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42 Years Day 42 Years Night | Athens | April 22

Improvisational duo 42 Years Day 42 Years Night present their recent album of the same name, featuring double bassist Giorgos Kokkinaris and drummer Socrates Tsentoglou, collaborating with pianist Dimitris Ventourakis at the TV Control Center (91A Kyprou) in Kypseli. The album, accessible digitally via a QR code printed on paper, will be available during the concert.

After police officer’s death, Greek soccer fans will need a state-issued QR code to attend games

Greek authorities launched a ban on paper tickets for all league soccer matches on Tuesday as part of an effort to crack down on the violence that has plagued the sport for decades.

Under new rules, fans will only be allowed into stadiums using their cellphones and displaying a government-issued QR code so they can be identified and attendance bans can be enforced.

Barcode turns 50 but its days might be numbered

The patch of irregular vertical lines that revolutionized checking out at the supermarket and facilitated the globalization of retail is turning 50.

But as the barcode celebrates its birthday today, its days might be numbered as it faces competition from the younger QR code, the information-filled squares used in smartphones.

Govt adopts decree on Covid certificate checks

Ljubljana – The government has adopted a decree setting down the method of checking compliance with the recovered-vaccinated-tested rule. Under a decision made at a correspondence session on Wednesday, the user scanning the Covid certificate QR code using a relevant app will have access to the certificate holder’s name and year of birth.

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