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Aselsan’s net income soars to 7.4 billion liras in 2023

Net income of Türkiye's leading defense company Aselsan soared from 1.19 billion Turkish Liras in 2022 to 7.4 billion liras ($230 million) last year, pointing to a 520 percent increase.

Israeli strikes kill 16 in south Lebanon, including paramedics

A series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed at least 16 people, including paramedics, in one of the deadliest days of fighting in the Israel-Lebanon border since the war in Gaza broke out nearly six months ago.

Increasing pet sales on social media stirs debate

While showcasing cats and dogs for sale in pet shops is banned under regulations in the Animal Protection Law, the increase in sales over the internet has caused controversy.

Lady Gaga's next album is on its way

Lady Gaga knows her listeners are eager for updates on her upcoming seventh studio album. On March 26, while speaking with YouTuber NikkieTutorials, the "Bad Romance" singer assured her fans, known as Little Monsters, that "I'm working as fast as I can" to finish it.

Istanbulites concerned over impending earthquake: Survey

As Istanbul residents live in fear that a major earthquake could hit the city at any time, a survey has been conducted showing that 83.7 percent of residents believe that authorities are not adequately prepared for a major earthquake.

German economy expected to grow only 0.1 percent this year

The German economy is expected to barely grow this year, leading economic institutes said Wednesday, as weak demand at home and abroad slows the path to recovery.

Europe's largest economy will expand by just 0.1 percent in 2024, five think-tanks said in a joint statement, a sharp downgrade from their earlier forecast of 1.3 percent growth.

Cyprus is showing resilience

Canadian credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar has affirmed the Republic of Cyprus' long-term ratings, maintaining it at BBB (high) with a stable economic outlook.

Is humanity out of fashion?

Ever since news broke last week that Pierpaolo Piccioli, the designer of Valentino, was leaving the brand, paeans to his talent have been flowing on both social and fashion media. But of all the words used to describe Piccioli's work - its "genius" and "magic" and "vision," its "dreaminess" and "beauty" - the one that most stands out to me is "humanity."

Air and rail safety agency chief resigns

The President of the National Aviation Investigation Agency And Railway Accidents And Transportation Safety (HARSIA) has resigned.

Athanasios Binis resigned on March 19 for "personal reasons," Infrastructure and Transport Minisistry sources said.

Reflecting on Athens’ ‘unfinished’ buildings

The concrete frames of buildings punctuating the urban landscape of Athens is the focus of a year of research by artist and director Maria Lalou and the Danish architect Skafte Aymo-Boot that culminated in the Greek/English book "Unfinished" (Jap Sam Books). 

ATHEX: Slow decline for majority of stocks

Stocks continued their decline on Wednesday at the Greek stock market, led by banks, which had traders cashing in some of the last few weeks' gains. Turnover was significantly reduced compared to Tuesday. 

Aiming for good jobs

The increase in the minimum wage is a positive development. The value of labor was one of those areas that took the brunt of the internal devaluation during Greece's economic crisis. 

But cultivating an economic environment that will create high-paying jobs requires much more complex and painstaking efforts.

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