News archive of September 2024

At 1.4 cents per kilowatt hour the subsidy on September electricity bills

Retail electricity prices are down slightly from August and the subsidy will be 1.4 cents per kilowatt hour.

As a reminder, prices in the September “green” electricity tariffs were announced by suppliers in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Pedestrian was dragged by a tram train in Glyfada

According to the information, the condition of the pedestrian is considered serious. The incident occurred at the intersection of Diadochou Pavlou Street and Vergoti Square.

Same reports indicate that the condition of the pedestrian, who is an elderly person, is considered serious, although he appears to be conscious.

AI may not steal many jobs after all, just make workers more efficient

Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.

Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with customers who speak 200 different languages and 75 dialects.

Initial agreement reached for interconnector 

Τhe parties involved in the electricity interconnection project between Crete and Cyprus reached an agreement in principle to end the impasse that has arisen on how to cover its funding gap,  according to Cypriot media. 

Human life traces, ancient tools uncovered in İnkaya Cave

Archaeologists have unearthed 86,000-year-old traces of human life and non-in-situ handled tools during the first excavation work at İnkaya Cave in the western province of Çanakkale.

The ongoing excavation, under the scientific coordination of Ismail Özer and the Troy Museum Directorate, continues a project that began in 2017.

On September 10th: Bulgarian Cinema Festival Returns to Paris for Its 6th Edition!

The 6th edition of the Bulgarian Cinema Festival in Paris (Festival du Cinema Bulgare Paris) is set to take place from September 10 to 13, 2024, at the Le Grand Action cinema. This year's festival, themed "Stronger Together," will showcase a variety of short Bulgarian films and international co-productions involving Bulgaria.

Paris zinc roofers seek UNESCO heritage status

The zinc covering the roofs of central Paris has given the French capital's skyline its distinctive grey hue for almost two centuries.

Now the roofs and the workers who create and care for them are aiming to enter a select heritage club to showcase a profession adapting to the challenges of climate change.

Ukrainian Operations Continue as Russian Strikes Claim More Lives in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia

The number of casualties in the Russian attack on Dnipro on the evening of September 2 has risen to six. According to Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, one person, a 51-year-old man, was killed, while six others were injured. Among the injured, a 37-year-old man remains hospitalized, while the others are expected to recover at home.

Türkiye leads underwater archeology: Minister

Türkiye has emerged as a global leader in the realm of underwater archaeology and its public presentation, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said after conducting a dive at a historical site in the Mediterranean province of Antalya.

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