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  • The BBC journalist who believed he was possessed by Lucifer

    "he was in a limbo between life and death" , he went on to endure psychotic episodes that landed him a psychiatric hospital.Now Brabant, who has been in and out of hospital ever since, has written a book about his terrible ...

  • Data on courtesy cars for politicians submitted to Parlt

    Under pressure by the troika to cut spending and boost transparency, Administrative Development Minister Antonis Manitakis yesterday submitted to Parliament data regarding state cards given to politicians and other high-ranking state officials.A total of 153 state vehicles are currently in the ministry's fleet, 70 of which are for the needs of the country's political ...

  • Pangrati shootout leads to officer taking bullet in vest

    An exchange of fire between police and a serial pharmacy robber in the central Athens neighborhood of Pangrati late on Thursday resulted in an officer being shot in the stomach though his bullet-proof vest shielded him from harm.The shootout occurred as the 42-year-old suspect was fleeing his third pharmacy raid in a row. The first holdup was at a pharmacy in Neos Cosmos, the second in Pangrati ...

  • Fire protection is everyones duty

    The danger of wildfires breaking out across the country in the summer period is just as high this year just as it has been every other year before.But, the tools and infrastructure available to the Greek state in terms of fire protection and fire suppression are becoming more limited and to a significant degree outdated.This is why local communities must get involved in this process and organize ...

  • Germany must lead by example

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the Dutch cabinet this week. Charles Kindleberger, the preeminent historian of financial crises, described a hegemon as a country willing to accept short-term costs for the sake of promoting international financial stability. The ...


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The Invisible

The Invisible

It's been a bad month for American remakes of Nordic movies. First we had Marcus Nispel's murky and dreary medieval slugfest Pathfinder, a remake of the 1987 Norwegian film Ofelas, and now we have The Invisible, David S. Goyer's reworking of the ... ...

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  • Greek Cypriot leader seeks more EU aid

    The cost of bailing out Greek Cypriot Administration has exceeded estimations. Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades asked for more money from Brussels ahead of a key meeting by Eurozone finance ministers.European Union finance ministers adopted a 10 billion Euro bailout package for the Greek Cypriot Administration. According to the EU sources, the Greek Cypriot leader asked the Bloc to ...

  • Greek Fest GospelFest Bayou Country SuperFest and more Saturday around New Orleans

    Volunteer George Tsavellas told Chris Waddington : ';For me, it’s not work to be at the festival,'; Tzavellas said. ';It’s a trip back to the world of my boyhood, long before television and computers. It’s a world of good friends who love to talk about the old country, the village, the beauty of life. If I take a break from carving or cooking, it’s only ...

  • Greece Schools Restore School Resource Officer Position

    Greece, NY--Budget constraints in 2012 prevented the Greece Central School District from having a school resource officer. But, the school board budgeted for it this time around, and the position is being restored in September. That's good news for Greece parent, Christine Hahn. She says her 14-year-old son is bullied regularly at Greece Olympia High School. "They just like to push his ...

  • Wines of The Times White Wines as Greek as the Sea

    The white wine grapes of Greece ...

  • Western Cyclades take charge over sea links

    By Nikos Roussanoglou The islands of Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos and Milos have decided to embark on an ambitious plan to set up and launch their own ferry service in a bid to rekindle tourism in the Western Cyclades and to ensure that residents have a reliable service when they need it.Faced with poor connections with the ...

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