[Callisto Environmental Group] Wolves have returned to Greece’s Peloponnese, nearly 100 years after disappearing from the region, environmental group Callisto announced. Using camera traps, the group confirmed the presence of nine wolves—four adults and five pups—in Mount Taygetus, near ancient Sparta, in November 2024. This marks the first scientific proof of wolves in the area …
Travel spending surged by 19.7% in October 2024, reaching €2.176 billion, up from €1.819 billion in October 2023. This increase was driven by an 8.6% rise in incoming travel and a 10.7% increase in average spending per traveler. For the January–October period of 2024, receipts rose by €1.094 billion, or 5.5%, totaling €20.935 billion. This …
In the early hours of Christmas morning, a car was completely destroyed by fire in Agios Athanasios, a district in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki. No injuries were reported. The car was in motion when the fire broke out, but the cause of the blaze remains unknown. The incident occurred at approximately 5:00 a.m. with …
[InTime News] Inmates at Agia prison in Hania, Crete, staged a protest Tuesday, refusing to return to their cells after outdoor time. They cited critical shortages, including a lack of medical staff and described conditions that jeopardized their health. The prisoners submitted a memo to prison authorities, claiming lives were at risk due to inadequate …
In this age of extreme interconnectivity – where anything that happens can become known to all on the planet but also leave most of us indifferent – it is hard to reconcile the message of Christmas with the chronic loneliness that plagues our societies, especially among the young. Uncertainty and the sense that relations among …
As the Middle East is exploding and a new geopolitical landscape is being shaped in the Eastern Mediterranean, US diplomacy will play a major role in the outcome, which already involves a change in regional dynamics. Being the only power with direct influence on all the major players in the area, Washington will use its …
File photo. A four-vehicle crash occurred on Mesogeion Avenue in Agia Paraskevi, Athens, on Tuesday afternoon. The accident, which took place in the southbound lane toward Athens, caused one vehicle to overturn. Three people sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Traffic was temporarily disrupted as authorities cleared the wreckage. Source link
Extreme weather conditions, such as the intense heat in the summer and the very mild spring and fall, due to the dramatic climate change in the Mediterranean this decade, have done what the tourism authorities and the industry had hoped and worked for over the previous years – i.e. extended the tourism season. A considerable …
Fresh snow, blue skies with wispy white clouds and a glimpse of Lake Vegoritida are what we find on our visit to the Voras Ski Center. It’s unusual; not many ski resorts offer the sight of skiers gliding down the slopes against the backdrop of a large lake bathed in sunshine. Mt Voras (or Kaimaktsalan, …
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, Tuesday. [Mike Segar/Reuters] Turkey’s net monthly minimum wage will be 22,104 Turkish lira ($630.36) in 2025, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, marking a 30% increase from 2024. The minimum wage hike, which impacts some 9 …