Youngster Kostoulas turns things around for Olympiakos
Olympiakos has extended its lead at the top of the Super League table through its come-from-behind win over Aris.
‘Trump is the best president in economics’
Revenues fall when taxes increase and extended tax cuts lead to lower revenues. This delicate balance between the two tax extremes and the ideal tax rate that maximizes government revenue is described in the famous theorem known as the “Laffer curve” by Ronald Reagan’s chief economic adviser, Dr Arthur Laffer.
Riding scooters in Athens
Electric scooters are back in force, but safety concerns and the sight of abandoned shared vehicles on sidewalks and crosswalks are causing growing concern.
The PM who queued for the cinema
Costas Simitis was the antidote to much that preceded him in Greek politics. He was the antithesis of the populism and the melodramatic conflicts that had sometimes gone before him.
‘This is Greece!,’ Costas Simitis’ rallying cry
One of the late Costas Simitis’s most memorable comments, “This is Greece!,” was made in Parliament a few days after the passenger ferry Express Samina sank off Paros, with the loss of 81 lives, on 26 September 2000.
Τhe United States at a crossroads
In a few days Donald Trump will become, again, president of the United States. As the elections revealed, about half of the voters are eager for that day to come, while the other half dread the occasion.
Northern Greece braces for severe weather; school closures, snow chains ordered
The Hellenic National Meteorological Service has updated its severe weather bulletin. Heavy rain, strong storms, and snow are expected in northern Greece over the next few hours.
Greek frigate joins European mission in Red Sea
The Hellenic Navy frigate Hydra is currently in the Red Sea, joining the European mission “Shields” to safeguard maritime navigation in the region.
60 arrested in Thessaloniki drug raids
A total of 60 people were arrested over the past six days for drug possession and trafficking in various areas of the city.
Falling tree kills man in Crete
A 43-year-old Cretan man has been killed by a falling tree.