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Dynagas: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) on Thursday reported net income of $11.8 million in its first quarter. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had net income of 23 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came...
A Greek police officer guarding a top judge's house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek police officer guarding the house of a top judge was hospitalized with burns after a gasoline bomb attack in Athens early Thursday, authorities said. The motive for the predawn attack in a city suburb was not clear and there was no immediate claim of...
Albanian appeals court upholds prison term for Greek minority mayor, raising tensions with Athens
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for an elected mayor of the country’s Greek minority, in a move expected to further exacerbate tension with neighboring Greece. The appeals court declined to change the verdict of the...
Motor yacht crew face criminal charges over Greek island fire allegedly started by firework display
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek prosecutor on Sunday brought criminal charges against the captain and crew of a chartered yacht suspected of triggering a forest fire on a resort island in the Aegean Sea during a firework display. Greece has been plagued in recent days by scores of...
Tsakos: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TNP) on Thursday reported profit of $54 million in its first quarter. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had net income of $1.60 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.05...
Summer wildfires plague Greece and Turkey. The worst ones have been contained
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scores of Greek firefighters and water-bombing aircraft succeeded late Wednesday in taming a large wildfire on the fringes of Athens that forced authorities to evacuate two nearby settlements. Summer wildfires also plagued Greece's Mediterranean neighbor...
UN agencies urge Greece to shed light on migrant shipwreck that killed hundreds one year ago
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United Nations' refugee and migration agencies on Friday criticized Greece's failure over the past year to shed light on one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea that left hundreds dead. UNHCR and IOM stressed the “critical"...
Heat forces Greek authorities to shut down Acropolis during afternoon hours for a second day
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece closed down the Acropolis in Athens during the afternoon on Thursday for a second day as the country swelters under unseasonably high temperatures. The Culture Ministry said the hilltop citadel, which is Greece's most popular ancient...
Heat wave in Greece halts visits to Acropolis as drones with thermal cameras monitor temperatures
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens announced the closure of the Acropolis for five hours on Wednesday due to heat wave temperatures that also shut many schools. The ancient site in the Greek capital — which drew nearly 4 million visitors last year — was closed from...
4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island. Greece's Culture Ministry said Tuesday that the structure is a “unique and...
