News archive of June 2018
Serbian Capital to Reward Companies Using Cyrillic
Worried by the declining use of their ancient script, councillors in the Serbian capital, Belgrade on Friday adopted a decision to reward companies that promote use of Cyrillic.
The adopted by-law offers a 5-per-cent discount to companies and people who rent city-owned offices if they write their names in Cyrillic.
Tennis: Begu and Buzarnescu, finalists in WTA Eastbourne Doubles
The pair made up of Romanian tennis players Irina Begu and Mihaela Buzarnescu will play in the doubles final of the WTA tournament on grass in Eastbourne (United Kingdom), an event featuring prizes worth 852,564 dollars, after they defeating on Friday, in the last but final act, the pair made up of Nadia Kicenok (Ukraine) and Ekaterina Makarova (Russia), 4-6, 6-0, 10-6.
Climate change sinking Arctic archeological treasures
This photo shows a sonar scan of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin's lost ship, HMS Erebus, on the ocean floor.
Syrian girl with tin can prostheses comes to Istanbul for treatment
The Syrian girl with prosthetic legs made by her father out of tin cans and PVC has been brought to Istanbul for treatment by the Turkish Red Crescent.
Leading member of Rouvikonas remanded over threat to Skai TV, radio
A leading member of the Rouvikonas anti-establishment group has been remanded for questioning after allegedly posting a threat on social media against broadcaster Skai TV and radio.
Giorgos Kalaitzidis was remanded in the downtown Athens neighborhood of Exarchia after a social media post from an account in his name threatened to "burn down" the broadcaster.