S&P revises Greece’s outlook to ‘positive’ on debt reduction
ECONOMY

Credit ratings agency S&P on Friday revised its outlook on Greece to “positive” from “stable,” saying the tight fiscal regime will continue to spur a reduction in the government debt ratio.

Olympic torch makes Acropolis overnight stop a week before handover to Paris organizers
NEWS

The flame that will burn at the Olympics is spending the night at the ancient Acropolis in Athens, a week before its handover to Paris 2024 organizers.



Germany to be honored country at 88th Thessaloniki International Fair
ECONOMY

German Ambassador Andreas Kindl on Thursday presented Germany’s participation as honored country at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair that will be held on September 7-15, in the context of the joint press conference with the organizer TIF-HELEXPO in the hall of the old Stock Exchange.

Another complaint of child sexual abuse levelled against museum guard
NEWS

A second allegation of child sexual abuse has been made against a 50-year-old museum guard on the Dodecanese island of Nisyros, who was suspended from duty on Thursday after the first complaint came to light.

UNHCR tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats
NEWS

The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk.



ANALYSIS

Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a newborn Blonde d’Aquitaine calf, the latest addition to his herd of over 300 dairy cattle.