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17.08.2024 / 16:49

Kasselakis hits out at homophobic online slurs

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis responded on Saturday to the social media posts of “hate and homophobia” directed against him on a site that published his wedding gift list, blaming the ruling conservative New Democracy party and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself.

17.08.2024 / 15:53

More data centers planned

According to a foreign consultancy, the data center market in Greece is expected to grow in value from €695 million in 2023 to €1.2 billion in 2029, expanding at an average pace of nearly 10% annually.

17.08.2024 / 15:32

Fire breaks out in Fourni, evacuation alert sent

A wildfire broke out on Saturday afternoon on the Eastern Aegean island complex of Fourni, the fire service said. The blaze is burning low vegetation in the Kamari area of the Fourni Korseon municipality, on the main island.

17.08.2024 / 13:02

The magic of lighthouses

The great illustrator and cartoonist Gisis Papageorgiou discovered the magical allure of lighthouses in 1980 thanks to Vice Admiral Stylianos Lykoudis, who is considered the father of Greece’s lighthouse network.

17.08.2024 / 12:16

Huge toll on fauna

A damaged house in Penteli, a suburb of northern Athens, following the deadly wildfire near the Greek capital on Sunday and Monday.

17.08.2024 / 10:44

Firefighters battle two wildfires on Evia

Firefighters on Evia are battling two forest wildfires. Shortly before 8 a.m. fire was noticed in the central Mesochoria area, while another fire broke out in nearby Zarakes about half an hour later.

17.08.2024 / 10:26

Greeks see widespread corruption in health system

A staggering nine out of 10 Greeks believe there is extensive corruption in the country’s National Health System (ESY), according to the special Eurobarometer that surveyed citizens from February 7 to March 3 regarding corruption in the European Union.

17.08.2024 / 08:22

Rising interest in technical jobs

Interest in joining the Public Employment Agency’s professional training schools has spiked, with the number of applicants already exceeding 4,000 – that is, 65% more than last year – while the application deadline is August 31.