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Suspected hooligan ringleader in hospital after harming himself
One of the main suspects in the hooligan clashes that resulted in the death of a police officer in Athens in December was rushed to hospital on Saturday after what is thought to have been a suicide attempt.
A dangerous flirtation
There is certainly nothing measly about 244,000 votes. This was, more or less, the number of ballots it took to elect the far-right Spartiates as the fifth biggest party in Parliament in June 2023. A year later, and now the party has been barred from running in the upcoming elections for the European Parliament by the Supreme Court.
Guard arrested on suspicion of sexually harassing children
An antiquities guard who worked on the southeastern Aegean island of Nisyros was arrested on Saturday morning in the town of Iraklio on Crete following numerous complaints of sexual indecency against minors.
Brush fire in West Attica partially contained
A fire that broke out midday on Saturday in low-lying brushland near the highway linking the West Attica suburbs of Aegaleo and Aspropyrgos, had been partially contained before sundown, the Fire Service announced.
Traffic has also resumed as normal on the highway, where a section had to be closed for a few hours earlier on Saturday when the blaze got close.
New evidence that ultra-processed foods may increase cancer risk
With each additional 10% increase in consumption there was a 19% increased risk for ovarian cancer & a 30% increased risk of dying from ovarian cancer
Cyprus tourism up 5% in first quarter
The deputy minister of tourism for Cyprus, Kostas Koumis, said on Friday that tourism has been showing a solid northward trend since the start of the year.
He went on to note that provisional statistics from the first quarter of 2024 demonstrate an increase of more than 5% compared to the same period last year.
Tax: Submission until July 26 – Income tax payment in 8 installments
The planned installments for settling the debts are 8 and extend until February 2025
‘Dictators cannot be appeased or reeducated. They can only be fought’
"Belarus is a crucial element for Putin but also his weakest link," argues the exiled politician and leader of the Belarusian opposition Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in a Kathimerini interview.
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