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PAOK and AEK to meet in the Greek Cup final, again
PAOK and AEK will contest the Greek Cup final for the third year in a row as on Thursday they confirmed their supremacy over Asteras Tripolis and Lamia respectively to advance to the trophy game.
Asteras tried to overturn in Tripoli the 2-0 deficit from the first leg in Thessaloniki, and even had a good goal scored that the referee incorrectly disallowed for a foul.
Greeks pay hefty rates for gigabytes
Greek consumers pay the seventh highest charges in the world to buy a gigabyte of data to surf the internet on their phone, according to a survey conducted by British company Cable in 230 countries.
The Earth Has Lost 12 million Hectares of Tropical Forests in 2018
In 2018 12 million hectares of tropical rainforests or 30 football fields per minute were destroyed, the World Resources Institute reported. 3.64 million of these destroyed forests are primary and essential for climate and biodiversity, BTA reports.
Overdue arrears to the state shot up in February
State debtors' expectations of a new settlement plan, the fact that taxpayers' resources are increasingly drying up, and unpaid fines sent new overdue arrears generated this year to 2.038 billion euros by the end of February, according to data from the tax administration.
In 2030, Iraq Will Supply 1/3 of the World's Oil
This will make the country the third largest supplier, quoted by NOVA TV.
Iraq is on its way to 2030 to produce nearly six million barrels of crude oil a day, which will make the country the third largest oil supplier in the world, the International Energy Agency said.
Тhe Government Decided to Stop Working on the 'National Strategy For the Child'
At the request of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the work on the National Children's Strategy project was halted due to negative public reactions, the social ministry said.
However, they emphasize that the purpose of the document was never to take children from their families and to oppose the interests of children and their parents.
Deutsche Bank thanks Eleni Dendrinos
Deutsche Bank has issued an internal communication thanking Eleni Dendrinos, its chief country officer (CCO) for Greece, who is retiring after a 20-year career with DB in Athens and over 40 years in the industry. As reported on Tuesday, she is replaced by Nicholas Exarchos.
During the 2017/2018 School Year, 16,300 Students Left School
The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:
• In the 2018/2019 academic year in kindergartens are enrolled 218.8 thousand children or with 1.0% less in comparison with the previous year.
ATHEX: Small rise for stocks at end of trading week
Stocks on the Athens bourse painted a mixed picture at the end of the week and ahead of another long weekend, with the benchmark edging higher right at the end of trading. The drop in turnover suggested that many traders had switched their attention to the Easter holidays.
Cyprus Army officer admits to murdering seven people
A 35-year-old Cyprus Army officer has reportedly admitted to murdering a total of seven people - five women and two girls.
Citing police officials, media reports in Cyprus said the suspect confessed to the killings after he was remanded on Wednesday in connection with the murder of 31-year-old Maricar Valdez Arquiola from the Philippines, who went missing on Cyprus in December 2017.
New Democracy VP Georgiadis: SYRIZA communists sold out Greece
The war of words between SYRIZA and New Democracy Vice-President Adonis Georgiadis is heating up with the MP branding the ruling party as communist who have brought disaster to the country.
"The paramount aim is to topple the communists who sold out the country," Georgiadis said in an interview with Star Channel web TV.
Thousands leave cities for Easter break
Thousands of people have joined the exodus from Greek cities for the Orthodox Easter break, taking to the roads to reach their villages or boarding ferries to the islands. Traffic Police are out in force on the national road network to ensure that the exodus, which is to peak on Saturday, runs smoothly.
Event aims to bridge gap between academia and entrepreneurship
On the first weekend of March there was a rare sight outside the Athens Concert Hall. A youthful crowd in professional attire and full of vibrant energy was participating in engaging discussions while holding brochures, notes and briefcases.
Russian Embassy says US meddling in Greece’s affairs
The Russian Embassy in Athens suggested Thursday that Washington was meddling in Greece's domestic affairs, pointing to the recent visit by US Senator Robert Menendez, who referred to Greek-Turkish relations and slammed Ankara's intention to purchase the Russian S-400 weapon system.
President Iohannis awaits Romanians to vote in elections to the EP, referendum
President Klaus Iohannis called Romanians on Thursday to vote in the referendum and elections to the European Parliament (EP). "Dear Romanians, we have a referendum on 26 May. Today, I signed the decree and I convened the referendum. (...) I await you to vote in the referendum and elections to the European Parliament," Iohannis states at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.