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[AP] On World Obesity Day, experts from the Prolepsis Institute’s Diet and Healthy Eating Program stressed that obesity is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. In Europe, one in three children is overweight, and Greece has one of the highest childhood obesity rates. Nearly 40% of children under 14 in Greece are …
[Shutterstock] A high-school student was rushed to hospital in Imathia, northern Greece, on Thursday morning after being hit by a train at an unguarded crossing. According to state broadcaster ERT, the teenager’s injuries were not life-threatening. The incident happened in the city of Alexandreia shortly after 8 a.m. as the boy was heading to school, …
[Evan Vucci/AP] US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday, highlighting Cyprus’ strategic role in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce. The two officials discussed regional energy projects, defense cooperation, and efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The US stressed the need to …
Wages in Greece’s National Health System (ESY) have improved and an effort has been made to fill the gaps left by those who retire, but public hospitals still do not seem to be attractive places to work. Source link
From the morning of Clean Monday, February 18th / March 3rd, 2025, to Clean Wednesday, February 20th / March 5th, 2025, Matins with the Hours were held in the morning, followed by the service of the Great Compline in the evening. On Wednesday morning, Matins was followed by the Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, …
The weighted average interest rates on new deposits remained unchanged at 0.45% in January 2025, while the corresponding rate of loans decreased to 5.10%, according to the Bank of Greece. The interest rate spread between new deposits and loans fell to 4.65 percentage points, it added. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding amounts of …
Bolstered mainly by the growth in the German stock market, Athinon Avenue enjoyed a session of strong gains on Wednesday that took its benchmark to a new 14-year high and its banks index to levels unseen since November 2015. The roller coaster of geopolitical developments and the global trade war is keeping investors on edge, …
Despite the European Central Bank preparing for its sixth interest rate cut since June 2023, bank profits in Cyprus soared in 2024, marking two consecutive years of record earnings. While 2023 was already considered a milestone year, with total bank profits slightly exceeding 1.1 billion euros, 2024 has been even stronger, approaching €1.2 billion. Profits …
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The Public Debt Management Agency on Wednesday successfully auctioned a 52-week treasury bill issue, raising 600 million euros from the market at a slightly lower interest rate: It was set at 2.15%, down from 2.27% in the previous auction on December 4. Bids submitted totaled €934 million, 1.87 times more than the asked sum. Source …