January electricity subsidy set at 1.5 cents per kWh

January electricity subsidy set at 1.5 cents per kWh

A subsidy of 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) has been applied to electricity tariffs for January, according to a statement from the Ministry of Environment and Energy. As a result, the final price for consumers is approximately 14 cents per kWh. The subsidies for household tariffs – available without income criteria and regardless of provider …

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Missing skier found alive, TV reports

Missing skier found alive, TV reports

[forecastweather.gr] A 23-year-old skier who went missing on Monday at the popular Seli ski resort in Imathia, central Macedonia, has been found alive by rescue crews, state-run broadcaster ERT reported on Tuesday afternoon.  Initial reports indicate that he is well in his health. The skier, who friends said is a paratrooper, had been snowboarding with …

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Teenagers attacked in soccer-related incident

Teenagers attacked in soccer-related incident

[InTime News] Three teenagers were attacked by a group of strangers outside a metro station near Piraeus on Monday night, sustaining minor injuries, in what seems to have been a soccer-related incident. According to state broadcaster ERT, the assailants approached the teens, all aged 17, inquired about their soccer club allegiance, and then launched the …

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Syria’s new realities require swift action

Syria’s new realities require swift action

People stand in line as members of the new security forces check their IDs during an operation to detain, according to the state media, militiamen affiliated with ousted president Bashar Assad, at a residential area, in Homs, Syria, Thursday, January 2, 2025. [Leo Correa/AP] The recent killing of 14 members of the new Syrian government’s …

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Cairo tripartite summit spotlights Syria turmoil

Cairo tripartite summit spotlights Syria turmoil

In what is arguably a pivotal moment for Middle Eastern diplomacy, Greece’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is set to travel to Cairo on Wednesday for a tripartite summit with Egypt and the Republic of Cyprus. The timing of the meeting coincides with evolving dynamics in Syria and broader regional volatility, making it critical. The tripartite …

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EU’s cleaner marine fuel rules are inflationary, shipbrokers say

EU’s cleaner marine fuel rules are inflationary, shipbrokers say

European Union marine fuel rules, effective from Jan. 1 as part of efforts to cut emissions, will raise shipping costs, although firms with vessels that can run on alternative fuels, such as biodiesel and LNG, will benefit, two shipbrokers said. The policy is the second major EU regulation focused on cutting the shipping industry’s carbon …

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Erdogan says end is near for Kurdish militants in Syria

Erdogan says end is near for Kurdish militants in Syria

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) answers journalists’ questions during a presser with Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Istanbul, October 19. [AP] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the end of Kurdish militants in Syria was getting closer, and added there was no room for terror in Syria’s future after the ousting …

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Piano Trio | Athens | January 8 

Piano Trio | Athens | January 8 

The Quad Piano Trio returns to Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trivonianou) on January 8. Formed in 2020 by Jason Wastor and Raphael Meleteas, the group explores the role of the piano in jazz, performing songs by legends of the genre, such as Cedar Walton, Oscar Peterson and others, alongside their own original compositions.Tickets start …

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