Turkey moves closer to acquiring F-16 jets
Turkey has signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, the State Department has confirmed.
Survey shows more positive view of EU
Greeks have a more positive view regarding the country’s participation in the European Union compared to 10 years ago, according to a survey conducted by the Dianeosis research group on What Greeks Believe in 2024.
Atlanta’s Giorgos Giakoumakis set for move to Cruz Azul, report says
Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis is set to move to Mexico’s Cruz Azul on a $10 million transfer, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano and The Athletic.
Increase in Q1 unemployment
Greece’s unemployment rate for the first quarter of 2024 stood at 12.1% compared to 10.5% in the previous quarter and 11.8% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Gastroenteritis strikes two Thessaly villages
At least 121 cases of gastroenteritis linked to tainted drinking water have been recorded in the villages of Rizomylos and Stefanovikeio of the Municipality of Rigas Feraios in Thessaly, Central Greece.
Minister highlights Greece’s prospects as data hub
Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou on Thursday commented that Greece has everything it needs to function as a telecoms data hub linking three continents.
Upskilling seafarers to use alternative fuel
The shipping industry does not only have to find solutions for environmentally friendly fuel, it also needs to train hundreds of thousands of crew and staff who lack the skills for adjusting to such greener alternatives, Posidonia heard on Thursday.
Free colon cancer testing
About 2.8 million Greek citizens aged 50-69 will be given the opportunity to do free tests for colon cancer, including a colonoscopy and biopsy.
D-Day at 80
They were ordinary. The young men from afar who clambered ashore on June 6, 1944, into a hail of Nazi gunfire from the Normandy bluffs did not think of themselves as heroes.
ATHEX: SSM verdict helps stock market rise
The decision by the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) of the European Central Bank approving the distribution of dividends by Greek banks helped the credit sector outperform at Athinon Avenue.