Περισσότεροι από 50 ελεγχόμενοι στη νέα δικογραφία του ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ κλήθηκαν να προσέλθουν-σήμερα και αύριο- στην Ευρωπαϊκή Εισαγγελία, για να δώσουν εξηγήσεις για ενδεχόμενη εμπλοκή τους σε παράνομες αγροτικές επιδοτήσεις το 2021. Για τις 5 Ιουνίου πήραν προθεσμία όσα από τα μη πολιτικά πρόσωπα είχαν κληθεί να παράσχουν σήμερα ανωμοτί εξηγήσεις στην Ευρωπαϊκή Εισαγγελία για την υπόθεση του ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ. Κανείς από τους ελεγχόμενους, σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες δεν προσήλθε αυτοπροσώπως, αλλά εκπροσωπήθηκαν από δικηγόρο και έλαβαν προθεσμία, ώστε να λάβουν γνώση της δικογραφίας και να απαντήσουν στα όσα τους αποδίδονται. Δείτε περισσότερα στο ertflix.gr | Ακούστε περισσότερα στο ertecho.gr Ανάμεσα στους πρώτους που κλήθηκαν ως ύποπτοι τέλεσης αξιόποινων πράξεων είναι ο πρώην Πρόεδρος του ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ, την επίμαχη περίοδο 2021, Δημήτρης Μελάς και πρώην και νυν στελέχη του Οργανισμού. Για την Παρασκευή τη σκυτάλη παίρνουν οι 11 βουλευτές, που περιλαμβάνονται στην ογκώδη δικογραφία και των οποίων η ασυλία ήρθη πριν από λίγες εβδομάδες από τη Βουλή. Πρόκειται για τους Κώστα Τσιάρα, Νότη Μηταράκη, Κατερίνα Παπακώστα, Κώστα Αχ. Καραμανλ, Κώστα Σκρέκα, Δημήτρη Βαρτζόπουλο, Γιάννη Κεφαλογιάννη, Θεόφιλο Λεονταρίδη, Βασίλη Βασιλειάδη, Μάξιμο Σενετάκη και Χρήστο Μπουκώρο. Όλοι τους κατά περίπτωση θεωρούνται ύποπτοι τέλεσης αξιοποίνων πράξεων όπως ηθική αυτουργία σε απιστία σε βαθμό πλημμελήματος. Μόνον οι δύο εκ των έντεκα και συγκεκριμένα ο Κώστας Αχιλ. Καραμανλής και η Κατερίνα Παπακώστα ελέγχονται για κακούργημα, με δεδομένο ότι η φερόμενη απάτη ξεπερνά τις 120 χιλιάδες ευρώ. Μαζί με τους 11 νυν βουλευτές, ανωμοτί εξηγήσεις για τα ίδια αδικήματα αναμένεται να δώσουν και πέντε πρώην «γαλάζιοι» βουλευτές, οι οποίοι επίσης έχουν κληθεί από την Ευρωπαϊκή Εισαγγελία. Οι Νότης Μηταράκης και Κώστας Τσιάρας αναμένεται πάντως να δώσουν το «παρών» αύριο το πρωί στις 11 στην Ευρωπαϊκή Εισαγγελία και να δώσουν ανωμοτί εξηγήσεις. Αναμένεται να δούμε ποια στάση θα κρατήσουν οι υπόλοιποι από τους 11, εάν θα προσέλθουν αυτοπροσώπως ή εάν θα παραδώσουν κάποιο υπόμνημα. www.ertnews.gr

