengko of Greece competes in the women’s javelin throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Wednesday in Saint-Denis, France.
Former Israeli national security adviser urges high alert in Greece, Cyprus
The CEO of I.M. Tattom Consulting Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency and former national security adviser to the country’s prime minister, analyzes the country’s strategy of “surgical strikes” and its possible side effects in an interview with Kathimerini.