Geography of Minnesota

A man takes a photo of a mural responding to the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd by Greek visual artist Hambas, in Athens, Tuesday. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]

Protesters took to the streets in the U.S. city of Minneapolis for a second day on May 26 over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer.  

A woman from Colorado has been fined $500 (£360) after failing to declare an apple that she took from a transatlantic flight.

Crystal Tadlock was given the fruit sealed in a wrapper on her Delta flight from Paris to Minneapolis on 18 April. She did not eat it on the journey and decided to save it for her connecting flight to Denver.

The association of supermarket chains and retailers at department stores and shopping centers (SELPE) announced its members will be open for business on Sunday, April 1, as is usual on the last Sunday before Greek Easter.

From Monday to Thursday next week (April 2-5) stores will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Good Friday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) announced on Wednesday that its online service will not be operating from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday due to maintenance work.