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Greek iGaming and Lottery Major Intralot S.A. Values Bally’s International Interactive at €2.7 Billion
Top News
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Intralot S.A. has entered a binding pact to acquire Bally’s International Interactive for €2.7 billion (US$3.18 billion) in a cash-and-stock fusion that reshapes the global gaming landscape. The Greek lottery-technology pioneer will pay €1.53...
Researchers reveal what Ancient Rome smelled like – and it’s disgusting
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Researchers reveal what Ancient Rome smelled like – and it’s foul
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Euronext moves to buy Athens bourse for EU399m
Azzet
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July 1, 2025
Pan-European stock exchange Euronext has begun talks to buy the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) in a €399 million (US$470 million) scrip transaction that would continue its continental bourse expansion. Euronext said the potential offer for one of...
Tourist Spending in Greece Rises Sharply in Early 2025
To Vima
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July 2, 2025
Tourists visiting Greece during the first four months of 2025 spent significantly more on average than they did during the same period last year, according to new data released by INSETE, the Greek tourism research body. Between January and April...
Will US tech workers get the right to disconnect?
IT Pro
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July 2, 2025
The tech industry is known for its culture of long working days and employees putting in extra hours, either to get a project completed or because they’re collaborating with colleagues in another time zone. The last thing tech workers want after...
Greece police nab trio of women in stolen car thanks to license plate reader technology
WHEC 10 - New York
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July 2, 2025
The day's major News events, business reports, sports updates, Rochester area weather information and tomorrow's forecast are presented by the News10NBC Team. GREECE, N.Y. – Three women, Ricki Simmons, Tonet Simmons, and Daimonique Singleton, were...
From protecting patients to predicting disasters: AI supercharges nuclear tech
Cyprus Mail
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July 2, 2025
EU-funded researchers are using AI to transform nuclear technology, making medical scans safer, streamlining nuclear plant maintenance and allowing earlier prediction of earthquakes. By Tom Cassauwers Whenever you have a scan at a hospital, both...
Antikythera Shipwreck: Greece Announces New Discoveries
Greek Reporter
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July 2, 2025
Divers recovered wooden ship parts, statue fragments, and diverse ceramics. Credit: Ministry of Culture The second five-year program (2021-2025) of Underwater Archaeological Research at the Antikythera shipwreck has successfully concluded, marking...
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, banks, maritime, real estate, technology
Cyprus Mail
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July 2, 2025
Tourism revenue in Cyprus experienced a significant rise in April 2025, reaching €304.2 million according to the latest results from the passengers survey conducted by the state statistical service. This represents a 39.9 per cent increase...
Cumbrian company Hawkshead Relish attend the King's Birthday Party in Greece
The Westmorland Gazette
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Hawkshead Relish, an artisan producer, was invited by the British Embassy in Athens to Mon Repos, Corfu. They attended as a result of their burgeoning relationship with Greek businesses over the past five years. The partnership began with a...
Athens Local Food Tour: A genuine culinary journey beyond tourist traps
The New Zealand Herald
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July 2, 2025
The tour kicks off in Monastiraki Square, which at 10am is just beginning to stir. Nearby, an undercover market is slowly coming to life, as shopkeepers roll up their graffiti-tagged doors and wheel out racks of postcards and souvenir keyrings to...
Gastronomy, wellness, sports and cultural events under the auspices of the Greek National Tourism Organization
Tornos News
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July 1, 2025
Events that contribute to the international promotion of the regions where they take place (Lesvos, Mystras, Pieria and the Aegean islands), promote the diverse Greek tourist product and at the same time highlight thematic forms of tourism...
MINDHAUS | Research on behalf of the Portuguese Tourism Organization
Tornos News
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July 1, 2025
Important international distinction for MINDHAUS, the specialized marketing and strategy company for the tourism industry and member of the V+O Group, which was selected by the Portuguese Tourism Organization (Turismo de Portugal) to carry out the...
Greece 2: The Bear Goes Greek
Adventure Rider
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July 1, 2025
The Balkans are probably a darker and more bloody ground than Kentucky will ever be. The darkness goes back a long time, and I found myself brushing it on a recent ride through Greece. You will have read the first instalment of this story, which...
“2nd Greek-Norwegian Maritime Innovation Summit ”
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 1, 2025
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Athens, in collaboration with Oriani Hellas, successfully hosted the 2nd Greek-Norwegian Maritime Innovation Summit at the Ambassador’s residence. The event gathered prominent stakeholders from maritime companies for...
Vatopedi monastery in Mt. Athos gets largest grid-forming BESS in Greece
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 1, 2025
The Sacred Patriarchal and Stavopegial Monastery of Vatopedi, founded in the 10th century, has a microgrid. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor ENGAIA said it installed the largest grid-forming battery energy storage system...
Hidden Magma Flow Triggered Santorini Quakes, New Research Finds
Greek Reporter
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July 1, 2025
Santorini caldera. Credit: Bongo Vongo / CC-BY-SA-2.0 A recent wave of quakes that shook the Greek island of Santorini earlier this year has been linked to underground volcanic activity, with scientists pointing to a hidden magma flow as the cause...
The Appalachian Ohio Tick Project workshop in Zanesville prepares teachers to train a new generation of tick researchers
WOUB Public Media - Ohio
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July 1, 2025
By: Megan Acker Posted on: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Kip Brady, a high school teacher from New Philadelphia, taught a class last Thursday that was a bit different from usual. Instead of high schoolers in the seats, it...
Contemporary Greek Art Goes Global on Google Arts & Culture
To Vima
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July 1, 2025
Contemporary Greek art takes the global stage through the Google Arts & Culture platform which introduces international audiences to iconic works, visionary artists, and the institutions that shape Greece’s modern artistic landscape. The “Greek...