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A Russian man was fined for participating in an anti-war rally in Georgia

Court in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in the North Caucasus in Russia found A Russian man was found guilty in absentia of participating in an anti-war rally in Georgia and fined for "discrediting" the Russian army, the independent regional publication "Caucasus Knot" reports. informed. Uladzimir Zagalov, who hails from North Ossetia-Alania but has been living...

Hostage, signal or revenge? The focus is on the Russian reasons behind the arrest of the WSJ reporter

Russian authorities' decision to arrest Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Hershkovich on espionage charges was the subject of intense scrutiny on Friday, with speculation swirling about why the Kremlin decided to take a move that was not only provocative but unprecedented in post-Soviet Russia. As the dust settled over Gershkovich's arrest on Thursday in the Ural Mountains city of...

Putin’s limousine manufacturer took over the nationalized Toyota plant

The Russian company that produced the limousine of President Vladimir Putin took over the plant of the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota in St. Petersburg, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation reports. announced Friday. Former Toyota production facilities were transferred to the Central Automotive Research Institute (NAMI), which is a subsidiary of the ministry. NAMI...

The unemployment rate in Greece fell to 11.4% in February.

Greece's unemployment rate fell to 11.4% in February from 13% in February 2022, but increased from a downwardly revised 10.3% in January 2023, Greece's statistics office said on Friday. In particular, in February, the number of unemployed was 526,742, which is 94,664 less than in February 2022 (-15.2%), and 53,683 (11.3%) more than in January 2023. The unemployment rate...

Sales of Georgian cars in Russia have increased, despite the strengthening of sanctions

Georgia has more than tripled its car exports to Russia in the first months of 2023 amid claims that Tbilisi is helping Moscow circumvent Western sanctions, Kommersant daily newspaper reports. informed Friday. The former Soviet republic in the South Caucasus delivered 978 passenger cars to Russia for a total of 13.5 million dollars. During the same...

US representative: Russia “should not be” a permanent member of the Security Council

As Ukraine marked the first anniversary of the massacre of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces in the Kiev suburb of Buch, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia "should not be" a permanent member of the UN. Security Council in an interview with AFP. "Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council. It should not...

After giving testimony to the investigator, the UGE traffic police inspector was taken into custody

A traffic inspector from the Organization of Hellenic Railways (OSE) has been remanded in custody after giving a very lengthy statement to an appeals level investigator investigating the tragic train accident in Tempi, according to a report on Friday. The inspector who was responsible for the distribution of station masters was allegedly not responsible for the way the station masters...

The two arrested as members of a terrorist organization will be brought before the investigating judge

Two suspects arrested as members of a terrorist organization that authorities say was planning to attack sites of Jewish and Israeli interest in central Athens will be brought before an investigating judge later Friday. Two defendants of Pakistani origin will be charged with creating and joining a criminal organization. According to evidence in the case file, they were allegedly...

The government announces additional reductions in the balance of books

President Sakelaropoulou inaugurates fire service training center donated by SNF

Mitsotakis noted that the government has made the improvement of civil protection in general a top priority from the first moment, and thanked SNF President Andreas Drakopoulos. The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, on Thursday inaugurated the new fire service training center donated by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) in Neo Makra, Attica, with the participation of Prime...