Published: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:29:09 GMT
Polish legal ruling stokes fears of 'Polexit'
WARSAW, Poland: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has set an unprecedented challenge to one of the European Union's (EU) core legal principles, which has escalated his government's dispute with Brussels and caused fears of a "Polexit."Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, ruled late last week that key articles of one of the EU's primary treaties were not compatible with Polish law, essentially rejecting the ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 09 Oct 2021 14:11:21 GMT
U.S. now has more than 80 countries it warns against travel to
ATLANTA, Georgia: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has increased the number of countries that Americans should avoid traveling to due to spreading Covid-19 infections. Prominent on the new list were Barbados and Croatia.Other countries raised to Level 4 warnings because of Covid were Austria, Armenia, Latvia, and New Caledonia.More than 80 countries are now on the rapidly-...[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 02:40:07 GMT
Grigor Dimitrov overtakes Daniil Medvedev at Indian Wells
U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev saw his unbeaten streak end Wednesday when the top-seeded Russian lost 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
Dimitrov, a 30-year-old Bulgarian who is seeded 23rd, trailed by a set and two service breaks before pulling off a stunning turnaround. Dimitrov won the last five games of the second set and the first three games of t...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:37:40 GMT
Head of Australian Olympic Committee against boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games
Sydney [Australia], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates voiced against the boycott of the Olympic Games and reaffirmed that Australian athletes will take part in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
In an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Coates said the AOC will take 41 athletes to Beijing and Paralympics Australia will take nine athletes and two guides.
S...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:19:05 GMT
State govt not concerned about lives of people in Kalaburagi: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Karnataka Legislative party leader Siddaramaiah have alleged that the state government is nowhere concerned about the lives of the people in Kalaburagi where the earthquake is scaring people for the last 20 or more days.
Siddaramaiah said, "people are very much scared and they are leaving their villages and going somewhere else after the fear of the earthquake, but still no...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:27:18 GMT
Greece's Crete braces for aftershocks after 6.3 magnitude earthquake
Athens [Greece], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Greek island of Crete anticipates more aftershocks within 48 hours after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolted the island, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) reported on Wednesday citing the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization of Greece (EPPO).
Following the earthquake, which occurred off the coast of Crete on Tuesday, the island felt two more aftershocks wit...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:37:29 GMT
Indian Wells: Zverev overcomes Murray; Tsitsipas, Monfils advance
California [USA], October 13 (ANI): The number three seed Alexander Zverev fought past a spirited effort from three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray in Stadium 1 on Tuesday afternoon, recovering from a break down in both sets to advance 6-4, 7-6(4) in the BNP Paribas Open.
With this win, Zverev has reached the fourth round in Indian Wells for the first time since 2016. The German will next play 14th seed, Gael Monfils...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:55:08 GMT
Stefanos Tsitsipas rallies for third-round win in Indian Wells
Down a set and a service break, second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas came from behind to beat Italy's Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
Fognini, the 25th seed, captured the first set quickly and jumped ahead by breaking Tsitsipas' serve for a 2-1 lead in the second set. However, Tsitsipas immediately broke back and won five of the next six games to level...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 03:55:24 GMT
WC 2022 Qualifiers: England held by Hungary, Sweden leapfrog Spain to go top of Group B
London [UK], October 13 (ANI): England dropped points for only the second time in their World Cup qualifying campaign as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hungary at the Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.
Roland Sallai's 24th-minute penalty gave Hungary the lead and the first goal in five competitive meetings with England, only for the Three Lions to reply 13 minutes later when John Stones equalised from an exquisite Phil Foden cr...[read more]
Published: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:44:04 GMT
Global environmental officials discuss biodiversity at COP15 roundtable
© Provided by Xinhua KUNMING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Environmental officials from nearly 20 countries, as well as the European Union, attended a roundtable on "Putting Biodiversity on a Path of Recovery", both in person and virtually, on Tuesday at the 15th mee...[read more]
Published: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:56:03 GMT
6.4 magnitude quake jolts Greece's Crete island
Athens [Greece], October 12 (ANI): Earthquake with 6.4 magnitude rocked the shore of the Greek island of Crete today at 9:24 UTC.
"M6.4 Earthquake Crete, Greece Oct-12 09:24 UTC," tweeted US Geological Survey (USGS).
The quake took place 0 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 kilometers, was initially determined to be at 35.193N degrees' north latitude and 26.256E degrees' east longitude. (ANI)...[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:27:18 GMT
Greece-France pact a game-changer, to give naval supremacy to Athens over Turkey: Analyst
Tehran [Iran], October 11 (ANI): A pact between Greece and France is a "game-changer" in the Eastern Mediterranean as French frigates will give naval supremacy to Athens over Turkey, said a defence analyst.
Greece on Thursday ratified a mutual defence pact with France, the first between two NATO members. The two countries are already bound to help each other from an attack originating outside the alliance.
