News archive of March 2024

The complex process of clearing the tangled wreckage of the Baltimore bridge that collapsed spectacularly this week was set to begin Saturday with removal of a first section, officials said.

The collapse killed six people and blocked traffic through the busy U.S. port.

Talks aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian outlet Al-Qahera reported, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the green light for fresh negotiations.

United Nations peacekeepers said three military observers and a translator were wounded Saturday in a blast in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah militants trade frequent cross-border fire.

The European Commission considers the period between 2025 and 2034 to be high-risk and critical for the sustainability of the Greek debt, after which, if it is overcome, in the long term and until 2070, Greece will be a low-risk country on this front.

An aid delivery in Gaza descended into chaos on Saturday with shots fired and a Red Crescent paramedic reporting five dead, as almost six months of Israeli bombardment has left hundreds of thousands in desperate need.

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The agreement for the concession of Egnatia Odos between the Greek state and the Asset Development Fund (TAIPED), as well as the company Nea Egnatia Odos and the original shareholders, GEK Terna and Egis Projects was signed on Friday, according to TAIPED. 

A 40-year-old worker died Saturday afternoon at Chalkis Shipyards in the city of Halkida, north of Ahens, when hit by a part of a ship's shell door that broke off.

The accident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday. The man died instantly.

The Halkida Port Authority is investigating the accident.

Greece is planning to auction 13-Week T-Bills, in book entry form, with maturity on July 5, the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) announced last Thursday. 

The amount to be auctioned, on Wednesday, is 625 million euros. 

The settlement date is this Friday.

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