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The Head of the Greek Parliament State Budget Office, Frangiskos Koutentakis, said that “the 3,5 percent of GDP primary surplus target remains reachable but with increased risk.” The State Budget Bureau said it favors the need to lower primary surplus targets, more so due to the fact that the relaxation …

Greek unemployment rate fell to 17.2 pct in May from 19.4 pct in May 2018 and 17.4 pct in April this year, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said in a report on Thursday. The statistics service said that the number of unemployed totaled 815,166 in May, down 108,124 from May 2018 …

Two more people died last week due to West Nile virus infection, increasing the number of deaths since the begin of mosquitoes season to four. According to the latest epidemiological report by the Greek National Public Health Organization (EHOD) published on Thursday, August 8th 2019, the number of West Nile …

After an earlier botched raid, former President Almazbek Atambayev is reportedly in custody.

Children came home to find their parents gone after the co-ordinated immigration raids.

The explosion on a naval test range in Arkhangelsk region kills two people and injures six.

Cameroonian doctor Richard Mouzoko was shot dead in one of DR Congo’s worst-hit cities in April.

Raising VAT on meat by 12% would help curb global warming, politicians argue.

The gleaming white bullet train whips through the Chinese countryside, past endless construction sites and new towns.

A tragic end for British scientist Natalie Christopher: her body was found crushed by a big rock, 70 hours after she went missing on the island of Ikaria on Monday morning. Thursday noon, coroner Nikos Karakoukis who inspected the spot for three hours confirmed that Christopher’s death was instant and …