Greece inaugurated its national Daedalus supercomputer on Monday, 19 October, at the Lavrio Technological and Cultural Park of the National Technical University of Athens, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. With a measured computing performance of 85.69 petaflops, Daedalus ranks 31st worldwide in the TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers and 23rd …
Opposition parties are calling for the removal of Michalis Bekiris, a close aide of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, following media reports questioning his academic qualifications and the legal basis for his appointment as director of the prime minister’s office in Parliament. Source link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israel’s enemies not to test the country’s military capabilities during a visit to an Air Force base, days before the parliamentary elections scheduled for 27 October. In a video released by his office, Netanyahu declared: “I say to our enemies: do not test us.” He stressed that Israel had …
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has brushed aside criticism after a video showed him jumping, clapping and chanting a slogan associated with New Democracy’s student wing alongside members of the ruling party’s youth organization. Source link
Greece’s wine production is expected to reach 1.67 million hectolitres in the 2026/2027 season, up 1.2% from the previous year, despite high summer temperatures and heatwaves across several European regions, according to data from the Central Cooperative Union of Vine and Wine Products (KEOSOE). The estimated Greek output represents an increase of approximately 20,000 hectolitres …
Greece inaugurated its most powerful supercomputer on Monday, a 58.9 million-euro ($68.3 million) project designed to support artificial intelligence (AI) development and scientific research. Source link
Six people died and 14 were rescued in a Samos speedboat capsize on Monday, after the boat carrying migrants overturned 3.7 nautical miles off the island, the Hellenic Coast Guard said. The six people who died in the Samos speedboat capsize were five men and a woman, the Coast Guard said. All 14 survivors are …
Four youths were injured in an apparently soccer violence-linked attack by a group of dozens of people in western Athens early Monday, police said. Source link
A 22-year-old Turkish Cypriot man was allegedly beaten and stabbed in Limassol on Friday night, with police expecting him to formally report the incident. A police spokesman confirmed to the Cyprus Mail on Monday that authorities had received a telephone report about the alleged attack. Police are reportedly awaiting an official complaint from the victim, …
Three people have been charged with vandalism and theft over damage caused to a school complex in the southern Peloponnese region during a student protest this month, authorities said. Source link