Fishermen acquitted of killing former minister
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A court has acquitted two fishermen over the death of former minister Sifis Valyrakis, a 6-1 majority decision that ignored the prosecutor's recommendation for conviction. The victim's family is already seeking an appeal, extending a legal saga that has long occupied the courts.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ended his visit to Athens with $4 billion in arms deals and a speech at the Pnyx. Along with public assurances that the U.S. would not permit a conflict with Turkey, the foreign press noted how he linked ancient Greece to the current American administration's worldview.
The government is tightening the rules on the digital and physical economies alike. New regulations have been set out to tax cryptocurrency profits, while cash is no longer an option for paying for courier package deliveries.