Good day for markets across Europe
European stocks added to their gains Thursday, encouraged by data on US retail sales in July, which fended off worries about a recession in the world’s largest economy.
Explainer: Why is natural gas still flowing from Russia to Europe across Ukraine?
It’s one of the more improbable aspects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Even after 2 1/2 years of war and repeated rounds of sanctions, Russian natural gas keeps flowing through Ukraine’s pipeline network to customers in Europe.
PM urges unity over polarization
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message of unity on Thursday on the occasion of the national holiday celebrating the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, saying the country should move away from polarization and toxicity.
Fire service fights 30 wildfires in past 24 hours
The fire service announced on Thursday that there were 30 wildfires across Greece in the past 24 hours.
Turkish aircraft and UAV violate Athens FIR
A Turkish CN-235 naval cooperation aircraft and a Turkish UAV entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) on Thursday without filing a flight plan, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA).
At Paris Olympics, some firms won gold for product placement
The medalists in the 10-kilometer marathon swimming (l-r: Oliver Klemet, Germany, silver; Kristof Rasovszky, Hungary, gold; and David Betlehem, Hungary, bronze) pose for a selfie with a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 phone provided to them for the occasion.
Tourism income disparities
Hellenic Statistical Authority data on turnover in accommodation and catering show widening economic inequality between tourist destinations and the rest of the country.
Detainee takes own life at police headquarters in Thessaloniki
A 42-year-old man reportedly took his own life early Thursday morning in the detention cells at the Hellenic Police headquarters in Thessaloniki.
Faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, sources say
Investigators suspect a faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, said sources close to a probe over the blaze that killed one woman and torched 10,000 hectares near Athens, covering a total area about the size of Paris.
Who is to blame and what is to blame
In the last decade, during Greece’s debt crisis, there was a lingering question: Who is to blame for this crisis that we were experiencing?