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  • Greek Islands the perfect winter escape for Aussies

    TAKE me to the Greek islands. This photo was taken on Lesbos, but any Greek island will do. They are all beautiful in the summer with their brown hills, small bays, clear, clean water, and white-washed villas. Take me down to the harbour when the fishermen come in with their catch and hang their octopus out to dry in the sun. Then take me to a taverna by the water's edge and let me ...

  • Greek contractor wins Yas Marina deal from Aldar

    Greek construction company J&P-AVAX has announced that it has won a contract from Aldar Properties to develop a second Marina on Yas Island near Abu ...

  • Dream Weddings Organized in Crete

    Maybe Greece has lately been in the eye of the storm due to the economic downturn, foreign austerity policies and social upheavals, but the country remains undoubtedly a top favorite destination for thousands of people around the world. The latest trends show that it is not merely tourists who choose Greece for their summer vacations, but also couples who want to get married on a virgin island ...

  • Parliament Nixes Kasidiaris On Lifting Immunity

    Facing prosecution for attacking two fellow Members of Parliament, a bid by the Ilias Kasidiaris, spokesman for the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party bid to have immunity lifted for the two female lawmakers he assaulted has been rejected by his colleagues. Kasidiaris was seen on live television last year throwing water in the face of Rena Dourou, a member of the major opposition party Coalition of the ...

  • Greek PM invites China to join Greeces success story

    China's Premier Li Keqiang (r.) and Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras talk during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last week. Mr. Samaras is hoping to convince the Chinese to invest in Greece, which could help ease the country's debt ...


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Movie Review

Grease 2 [DVD]

Grease 2 [DVD]

There was a time when I might have tried to mount a vigorous defense for Grease 2, arguing that it is not nearly as bad as it is often made out to be. Following the original Grease, a Broadway hit and the most successful movie musical of all time, how could Grease 2 be anything but a disappointment? It lacked the star power of then-red-hot John Travolta, the chance to exploit ... ...

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  • Private-label products continue to see sales grow during crisis

    By Dimitra Manifava Private-label products in Greece have shown remarkable growth since 2007 as lower prices compared with brand products render them particularly popular in conditions of reduced disposable income, according to a survey by ICAP research company published on Tuesday.The average annual rate of turnover growth for products bearing the label of the supermarkets selling them ...

  • EU frontloads disbursement of subsidies

    By Nikos Chrysoloras The European Commission proposed on Tuesday that the European Union should continue contributing 95 percent of funding to subsidized projects in both Greece and Cyprus through 2015.According to EC calculations, this measure would ease the disbursement next year of 400 million euros for Greece and 20 million euros for Cyprus of cohesion funds.Brussels has said that this ...

  • Young Actor Thomas Protopapas Loses Battle for Life

    After six weeks in the intensive care unit, Thomas Protopapas left his last breath spreading pain and grief not only to his family, but to all of Greece. Unfortunately the good news never came for the young man, who was hospitalized in the KAT Hospital in Athens and suffered from a severe infection. Thomas Protopapas was seriously injured in a car accident on the motorway Attiki Odos, when a ...

  • Samaras meeting with Gazprom CEO paves way for gas privatization

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras insisted on Tuesday that attracting foreign investment to Greece was the ...

  • Samaras Sets Sights On Reducing Unemployment

    (AP Photo) There are more than 1.3 million people in unemployment lines in Greece queuing for sharply reduced benefits that run out after a year, leaving them on their own. ATHENS - Satisfied that he's quelled social unrest and gotten Greece back on track to recovery with more austerity, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has set his sights on bringing down the country's record 27 ...

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