Under the pact,...[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:55:35 GMT
Indian Wells: Murray schools Alcaraz; Tsitsipas shines under lights
California [USA], October 11 (ANI): Former world number 1 Andy Murray moved into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open after defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday.
Battling it out at Stadium 2, 2009 runner-up moved into the next round with a three-hour 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over 18-year-old Spaniard Alcaraz. In his 13th Indian Wells appearance, the Scot advanced to the third round of an ATP Ma...[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:18:34 GMT
Alexander Zverev qualifies for 2021 ATP Finals
London [UK], October 11 (ANI): Germany's Alexander Zverev has become the fourth singles player to qualify for the 2021 ATP Finals, to be held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from November 14-21.
The 24-year-old, who lifted the 2018 ATP Finals trophy in London, will compete in the season finale for the fifth consecutive year.
"I've had my best season so far and I am really happy to have qualified," Zverev said. "I will be pl...[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 01:19:07 GMT
Albert Ramos-Vinolas upsets Felix Auger-Aliassime at Indian Wells
Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas converted 82.8 percent of his first-serve points while recording a 6-4, 6-2 upset of seventh-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday to advance to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
It took the 33-year-old journeyman just 77 minutes to put away the 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime, who was a semifinalist last month at the U.S. Open.
Auger-Aliassime recorded se...[read more]
Published: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 18:18:48 GMT
Greece swept by torrential rains, 100 people evacuated in fire-stricken island
Athens [Greece], October 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece was swept by a wet front this weekend which has caused significant damages in the island of Evia, which had suffered destructive wildfires in the summer, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Sunday.
About 100 people were evacuated from various villages across the northeastern part of the island, as dozens of residencies and businesses flooded amidst torrential rains,...[read more]
Published: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:54:51 GMT
5 main symbols of the Soviets EXPLAINED
These signs, things and words are internationally recognized as symbolizing the Soviet state and the socialist ideology. 1. Red banner'The Bolshevik' by Boris Kustodiev, 1920Tretyakov Gallery/Public DomainAccording to the Bolsheviks...[read more]
Published: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:55:07 GMT
Ajla Tomljanovic upsets No. 5 seed Garbine Muguruza at Indian Wells
Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia sent fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza of Spain packing on Saturday with a solid 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.
The victory was Tomljanovic's fourth over a Top 10 player in her career. Muguruza is ranked sixth in the world.
"I was really looking forward to playing Garbine, because I did lose (to her) the last couple of times," Tomljanov...[read more]
Published: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 02:19:07 GMT
Ajla Tomljanovic upsets fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza at Indian Wells
Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia sent fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza of Spain packing on Saturday with a solid 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.
The victory was Tomljanovic's fourth over a Top 10 player in her career. Muguruza is ranked sixth in the world.
"I was really looking forward to playing Garbine, because I did lose (to her) the last couple of times," Tomljanov...[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:44:01 GMT
Beijing 2022 Global Culture Tour Photo Exhibition inaugurated in Athens
ATHENS, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2022 Global Culture Tour Photo Exhibition, which offers a glimpse into the vision and preparations for the upcoming Winter Olympics, was inaugurated in Athens on Wednesday. Greek and Chinese officials conveyed best wishes for successful Games and promotion of the Olympic values of peace, friendship and progress, addressing the opening ceremony hosted in front of Zappeion, ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:05:02 GMT
Turkey says rescues 125 migrants "pushed back" by Greece
ANKARA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Turkey rescued 125 irregular migrants in separate operations in the Aegean Sea after they were "pushed back" by Greek authorities, the Turkish Coast Guard Command said Wednesday, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The security forces rescued 37 migrants on Friday off the Seferihisar district of Izmir Province and 33 others in the same region on Monday after they were "pushed into ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:11:31 GMT
Tsunami and Property Damage after 6.4 Earthquake in Crete, Greece
A tsunami in the sea area southeast of Crete was caused after the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, according to the Tsunami Warning Service. The Church of Agios Nikolaos in Xyrocampos, Sitia, has collapsed and there have been reports of damage in the wider Sithia area, Kathimerini reported.The quake affected Crete and the Aegean islands, and in Heraklion, people took to t...[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:30:02 GMT
Enhanced support for Greek sea borders from Frontex: French minister
ATHENS, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Greece will receive extra backup from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, next year to protect its sea borders, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday. The French official was welcomed by Greek Minister for Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Ioannis Plakiotakis, who briefed him on the work of Greece's Coast Guard in dealing with migration and refugee...[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:11:41 GMT
The Bulgarian Women who Sew Expensive Clothes but Barely Survive
Many companies choose to sew their clothes in Bulgaria, where the production is both cheap and "Made in Europe". Deutsche Welle reports on a detailed report by Deutschlandfunk on business and its dark side - exploitation and low pay."Made in Bulgaria" - under this title the German public radio "" broadcast a 52-minute report from Bulgaria, dedicated to the textile industry in the country....[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:55:01 GMT
