Supercharging the clean energy age
Energy has shaped humanity’s path – from mastering fire, to harnessing steam, to splitting the atom. Today, we’re at the dawn of a new era.
Blackouts hit Athens area
The use of air conditioning to deal with the oppressive heat in the Athens area led to temporary blackouts in some southern suburbs on Monday.
A lost city on a 1955 illustrated map
Opening a rare illustrated map of Athens from 1955, we are transported into the streets of a city long vanished.
Protest held in Crete over arrival of Israeli cruise ship
Following protests on Syros and Rhodes, a demonstration was also held in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, against the arrival of the Israeli cruise ship Crown Iris.
Boy, 8, takes car for joyride in northern Athens
Police in the northern Athens suburb of Ano Liosia were stunned to discover an eight-year-old boy behind the wheel of a car they were chasing on Monday evening.
Cat assault on ground squirrel colony points to wildlife threat from strays
A single stray cat has wiped out a colony of endangered ground squirrels – around 20 animals – at the farm of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki’s Agricultural School, raising concerns about the impact of stray pets on native wildlife.
One in two Greeks have canceled vacations for financial reasons
Greeks are having a hard time meeting the financial requirements of a summer holiday. According to a new survey by startup Plum in collaboration with Palmos Analysis, half of the respondents have canceled summer vacations for financial reasons, with 32% having done so more than once.
Wildfire a ‘major blow’ to Kythira’s ecosystem, says expert
As firefighters continued to monitor a blaze that has been burning on and off on Kythira since Saturday, an expert warned that the island off the southeastern coast of the Peloponnese is at serious risk of “rapid desertification.”
Damaged power lines seen behind recent wildfires
Fire Service investigators are focusing their attention on the country’s electrical power grid as a possible cause behind three major wildfires that have erupted in recent days across different regions, Kathimerini has learned.
Awaiting the details of the EU-US trade deal
The trade deal between the European Union and the United States agreed upon Sunday at a meeting between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is still short of crucial details.