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Thessaloniki youths handed suspended sentences for suspected football-related attack
A Thessaloniki court has convicted four young people for violently assaulting a student with a knife in June 2018, an incident a prosecutor blamed on rivalry between fans of rival football clubs.
Mitsotakis: Polls at end of gov’t term
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged his ministers to show greater commitment to their work during a cabinet meeting on Friday, reiterating that the elections will take place at the end of the government’s four-year term.
Energy upgrade program commands major interest
The energy efficiency program “Energy Savings at Home” (“Exoikonomo Kat’ Oikon”) has enjoyed record interest, according to data announced on Thursday by the Environment and Energy Ministry.
Tender for property buy-and-leaseback entity
The process for the creation of the state’s Property Buy and Leaseback Entity is in its final stage.
ATHEX: April closes with index rising 4.9%
April ended at the Greek stock market on Friday with monthly gains of 4.89%, after a mixed session that had a sting in the tail, given that for most of the day the main index was in the black, but in the end the banks dragged it with them into the red.
Cyprus detains 2 for smuggling after 24 Syrians land in boat
Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.
4.5-magntitude earthquake strikes south of Iraklio, Crete
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Crete on Friday afternoon, according to data from the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics.
Shipping industry pushes to rescue remaining seafarers trapped in Ukraine
Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports – skeleton crews who were left on board to enable their crew mates to be evacuated amid the conflict with Russia, shipping officials said on Friday.
Turkey acquits Bloomberg journalists over report on economy
A Turkish court on Friday acquitted two reporters for the US-based Bloomberg news agency who were accused of trying to undermine Turkey’s economic stability with a story on Turkey’s currency crisis in 2018.