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Young Greeks are champions in gambling and drinking
The results of the four-yearly survey, in which 96,000 school students in 35 countries took part, reveal that while teenage smoking and drinking are showing signs of decline, there are new concerns about the dangers of excessive screen time and new psychoactive drugs.
Azerbaijan's SOCAR Eyes Entering Bulgarian Oil Products Market
SOCAR is interested in entering the Bulgarian oil products market, the head of the Azerbaijani state-owned oil company has said.
"Talks are underway" with Bulgarian officials, Trend News Agency quotes Murad Heydarov, the head of SOCAR Balkan, as telling reporters.
Heydarov has also described the possibility as a "long-term project".
Greek fire service chief steps down
The head of Greece's fire service Ioannis Karatzias submitted his resignation to the Alternate Citizens' Protection Ministry on Wednesday.
The reasons behind Karatzias's resignation were not immediately known.
A replacement was expected to be announced soon, the ministry said.
White House supports ongoing Greek reforms, debt relief discussions, Cyprus solution in 2016
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and US Vice President Joe Biden discussed Greece's ongoing economic reforms, among other issues, on the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
Tsipras to Baiden: Greek economy has already shown signs of recovery
The Greek debt, the refugee issue and the Cyprus problem dominated a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
Tthe prime minister said that significant steps have been taken on the debt issue and serious reforms have been carried out.
Ferries to strike Thursday, Friday
Ferries were expected to stay docked in ports across Greece next Thursday and Friday as the Panhellenic Seamen's Union (PNO) has called a 48-hour strike.
The industrial action was organized in protest to a new collective agreement the union opposes.
The strike was expected to begin at 6 a.m. on Thursday, September 22 and end at 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 24.
Shocking Video shows Greek helicopter crashing into the sea
The AH-64D helicopter crashed for reasons unknown in the waters of the Strimonikos Gulf near Asprovalta, in northern Greece while taking part in SARISA 2016 exercise.
The footage below shows the helicopter crashing into the sea and capsizing. Fortunately, both crew members escaped safely.
Creating a museum in Thrace
It's impossible not to admire Angeliki Giannakidou when you meet her in person. She exudes a sense of competence usually associated with older women. She also has a knack of succeeding in every project she gets involved in and the ability to recognize noteworthy stories, people, objects and emotions.
Exhibition of Pulitzer-Winning Bulgarian Photographer Opens in Sofia
An exhibition of Thomson Reuters photographer Stoyan Nenov, who was among the Pulitzer winners in photography this year, can now be seen at the Czech Center in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Entitled 1/320 of the Second, it shows some of the photos he took of migrants and refugees headed to Western Europe and crossing the Balkans.
Alone in the ICU
There are those who ask, "What do foreigners have to say about what is going in Greece?" The answer is that they don't really care that much.
A question of ethics
Plenty has been said and written over the last few days regarding the operations of Attica Bank, Greece's fifth-largest lender.
First and foremost, however, the current situation has also brought to light an ethics issue which concerns, among other things, thousands of Greek pensioners.
Georgia looks to Greece on its path to Europe
Relations between countries come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from unmitigated enmity to total cordiality. But the strong historical friendship and the deep cultural and religious ties between Greece and Georgia put our bilateral relations in the league of their own.
IMO ballast treaty news good for ship repair
The ratification of the International Maritime Organization Ballast Water Management Convention is an opportunity for more business in Greece's ship repair zone, according to the sector's entrepreneurs. The development emerged last week as Finland signed on to the treaty, thereby raising the share of the global fleet to have accepted it to 35 percent, which means it can now be activated.
ATHEX: Moderate rise for benchmark
The majority of Greek stocks went up on Tuesday, despite the 9.58 drop posted by Aegean Air after its poor second-quarter results, and Attica Bank's 1.72 percent slide upon having its trading suspension lifted amid a damning loans scandal.
Greek teenagers smoke, gamble big time, study finds
Teenage Greek males are among Europe's biggest online gamblers, according to a study of school pupils aged 15 and 16, published on Tuesday.