• ECONOMY
    Bulgaria, friendlier than Greece for new startups

    Greece ranks much lower than countries traditionally considered friendly and reliable for the establishment of innovative businesses – but also from neighboring countries, such as Bulgaria and Romania – in terms of the business environment it offers to founders with ambitions for international growth.

  • HISTORY
    3 February 2026: This day in history

    1451: Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire 1509: Battle of Diu: Portuguese Armada defeats a Mamluk Egyptian fleet in a naval battle at the port of Diu, India, establishing Portuguese trading control in the Indian Ocean 1870: Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing suffrage for […]

  • GEOPOLITICS
    NATO helped keep the peace, ex-leader says

    In an interview with Kathimerini, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has defended his policy of neutrality in the disputes that arose between nominal allies Greece and Turkey, and took credit for creating a deterrence procedure that, according to him, averted serious escalation of tensions.

  • HISTORY
    2 February 2026: This day in history

    1653: New Amsterdam becomes a city, later renamed New York City 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican–American War. Mexico loses 55 percent of its territory to the US, including California, Nevada and Utah in exchange for $15 million. 1901: Queen Victoria’s funeral takes place in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England 1922: James […]

  • SPORTS
    Why Djokovic needs Melbourne win more than Alcaraz

    Whoever wins Sunday’s Australian Open men’s singles final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will create history. Djokovic, 38, has been stuck on 24 Grand Slam titles since September 2023 – and one more success will take him clear of Margaret Court’s record of major singles titles. One of the young guns stopping Djokovic has […]

  • HISTORY
    1 February 2026: This day in history

    1587: Queen Elizabeth I of England signs the death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots 1843: Oldest continuous writer of insurance in America opens, the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY) 1884: First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, is published 1908: King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir, […]

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