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  • 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 ...

  • Rapid Vienna fans must stand trial in Thessaloniki court rules

    A Thessaloniki court decided on Friday that seven fans of Austrian soccer club Rapid Vienna have to stand trial in the northern Greek city in connection to violence at a game with local club PAOK last August.Several arrests were made ahead of the Europa League play-off match and the seven, aged 18 to 31, are accused of throwing flares and a Molotov ...


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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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  • Main tax offices offset laggards in revenues

    Tax offices in Greece have shown a mixed picture in the first four months of the year as far as revenue collection is concerned.Official figures released by the Finance Ministry on Friday showed that the revenue total is within the budget target, but eight out of 10 tax authorities have been off target, with only the big tax offices in the country making up for the smaller laggards.In the period ...

  • Cyprus lifts money controls on more banks

    Cypriot authorities have lifted restrictions on money withdrawals and transfers for international clients of another two foreign banks active in the crisis-hit country.The Finance Ministry said on Friday that limits no longer apply to ...

  • My Greek Drama by Gianna Angelopoulos Reaches 9 on New York Times Bestsellers List

    My Greek Drama: Life, Love and One Woman's Olympic Effort to Bring Glory to Her Country (Greenleaf Book Group) by Ambassador Gianna Angelopoulos which debuted at #18 on the New York Times Nonfiction Bestseller for the May ...

  • Bourse turnover shrinks as National is taken off trading

    A six-week streak of gains ended for the Greek bourse as the index on Friday suffered weekly losses of 10.19 percent after a fifth straight day of decline.The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,035.12 points, shrinking by 0.31 percent from ...

  • Visitors Flock to Folegandros Island

    Folegandros is one of the many undiscovered islands in Greece located in the southern Cyclades of the Aegean Sea. Its nature can offer visitors tranquility and solitude. Stories with pirates, legends and enemy raids set the scene and the wild beauty of this island. For decades ago, there was no electricity, a single telephone, no tourists and hotels. Now, things have changed. Many visitors ...

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