News archive of August 2023

Introducing local delicacies to food lovers and gastronomy experts from across the globe, the International Nemrut Gastronomy Festival hosted by the southern province of Adıyaman has taken place for the second time.

A total of 67 districts, each inhabited by over 100,000 residents and positioned at a minimum distance of 30 kilometers from the city center, could be set to become provinces, according to the Turkish Chamber of Survey and Cadastre Engineers (HKMO).

High rents are not the only problem tenants looking for a new apartment have to deal with in Türkiye, as those who are lucky enough to find a house they can afford also need to meet several "tough" conditions imposed by landlords before they move in.

Property owners started to seek additional assurances from potential occupants last year as some tenants failed to pay their rents.

Diplomatic sources say Greece's representation to NATO has sent a protest letter to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, following the congratulatory message to Turkey by NATO's Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), based in Izmir, on the occasion of Turkey's "Victory Day," the anniversary of the defeat of the Greek forces in Asia Minor in 1922. It is also known as Turkish Armed Forces Day.

EU regulators have recommended authorizing an updated Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech which targets the dominant XBB.1.5 variant of Omicron, putting it on track to become the third adapted shot  by the two companies to be approved in the bloc.

In 2007, Linda Stone, a former Microsoft executive, realized that even though she did breathing exercises every morning, when she sat down at her laptop and opened up her inbox, it all went out the window. "I would be like, 'Huh, I was just breathing, but I'm not breathing anymore,'" she said. Her inhales and exhales became barely detectable and shallow, she noticed.

Ten foreigners accused of involvement in a major money laundering operation in Singapore were again remanded to custody on Wednesday, with new charges slapped on eight, as the city-state widens the net in one of its highest-profile crime cases.

Preserving forests cannot solely rest on the shoulders of the central government. Local governments must finally rouse themselves. 

Russia is weaponizing food at the expense of people around the world, especially the poor and food-insecure. Let's be clear: Children are going to bed hungry at night and parents are agonizing over feeding their children, all because of Russia's overt, intentional actions.

Greek stocks dropped slightly Wednesday after four sessions with cumulative gains of 1.90%. The general index closed at 1,316.94 points, a drop of 0.11%, although it was up 0.30% at one point.

Turnover was €95.54 million with 24,001,624 shares changing hands. Of the 120 shares traded, 43 rose, 61 declined and 16 ended unchanged.

Blue chips slipped 0.12% and mid-caps 0.37%.