News archive of October 2017

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted Thursday a proposed conclusion approving a platform for participation of a Serbian delegation in talks with a Chinese equivalent about improving development of the "information silk road" to achieve information connectivity.

Police are after a man who drove a rental van into a group of pedestrians and then stabbed a police officer in the neck. Some reports says he has already been arrested.
The incident happened at 8.15pm on Saturday evening in the city of Edmonton, Canada.

A Queensland man has been filmed dropping a 120kg barbell on his neck in what has been the second gym-related accident in a week.
The horrifying clip, which was caught on CCTV at Genesis gym at Morayfield, Brisbane, shows 28-year-old Jason Layt attempting a heavy lift without a spotter.

The outgoing President of Greek Super League football club Larissa FC, Alexis Kougia was caught on camera spitting at PAOK player Omar El Kaddouri at the end of Saturday evening’s match at the AEL FC Arena.

Lithuanian runner Aleksandr Sorokin won the 35th edition of Spartathlon, one of the most challenging and historical ultra-marathon races, in Sparta on Saturday.

Sorokin, 36, touched the feet of the statue of ancient Spartan King Leonidas in the center of Sparta before dawn around 5.00 am local time, covering non stop 246 kilometers from Athens in 22 hours, 4 minutes and 5 seconds.

A team of investigators and engineers headed to Canada Sunday to inspect an Airbus A380 superjumbo operated by Air France which was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine explosion.
The double-decker aircraft carrying 496 passengers and 24 crew had taken off from Paris on Saturday bound for Los Angeles and was several hours into the flight when the blow-out occurred.

The Catalan government says 38 people have been treated by emergency services in the disorder.
Spanish riot police smashed their way into the polling station where Catalonia’s regional leader was due to vote in the disputed independence referendum on Sunday. Scuffles erupted outside between police and people waiting to vote.

With the International Monetary Fund backing down from its demand for an asset quality review (AQR), Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras is urging banks to accelerate efforts to reorganize their portfolios through the sale of loans, auctions and making viable adjustments.

Four Lille supporters have been seriously injured and hospitalized after a fraction of a sector has collapsed last night during the game between Amiens and Lille from the Franch League 1. A total of 29 people were described in the protocols of the paramedics as injured, with varying degrees of severity of injuries.

People insured with the EOPYY national healthcare fund may face trouble getting an appointment with their doctor as new rules go into effect as of Monday.

New measures introduced by the Health Ministry limit the number of patients doctors can see in a week to 100 and the time of each consultation to 15 minutes.