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  • Avramopoulos to hold talks with Netanyahu next week

    Preparations for a Greek-Israeli high-level ministerial council will be at the center of Foreign Minister Dimitris ...

  • Should Greece look to 1990s Canada for lessons on exiting the crisis

    By Ioanna Fotiadi Can Greece find a way out of the economic crisis? A success story on the other side of the Atlantic, in Canada, provides some interesting food for thought.Dr David Zussman is a professor of public sector management at the University of Ottawa and president of ...

  • Greeces NBG lifted by strong Turkish performance

    Finansbank , keeping the group profitable. NBG, Greece's largest bank, on Friday said Finansbank had earned 155 million euros ($200 million) in the first three months of 2013, a 23 percent increase from that quarter in 2012. Group's modest profit compared to a loss of 731 million euros ($945.8 million) in the first quarter of 2012. NBG also operates in Bulgaria, Romania, ...

  • Photos Greek Festival kicks off in Vineland

    The Greek Festival weekend kicked off in Vineland Thursday night during a ribbon-cutting event attended by Mayor Ruben Bermudez. Every Memorial Day weekend from Thursday to Sunday, St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Community celebrates its most popular Greek Festival with homemade authentic Greek foods, greek music and dancing, Greek artifacts and groceries, rides for the kids, raffles, church ...

  • Police Break Auto Theft Ring

    The police broke up the gang which had stolen more than 3,000 cars over the last four years. Ten people were arrested, four others are still wanted. Ten people – three Greeks and 7 Pakistani- aged from 19 to 24 years old were arrested in the region of Ano Liosia in Athens, while four other Greeks are wanted as members of the gang who have been stealing cars, dismantling them and selling ...


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Death Race

Death Race

Neither as bad as you fear it could be nor as good as you might hope, Death Race, hyperkinetic schlock auteur Paul W.S. Andersons remake of Roger Corman and Paul Bartels 1975 cult classic Death Race 2000, is best described as a nonstop assault on the senses. It comes out with ... ...

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  • Thessaloniki’s New Profile Attracts Foreigners

    The new touristic profile of the Greek city of Thessaloniki includes a number of foreign tourists more than double, new airline connections with 34 Russian cities, daily flights from and to Istanbul, attempted opening to China's market, as well as the city's professionals who are learning Russian. Visitors from Russia, Turkey, Israel and the Balkans are arriving massively in a city ...

  • Two taxi drivers caught after pharmacy robberies

    Two taxi drivers were behind three armed robberies on Athens pharmacies on Friday morning, which led to them trading fire with the police and, finally, their arrest.The suspects, aged 42 and 44, were not named but officers said they held up pharmacies in Neos Cosmos, Ymittos and Vyronas before the taxi they were using was spotted by police. The robbers exchanged a total of 10 shots with ...

  • International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance chief notes rise in racist attacks in Greece

    Greek Justice Minister Antonis Roupakiotis met with the head of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Mario Silva, in Athens on Friday.According to the ministry, Silva noted the increasing number of racist attacks in Greece, in particular against Jews and Jewish religious symbols, as well as cases of holocaust denial.The IHRA chair also asked to be informed on developments ...

  • Bangladeshi man arrested for human trafficking after 27 migrants discovered in Thessaloniki apartment

    A 35-year-old Bangladeshi was arrested on human trafficking charges on Friday while another three of his compatriots were being sought after 27 migrants were discovered in an apartment in Ano Poli, Thessaloniki.According to police, the migrants were expected to pay 700 euros each to the members of the ring to be taken to various central European countries.Out of the 27 migrants, 21 were residing ...

  • Drasi set to hold party conference

    Pro-business Drasi is holding its party conference in Athens this weekend with the aim of refreshing its reformist agenda.The party, which gained 1.8 percent of the vote in last ...

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