Οnce bitten, twice shy | eKathimerini.com

Οnce bitten, twice shy | eKathimerini.com

Last year, the center-left PASOK party had reacted strongly when, after a year and a half of investigations, the case file on the wiretapping scandal was removed from the first instance prosecutors and given to the Supreme Court’s deputy prosecutor, Achilleas Zisis. “The attempt to cover up the case is a real institutional risk,” said …

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Landslide hits school site in Crete; no immediate danger to students

Landslide hits school site in Crete; no immediate danger to students

A landslide occurred at a site in Iraklio, Crete, where two schools – the Unified Special Vocational High School (ENEEGYL) and the Special Education and Training School (EEEEK) – are located. The incident occurred as the Region of Crete was conducting works related to a retaining wall meant to protect the school complex. The site …

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Copper theft at properties remains rampant 

Copper theft at properties remains rampant 

Theft of copper pipes and cables from gas heating systems installed at apartment buildings and construction sites, a practice that first surged during the country’s economic crisis, continues to be rampant, police reports have indicated.   A woman living on the third floor of a seven-story apartment building in the Nea Filadelfia district of Athens …

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Sheep and goats put on lockdown

Sheep and goats put on lockdown

[InTime News] The Rural Development Ministry has announced new measures to combat the spread of sheep pox, with confirmed cases in Eastern Macedonia, Thrace and Thessaly, as well as goat plague in Western Greece. Effective through November 15, the ministry is enforcing strict movement controls on sheep and goats. These include bans on movement for …

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Startups utilize food waste | eKathimerini.com

Startups utilize food waste | eKathimerini.com

Greek-owned startup Better Origin turns fruit and vegetable waste into animal feed for pets (dogs, cats), chickens and fish. The key to this process is worms, known as black soldier flies, which consume the waste and convert it into protein and fat. Plastics or cosmetics made from espresso coffee grounds, a plastic substitute from banana …

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Salamis Shipyards signs long-term deal with naval group for frigate maintenance

Salamis Shipyards signs long-term deal with naval group for frigate maintenance

File photo. Salamis Shipyards on Friday announced the signing of a new six-year framework agreement with Naval Group for the follow-on support of FDI Belharra frigates. The agreement was signed on Tuesday, during the company’s participation in the Euronaval 2024 defense exhibition held in Paris. The new contract envisages work for the maintenance and repair …

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Metlen’s five solar projects in Canada

Metlen’s five solar projects in Canada

Metlen Energy & Metals has five projects in solar energy worth 2.2 billion Canadian dollars in its investment portfolio in Alberta, Canada, Metlen Regional CEO for North America Luis Laguna said during the Toronto Economic Forum 2024 in Ontario on Thursday. Laguna said that the five projects are expected to produce a total of 2.1 …

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Counting continents can get tricky

Counting continents can get tricky

Are there really seven continents? Anyone with a map can see that Asia and Europe, often called Eurasia, are connected. The divide is pretty arbitrary, more culturally than scientifically defined. What about North America and Asia? They are connected by the Bering Sea Shelf, once dry land crossed by humans and flooded in the geologically …

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Reds triumph at Panathinaikos’ home court for the Euroleague

Reds triumph at Panathinaikos’ home court for the Euroleague

[Intime] Olympiakos avenged its recent league loss to Panathinaikos beating the Greens away on Friday for the Euroleague by five points. The 94-89 triumph of the Piraeus team at the Olympic Sports Hall has brought the two Greek teams level at the table with a 5-3 record. However it was also one of the most …

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Kasselakis leaves SYRIZA; new party in the works

Kasselakis leaves SYRIZA; new party in the works

Stefanos Kasselakis waves at SYRIZA party members after losing a no-confidence motion during a meeting of the central committee, in Athens, on September 8. [Dimitris Sarelas/Intime News] Former SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has announced he is leaving the party. Kasselakis made his decision known after the party’s congress made it clear it would refuse to consider his …

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