admin 
The emergency department of Nikaia General Hospital in Piraeus was evacuated on Friday night due to a fire in the basement of the building. Twenty-one firefighters and seven tenders attended the scene and managed to bring the fire under control. The emergency department was on duty at the time. According to Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, …
Karen Khachanov overcame an ailing Nick Kyrgios, who faded late in their match at the 2025 Miami Open. Photo: Getty ImagesIn a tale of contrasting fortunes, Nick Kyrgios brought his flair to the second-round showdown against a steady Karen Khachanov. The Australian matched the Russian blow for blow in a tightly contested first set, which …
Greece is once again far from the developments taking place in Europe aimed at strengthening the European semiconductor industry (i.e. the microchips found in every digital device) and reducing dependence on Southeast Asia. On March 12, nine European Union member-states announced the creation of the Semiconductor Alliance, with the aim of accelerating the procedures for …
Europa Nostra, the leading civil society network for European cultural heritage, together with the European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute, published the list of the 7 most endangered cultural heritage sites and monuments in Europe for 2025. Since its inception in 2013, the “7 Most Endangered” program has evolved into a pivotal civil society initiative aimed …
Airplanes remain parked on the tarmac at Heathrow International Airport after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport, near London, Britain, Friday. [Carlos Jasso/Reuters] Flights at Britain’s Heathrow resumed late on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, …
An ancient bronze griffin head, dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, marking a significant step in the global movement to return cultural artifacts to their places of origin. The artifact, stolen nearly a century ago, was unveiled at the Archaeological Museum of …
[Unsplash] The Greek merchant fleet increased by 1% in January 2025 compared with January 2024. A decrease of 0.2% was recorded in January 2024 compared with January 2023, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Friday. The gross tonnage of Greece’s merchant fleet, for vessels of 100 GRT and over, recorded a decrease of 2.3% …
On March 21, 2025, reports emerged claiming that Italian and Scottish researchers, using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology, had discovered a vast underground complex beneath the Giza Pyramids in Egypt. According to these claims, the findings include massive vertical cylinders extending approximately 2,100 feet (around 640 meters) deep, converging into large cube-shaped structures measuring 80 …
Efforts to differentiate the timeline for the implementation of green taxes on fuel, water and waste to May, are ongoing, Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday, adding that the goal is for the new tax reform to be completed and voted on by the end of 2025 so that it can be implemented …
The regulatory authorities of Greece and Cyprus expressed their support of the electricity link project between Greece, Cyprus and Israel (the Great Sea Interconnector) at a meeting in Athens on Thursday, where Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Waters (RAAEY) and the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) met with the administration of the Independent …