Israeli FM to meet with UAE, U.S. top diplomats
JERUSALEM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will leave for Washington on Monday night to meet with his United Arab Emirates (UAE) and U.S. counterparts, his office said in a statement. During the three-day trip, Lapid will have a trilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the statement said. The meetin...[read more]
Published: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:30:01 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Oct. 11
WASHINGTON -- Three men have been arrested in connection with an early Sunday morning shootout at a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, that left one woman dead and 14 people injured. "Three men have been arrested in connection to this morning's shootings and the tragic death of a woman in her 20s. The suspects are currently in the hospital being treated for injuries," tweeted St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell, updating...[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:05:01 GMT
Netflix's Squid Game Breaks Records with 111 Million Views in a Month
Netflixs Korean TV series Squid Game is now officially a worldwide phenomenon, having surpassed 111 million views. In just one month, the dystopian series has easily surpassed Bridgerton, holder of the TV platforms previous record. Mixing social allegory and extreme violence, Squid Game features characters from South Koreas most marginalized fringe. Among others, an Indian [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:04:49 GMT
Chip Shortage to Force Apple to Cut iPhone 13 Production
Apple announced on Wednesday that they may have to cut production of the new iPhone 13 short due to chip shortages. The company was projected to manufacture 90 million new iPhones before the end of 2021, but Bloomberg has reported that the company believes that that number may be lowered by as much as 10 [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:03:45 GMT
Greek Bouzouki Virtuoso Wins Classical Music Award in Vienna
Greek bouzouki virtuoso Michael Paouris won first prize at the Classical Music Competition held last Sunday in Vienna. Paouris won the international event at the iconic at the Mozarthaus with his composition Virtuosonata No. 1 which he created just 12 days before his award exclusively for the competition. He was accompanied on stage by his [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:03:31 GMT
Largest-ever Byzantine Wine Press Found in Central Israel
The largest wine press in the entire Byzantine world was discovered recently in central Israel. Archaeologists say that the gigantic wine factory could produce an astounding 2 million liters of wine per year. Located in Yavneh, an area which has been inhabited since time immemorial, the enormous complex of wine presses and pottery kilns that [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:01:10 GMT
Greece and Egypt to Sign Electricity Link-Up
Greece and Egypt will ink a preliminary deal to build a large electrical cable connecting the two countries on Thursday. It is the first such agreement to be signed between Europe and Africa in the southeastern Mediterranean. The deal will be signed in Athens by Environment and Energy Minister Costas Skrekas and the Egyptian Minister [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:00:56 GMT
The Colossus of Rhodes- Six Facts About the Wonder of Ancient World
Most people today know the Colossus of Rhodes as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but there are many little-known facts about the masterpiece that may surprise you. The ancient island of Rhodes, the kllistin (best) of the Greek cities as historians like to call it, has long attracted the attention of [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:56:24 GMT
Caroline Crouch Murder- Recording of Killer's Call to Police Released
The investigation into the murder of 20-year-old Caroline Crouch at her home in Glyka Nera has officially come to a close, with an investigative judge concluding that all the evidence points exclusively to her husband, a 33-year-old pilot, as the person responsible. In June, Babis Anagnostopoulos confessed to the brutal murder on May 11 in [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:56:10 GMT
Daylight Saving Time Ends- Oct 31 in Greece, Nov 7 in The USA
Greece is due to set its clocks back by an hour on October 31 as the Spring-Summer daylight saving period comes to a close and the Winter period begins. The transition occurs as the EUs push to abolish daylight saving time proves largely unsuccessful. Originally, daylight savings time had been instituted as a way to [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:54:21 GMT
Entire Ancient Greek City of Ephesus is UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ephesus, an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, is one of the greatest archaeological treasures on Earth, with the entire city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The great city, which went through endless transformations over the years as a result of earthquakes, wars and conquests, was founded in the 10th century [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:54:10 GMT
This Santorini Gem Tops the List of World's Most Beautiful Villages
The village of Oia on the Greek island of Santorini has topped the list of the worlds most beautiful villages, Uswitch reported on Tuesday. Uswitch data from across social media to determine which scenic villages were the favorites amongst visitors. Analyzing Instagram hashtags and Pinterest pins, the site found that Oia was by far the [] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com ....[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:31:03 GMT
Greek tourism sector urges for lifting of Covid-19 ban for 3rd countries
Greek tourism professionals are urging for the lifting of Covid-19 bans for third countries nationals citing big revenue losses. The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist and Travel Agencies (FedHATTA) says that allowing all EU citizens to visit Greece without problems, but not third-country citizens, even if they meet the same entry criteria as Europeans, The post Greek tourism sector urges for lifting of Covid-...[read more]
Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:08:25 GMT
Greek island of Crete rocked by second earthquake in two weeks - Greece
Underwater 6.3-magnitude quake released small tsunami with warning to avoid coastal areas A powerful earthquake, the second in just over two weeks, has rocked Crete, prompting a small tsunami in the south of the Greek island and an evacuation alert. The quake, which was felt as far away as Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, had a magnitude of 6.3, according to the Geodynamic Institute in Athens. There were no immediate ...[read more]