Author: Fotoula Andreli

Poverty is worsening in France and women and children are the main victims, the charity Secours Catholique has warned in its annual report, highlighting the burden of inflation, childcare and entrenched gender inequality on single women and mothers The French charity released its annual survey of poverty in France on Tuesday, saying it catered to a record one million people in 2022, up from 780,000 the previous year, amid an inflation crisis that has hit low-income households hardest. Among the beneficiaries, single-adult households were over-represented (75%), including mainly single mothers (25.7%) and single women (20.9%). Secours Catholique said the findings reflected a…

When we hear the word pyramids, our minds immediately go to Egypt; however, there are pyramids scattered all over the world: America, Europe, Asia and India. What many do not realize is that the Ancient Greeks were constructing pyramids at the same time or even earlier than the Egyptians. Known as the Pyramids of Argolis, the ancient constructions can be found in the plains of Argolid in Greece, and date back up to 5,000 years ago. The most famous of the pyramids is known as the Pyramid of Hellinikon. The Pyramid of Hellinikon The Pyramid of Hellinikon was referenced by…

As part of a strategy to increase capacity for integrated software testing, Volvo Cars has opened a new software testing center in Gothenburg, Sweden. Fully electric Volvo cars, according to the company, are defined by software – as evidenced by new models such as EX90 SUV and the EX30 SUV, which are improved through regular OTA software updates. At a size of 22,000m2 and representing an initial investment of around Skr300m (US$27m), the testing facility is the new flagship in Volvo’s network of engineering centers and tech hubs around the world. Other software test centers are located in Lund, Sweden,…

At the UN on Thursday, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna declared that her country defends the principle of equality between states – “a principle that no one can or must compromise” – and supports “African solutions to crises in Africa”. Focusing a large portion of her address to the General Assembly on global hotspots and the situation in Africa, Ms. Colonna said that: “We believe in African solutions to African crises, and we support African regional organizations whenever they request support from their partners”. In Niger, France thus supports the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “in its efforts…

Germany strongly condemned Iran on Monday for barring several International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from monitoring the country’s atomic program. “We strongly condemn this step. We find it rather regrettable and consider it a step in the completely wrong direction,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christian Wagner told media representatives in Berlin. “Our message to Iran is very clear: it must abide by its international obligations,” he added. The UN nuclear watchdog harshly criticized Iran on Saturday for effectively barring several of its most experienced inspectors from monitoring the Islamic Republic’s atomic program. The strongly worded statement follows longstanding tensions between…

Russia has reported a series of drone attacks across the country, including a strike on an airport hundreds of miles from Ukraine, which set at least two military cargo planes on fire. Moscow has repeatedly accused Ukraine of being behind drone strikes in recent months. Ukraine hasn’t claimed responsibility for these, although President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that attacks on Russian territory are an “inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process”. How many drone attacks have there been in Russia? BBC Verify has been monitoring reports of drone strikes in Russian media since the start of 2023. According to these,…

Ukraine could soon receive armor-piercing ammunition from the U.S. capable of destroying heavy Russian tanks under the terms of a new multimillion-dollar aid package expected to be unveiled by Washington in the coming days. Depleted uranium munitions could be included in the next tranche of military assistance, according to a Reuters reports citing a draft document and two American officials. The ammunition rounds, which use the highly dense metal to help penetrate thick armor-plating, are designed to be fired from the U.S. Abrams tanks that Ukraine is expected to receive in the same package. While depleted uranium is a byproduct…

The State Department has approved the provision of two C-130 Hercules ransport aircraft to Greece from the US military surplus. Compared to those currently serving in Greece, these are clearly of a much younger generation of shuttles. The C-130 Hercules is a multi-role transport aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin. It is highly versatile and is used by the US military and many other countries. It was first introduced in 1956 and remained in service to this day, with many versions and upgrades carried out during its lifetime. The C-130 is a four-engine aircraft manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin.…

‘There are growing risks of the use of weapons of mass destruction,’ president says Tactical nuclear weapons have been deployed in Belarus in response to the militarization of Eastern Europe, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday. “By deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, we are appropriately responding to the rapid militarization of Eastern Europe and the increased military activities of the United States and NATO,” Lukashenko told participants of the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security, according to a statement by the Belarusian presidency. The statement quoted him as saying that information wars and cybercrimes have become new types of weapons…

President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce Zdenek Zajicek proposed the Government focus on several key markets, including Vietnam, while implementing its new export strategy for the 2023-2033 period approved on July 26. Specifically, he proposed paying attention to the US, the Republic of Korea, Israel, Georgia, Vietnam, and African countries. He affirmed that the chamber supports the Government’s plan to create conditions for exporters, thus helping diversify their exports to countries outside the EU, and making it easier for companies to operate in foreign markets in a long term and enhance competitiveness through supporting the export of innovative products.…