Late buys led to mild ATHEX rise
For the second straight session, the Athens Stock Exchange followed European markets in posting mild gains.
Labor inspectors get busier
Labor inspectors have intensified their checks, looking for businesses that violate workplace regulations.
Firefighters battle blaze on Mt Pangaio
Firefighters in the northeast of the country are continuing to battle a fire that broke out in a remote forested area on a ridge of Mount Pangaio near Kavala.
Rhodes: Missing British tourist found drowned
A British tourist who disappeared on Wednesday from a beach in Rhodes was found dead on Thursday afternoon. The lifeless body of the 48-year-old was found on Paradisi beach by a local resident.
Egypt’s el-Sisi to visit Ankara on September 4, reports indicate
News reports state that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit Turkey on September 4 and meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which is seen as another sign of Ankara’s rapprochement with Cairo.
Turkish foreign minister plans to attend EU meeting in Brussels, spokesperson says
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a meeting of European Union ministers in Brussels next week that Ankara hopes will pave the way for improved ties with the bloc, the ministry’s spokesperson said on Thursday.
Production of 12 new Canadair aircraft begins
The European Commission confirmed on Thursday that the production of 12 new DHC 515 firefighting aircraft, an improved version of the Canadair 415, is under way.
SYRIZA president comes under fire at tumultuous political secretariat meeting
The festering tension within main opposition SYRIZA was on display again on Thursday after the leadership of Stefanos Kasselakis was openly challenged in the post-summer meeting of the party’s political secretariat.
Freedom’s two faces
Kamala Harris was due to accept the nomination of the Democratic Party in Chicago last night, becoming Donald Trump’s official rival for the presidency.
At MIT, Black and Latino enrollment drops sharply after affirmative action ban
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s incoming class of 2028 saw a precipitous drop-off in the percentage of Black, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander students, the university announced Wednesday.