Greece will raise its monthly minimum gross wage by 6.4% to 830 euros, the conservative government said on Friday, the fourth such increase in five years aimed at easing the burden on households squeezed by a higher cost of living. The increase, which was widely expected, will benefit hundreds of thousand of workers, said the government, which survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday. The monthly minimum wage was raised by 9.4% to 780 euros in April 2023.
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Aberdeen caretaker manager Peter Leven has been speaking to the media ahead of Saturday’s crucial Scottish Premiership visit of Ross County. On whether all the speculation has made it difficult for the players to focus on the game: "Not at all, they know their job, their job is to win football matches and it is our job as staff and coaches to prepare them well to get that result." Leven said he has been given no indication how long he will continue as caretaker manager for, adding: "I am just focused on Saturday, then we will see what happens next week."
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Tajikistan has detained nine people this week suspected of having links to a mass shooting at a Russian concert hall last Friday and also to the militant Islamist group that claimed responsibility, a Tajik security source told Reuters. Four suspected gunmen behind the deadliest attack in Russia in 20 years are Tajik citizens. Tajikistan's state security committee detained nine people on Monday in the city of Vakhdat and the suspects are now in the capital, Dushanbe, the source said, without providing any further details.
COMMENT: The cost of chocolate has shot up, making it hard to find an egg for less than a fiver, writes Dayna Brackley – and we should all be paying attention to the reasons why