News archive of August 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Mykola Oleschuk, the head of the Ukrainian Air Force, according to Reuters. The announcement came shortly after the Ukrainian military reported the crash of one of its newly acquired F-16 fighter jets, resulting in the death of the pilot.

Atmospheric pressure will remain steady, close to the monthly average, with no significant changes expected.

The psychosocial impacts of mobile phone addiction, beginning as early as adolescence, if not childhood, are already being seen by some in the scientific community as a pandemic-level threat. While challenging, implementing additional measures in schools is a positive step. Officials can also consider other ways to raise awareness and promote education on this issue. 

The three-day celebrations for the wedding of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mariah Riddlesprigger began today, Friday, in Messinia with an elegant party where the dress code required all guests to wear white.

Angelina Jolie’s major return to the big screen, after a significant hiatus, sees her portraying Maria Callas in the biographical film “Maria,” directed by Chilean Pablo Larraín. The film had its world premiere yesterday at the Venice Film Festival, a much-anticipated event.

I am a child of the Metapolitefsi, the luckiest generation in Greekdom since the Battle of Manzikert, a generation that experienced the fullest and maturest period of democracy this country has ever known. We were in the age of prosperity, the last generation with the luxury of knowing that we would have a better life than those of our parents.

A 14-year-old girl lost her life following a Russian strike on a playground in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. According to the BBC, at least five others were killed, and dozens were injured when the attacks also struck a residential building near the Russian border.

Three workers who were trapped inside a collapsed railway tunnel have been found dead, despite rescue efforts that lasted over five days, Thai authorities announced.

According to the BBC, the men, two from China and one from Myanmar, were believed to be still alive until Thursday, August 29.

Faced with a sharp decline in mergers and acquisitions, the government is providing more generous tax incentives to encourage them. It also wants to reward companies that invest heavily in research and development, as well as angel investors that put up their own assets to finance startups and other small businesses in exchange for equity.