Trump’s superpower
A few days ago, I argued that the presidential election in the United States should not be oversimplified into a gunfight between two cowboys.
New rules in the public sector
The most recent case of wide-scale corruption in the public sector shows that the system of supervision for services and employees needs to be re-examined at the central level.
Sen Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent
US Sen Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday on all counts at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.
Bomb threat at bank in northern Athens suburb
A warning call about a bomb at a bank branch in Nea Chalkidona was received earlier on Tuesday by the newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton.
Suspected migrant smuggling speedboat flees after coast guard chase; officer Injured
A speedboat carrying 30 to 40 passengers, believed to be undocumented migrants, fled to the Turkish coast after being chased by the Greek coastguard east of Rhodes Island in the eastern Aegean early Tuesday.
Greece slams Albanian president’s Cham memorial visit
Greece on Tuesday criticized the presence of Albanian President Bajram Begaj at an event commemorating members of the Cham community who allegedly died when they were expelled from Greece’s western Epirus region between 1944 and 1945, calling it a gesture of irredentism.
Greek Olympic athlete tests positive for doping
A track and field athlete from Greece’s Olympic team for Paris has tested positive for doping.
Greece supports the resumption of Cyprus peace talks, Foreign Ministry says
Greece is prepared to support the resumption of UN-led talks to resolve the Cyprus issue, provided that the process has the backing of Nicosia, state broadcaster ERT reported Tuesday, citing Greek diplomatic sources.
Ex-commissioner joins PASOK leadership race
Anna Diamantopoulou, a former European Union commissioner for social affairs and minister, announced her candidacy for leader of socialist PASOK on Tuesday, bringing the number of hopefuls to eight.
Greece restricts outdoor work as temperatures soar again
Greece has ordered some businesses not to let their employees perform heavy outdoor duties during afternoon hours this week as the country sizzles in yet another heat wave.