Anafi Declared In State Of Emergency As Seismic Activity Persists

Anafi Declared In State Of Emergency As Seismic Activity Persists

The Greek island of Anafi has been placed under a state of emergency due to ongoing seismic activity, making it the third Aegean island to receive such a designation in recent days. Civil Protection Secretary General Vassilis Papageorgiou announced the decision on Thursday, stating that the emergency status will remain in effect until March 13. …

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Man kills wife, then takes own life in Serres

Man kills wife, then takes own life in Serres

File photo. A 59-year-old man who killed his 52-year-old wife in the village of Sitochori, Serres, in northern Greece, took his own life hours later, authorities said.  According to local reports, the man called police early Thursday morning and confessed to murdering his wife at their home in Sitochori.  When officers arrived, they found the …

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European losses for PAOK and Panathinaikos

European losses for PAOK and Panathinaikos

PAOK went down to Steaua Bucharest in Toumba on Thursday for the first leg of their tie in the Europa League, while Panathinaikos suffered an upset by Vikingur Reykjavik in Helsinki for the Conference League. Ten-man PAOK lost 2-1 at home to its visitor from Bucharest, in the second time that Steaua has beaten PAOK …

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True intentions or a bluff?

True intentions or a bluff?

He’s going to take over Gaza and oust the Palestinians, sending them to Jordan and Egypt, so that he can build a Middle Eastern “Riviera.” He’s going to wrest Greenland from Denmark and annex it. He’s going to give America back the Panama Canal. He’s going to turn Canada into the 51st state and he’s …

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Microcredit totaling 80 million euros for small companies

Microcredit totaling 80 million euros for small companies

Microloans of 3,000 to 25,000 euros will be granted with the support of the Microcredit Fund of the Hellenic Development Bank (HDB) through the three microcredit companies which have been licensed by the Bank of Greece. At an event held on Tuesday on the “New Microcredit Fund Managed by HDB,” in the presence of the …

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Thessaloniki doc fest spotlights AI: Creativity, ethics, and control

Thessaloniki doc fest spotlights AI: Creativity, ethics, and control

Piotr Winiewicz’s ‘About a Hero’ blends artificial intelligence with the work of German filmmaker Werner Herzog, featuring a screenplay generated by AI. Few things today evolve faster than news about artificial intelligence. Keeping up – let alone understanding and evaluating these developments – has become a daunting task. This year’s Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF), …

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The Mask Of Agamemnon – A Great Hoax?

The Mask Of Agamemnon – A Great Hoax?

The Mask of Agamemnon, a gold funeral mask, was discovered in 1876 by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann at the ancient site of Mycenae in Greece. Schliemann believed he had found the burial mask of Agamemnon, the legendary king who led the Greeks during the Trojan War, as described in Homer’s epic poems. The mask, …

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Trump and Musk’s hostile takeover

Trump and Musk’s hostile takeover

If a hostile power invaded the United States, I can’t imagine it acting in a way very different from the methods with which the Trump-Musk coalition is undermining the polity and weakening the country domestically and abroad. Donald Trump won his second presidency at the ballot box, and his partnership with Elon Musk will last …

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IMEC Would Become The Crowning Jewel Between Greece And India

IMEC Would Become The Crowning Jewel Between Greece And India

Red Lantern Analytica held the Siang Dialogue 2.0 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club – South Asia on February 8-9, bringing together policymakers, thought leaders, and academics, including Greek City Times’ Paul Antonopoulos, to discuss pressing global challenges. On the first day of the Siang Dialogue 2.0, Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar highlighted India’s growing soft …

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Education overhaul: Real-world tools for students

Education overhaul: Real-world tools for students

The Education Ministry has launched the “Skills4Life” platform, offering students creative preparation for the PISA international student assessment. The platform includes over 130 interactive exercises in math, science and reading, focusing on applying theory to real-life scenarios, reducing rote learning. Developed with the University of Ioannina, the platform targets 9,000 students participating in this year’s …

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