Man sets fire on brother’s house and store, dies in the blaze
A 71-year-old man on the island of Lesvos who set fire to the house and store of his brother has died in the blaze, police said on Monday.
An impeccable monarch
In Britain we are mourning our Queen. The loss of her is enormous. We feel diminished. We are grieving not only officially but personally. The affection between monarch and people is not automatic. It is earned. As Princess Elizabeth, the Queen was born into privilege but was not in the direct line of succession.
Two thirds of retirees to see pension increase
The existence of the personal difference – i.e. the difference between pensions issued before and after the May 2016 cutoff date – will deprive one in three pensioners of the first pension increase in 12 years, due in 2023.
Blockchain startup attracts major investment abroad
International investors are eyeing newly established tech companies in the field of cryptocurrencies and the development of blockchain infrastructure (Web3 infrastructure), some of which belong to Greek founders and are gaining a presence in Greece.
Large wildfire burning in Mani
A large fire broke out late Sunday night amid low vegetation in the region of Laconia, southern Greece.
Moderate tremor recorded off Crete
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Crete on Monday morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The Thread | Thessaloniki | September 21 & 22
Paying tribute to ambient electronica pioneer Vangelis Papathanasiou, who died in May, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall (tch.gr) is staging “The Thread.”
Three solutions for cutting down on energy spending
Besides relying on state energy bill subsidies, there are three solutions households can resort to for cutting down on their energy costs.
Halloumi is Cyprus’ main commodity
Halloumi cheese is by far the biggest single product of the Cypriot economy, as the 2020 statistics on sales of industrial commodities by type showed last week.
Perfect Panathinaikos opens up four-point gap
Aris came from behind to inflict Olympiakos’ first domestic defeat this season and allow Panathinaikos to increase its lead at the top to four points, as PAOK also dropped points at Iraklio.