German hiker found dead after fall on Mount Olympus
A 60-year-old German hiker was found dead on Thursday after falling during a group ascent on Mount Olympus, Greek authorities said.
‘One by one, the fields are being built over’
“Up until the 1990s, 80-90% of the island’s population were farmers and livestock breeders. The coastal plots were just salty old scrubland – no one wanted them. Families would just give them away to people they had no use for or even wanted to ‘punish.’ Within 15 to 20 years, the […]
Bipartisan bill aims to strengthen US-Cyprus security partnership
Bipartisan legislation related to the US arms embargo on Cyprus has been introduced by Senators Cory Booker and Jerry Moran.
YouTube loosens rules guiding the moderation of videos
For years, YouTube has removed videos with derogatory slurs, misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and election falsehoods, saying the content violated the platform’s rules.
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Tsipras weighing a comeback
Rumors are intensifying about a possible return of Alexis Tsipras to the forefront of politics, with the former prime minister avoiding hasty moves, but at the same time focusing on the inability of the existing parties in the broader center-left to present a credible alternative to power.
Neglect is the first spark
After everything Athens has endured due to the climate crisis, both authorities and citizens should be looking after every inch of open land A few days ago, I watched a worker using a manual grass cutter to clear dry weeds from a tiny section of the sprawling university campus in Zografou in eastern Athens.
Cruise passenger fees set to rise
Cruise ship passenger fees will increase from July 1, Kathimerini understands.
Without a plan
Greece’s fire season has begun, but seasonal firefighters cannot find housing in touristic parts of the country. The same is true of members of other security forces and teachers.
What do military parades cost?
Apart from his usual unconstitutional bravado, US President Donald Trump is doing all sorts of other bizarre things. One of the latest is to introduce military parades to the US, like the ones we do in Greece on every national holiday.