Στον αγνοούμενο γιατρό Αλέξη Τσικνόπουλο ανήκει η σορός που βρέθηκε σήμερα το απόγευμα στα Χανιά και συγκεκριμένα σε περιοχή μεταξύ των χωριών Φρε και Τζιτζιφέ. Κατόπιν της αυτοψίας που έκανε ο ιατροδικαστής παρόντος και του Αστυνομικού Διευθυντή Χανίων Κανέλλου Νικολάου, διαπιστώθηκε ότι πρόκειται για τη σορό του 33χρονου γιατρού που αγνοούνταν από τις αρχές του περασμένου Δεκεμβρίου. Δείτε περισσότερα στο ertflix.gr | Ακούστε περισσότερα στο ertecho.gr Μάλιστα, ο ρουχισμός που φέρει η σορός, μπλε φούτερ με κουκούλα και γκρι παντελόνι, ταιριάζει με τα ρούχα τα οποία φορούσε ο γιατρός όταν εξαφανίστηκε. Η σορός θα μεταφερθεί στο νοσοκομείο Χανίων για περαιτέρω εξετάσεις Dna και για νεκροψία – νεκροτομή. Σημειώνεται σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες του ertnews.gr, ότι τις επόμενες ώρες θα φτάσουν στα Χανιά μέλη της οικογένειάς του θανόντος, από τη Θεσσαλονίκη. Σχετική είδηση: Χανιά: Βρέθηκε σορός ανθρώπου στον Αποκόρωνα – Σήμανε συναγερμός στις αρχές www.ertnews.gr

Greece’s Independent Market Surveillance and Consumer Protection Authority imposed administrative fines totaling 576,128 euros for unfair profitability in coffee, cereals and juices. The fines, as part of intensive controls to address unfair profitability phenomena in the market, were imposed to only two companies. As stated in the relevant announcement by the Authority, the company JACOBS […] The post Fines of over €576K for “unfair profitability” in coffee, cereals & juices appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

The Athens-Thessaloniki railway line will be out of service for 20 days, and thus in high summer 2026 in order to accelerate restoration works of damages caused by the storm Daniel three years ago, in autumn  2023. Damages by storm Daniel Although there has been no official announcement from the Ministry of Infrastructure or the […] The post Railway: Athens-Thessaloniki line out of service for 20 days appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

A charming house. Credit: David Sawyer / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Single Gen Z women are buying homes at much higher rates than single men of the same age, despite rising housing costs and affordability pressures across the United States. New survey data from the National Association of Realtors found that single Gen Z women accounted for 35% of homebuyers in their generation between July 2024 and June 2025. Single Gen Z men represented 18% of buyers. The survey included buyers from the Silent Generation to Gen Z. No other age group recorded a larger share of single women homebuyers than Gen Z. Researchers said the trend reflects changing financial priorities among younger women, many of whom see home ownership as a path toward long-term stability and independence. Affordability remains major obstacle in purchase of home for Gen Z Even with growing interest in home ownership, Gen Z buyers remain a small share of the market overall. People born between 1999 and 2011 made up only 4% of all homebuyers during the survey period. Affordability continues to be one of the key barriers for younger buyers. Gen Z homeowners reported a median annual income of $76,000 in 2024, the lowest among all generations surveyed by NAR. Many are also balancing student loan payments while still building their careers. Single Gen Z women are buying homes at nearly double the rate of single Gen Z men, according to new data. Researchers say younger women are prioritizing financial independence despite rising mortgage rates and record affordability challenges. pic.twitter.com/rAVCy2zoE7 — Tom Marvolo Riddle (@tom_riddle2025) May 20, 2026 At the same time, home prices remain high in many parts of the country. The median US home sale price reached $417,700 last month, up 0.9% from a year earlier, according to NAR data. Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist at NAR, said women now attend college at higher rates than men, which can improve future earning potential. She also noted that women historically faced legal barriers to buying homes on their own. “It wasn’t until the 1970s where women were legally protected to have a mortgage on their own,” Lautz said. “And they have embraced this and been very strongly embracing this.” Younger buyers make financial sacrifices For many first-time home buyers, including Gen Z women, saving enough money for a down payment remains one of the toughest challenges. Bri LaFluer bought her first home in 2023 at age 24 after years of saving nearly half of her income while working two jobs. “I’ve always been a really independent person and I just wanted my own place to have peace and quiet by myself,” said LaFluer, now 27. She purchased a three-bedroom home in Baldwinsville, New York, near Syracuse for $175,000. Living with her mother and paying low rent helped her save a $20,000 down payment. Mariah Berry followed a similar path. The social media content creator bought her first home in Charleston, Tennessee, outside Chattanooga, at age 23 after years of strict budgeting. “I did not go out and was driving an old beat-up car,” Berry said. “It was not fun.” Berry purchased her duplex unit for $218,000 after making a $7,000 down payment. Despite the financial pressure, she said becoming a homeowner at a young age felt rewarding. “I do think it’s pretty frickin’ awesome that I’m a homeowner and that I became a homeowner at 23,” she said.

Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 after the explosion. Credit: 資源エネルギー庁 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0 A new genetic study has revealed how escaped domestic pigs rapidly mixed with wild boar populations after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, resulting in a hybrid population that underwent genetic turnover far faster than expected. The study examined what happened after domestic pigs escaped from abandoned farms inside the Fukushima evacuation zone following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Researchers found that escaped pigs initially had a strong genetic impact on local wild boar, but that influence weakened over generations as the hybrids continued breeding in the wild. Hybridization between domestic animals and wildlife has become a growing concern worldwide, especially in regions where feral pigs and wild boar share the same habitat. Scientists have linked such interbreeding to environmental damage, invasive population growth, and disease risks. However, the biological mechanisms behind these changes have remained poorly understood. Fukushima became a natural experiment to study hybrid pigs The Fukushima disaster provided researchers with a rare opportunity to study hybridization in the wild. After a massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, thousands of residents evacuated the area. Domestic pigs escaped into nearby forests and farmland, where they began breeding with native wild boar. Because there were no repeated pig releases and little human activity in the region, researchers viewed Fukushima as a natural experiment. The study on the Fukushima mutant pigs was led by Shingo Kaneko and co-authored by Donovan Anderson. It was published online January 22, 2026, in the Journal of Forest Research. A study on Fukushima’s wild pig hybrids reveals how escaped domestic pigs rapidly bred with wild boar after the 2011 nuclear disaster. Researchers found that fast maternal breeding cycles accelerated genetic turnover, causing domestic pig DNA to fade within only few generations. pic.twitter.com/SBJYVXXOfC — Tom Marvolo Riddle (@tom_riddle2025) May 20, 2026 Researchers analyzed mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited from the mother, along with nuclear genetic markers from 191 wild boar and 10 domestic pigs collected between 2015 and 2018. They used population genetics models to estimate how many generations had passed since hybridization and how much domestic ancestry remained. Rapid reproduction accelerated genetic turnover Domestic pigs reproduce much faster than wild boar. Wild boar usually breed once each year, while domestic pigs can reproduce year-round and produce larger litters. Researchers found that this reproductive pattern continued after the pigs escaped into the wild and was passed through maternal lineages. The results surprised researchers. Some wild boar still carried maternal DNA from domestic pigs, but most of their overall genetic makeup had already shifted back toward wild boar after several generations of interbreeding. Many animals descended from escaped pigs were already more than five generations removed from the original crossbreeding event. Kaneko said the Fukushima findings showed that the mutants reproduced so quickly that domestic pig genes became diluted far faster than researchers expected. Findings may aid wildlife management Researchers said the findings may help improve wildlife management and invasive species control strategies. Anderson noted that the same genetic process is likely occurring in other regions where feral pigs and wild boar continue to interbreed.

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An #albino buffalo bought to be sacrificed at #Bangladesh's Eid al-Adha has become a social media star over his style flock of yellow hair, earning him the nickname "Donald #Trump", in reference to the #US President's signature style. The buffalo was genetically-modified to be an albino.

Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek has returned to the Cannes spotlight with "The Man I Love", the latest film from indie director Ira Sachs, premiering on the Croisette alongside co-stars Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Tom Sturridge. The film sees Malek play a downtown New York performance artist during the late 1980s AIDS crisis – a role the actor compared to portraying Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody".