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  • Anti-racism legislation divides coalition

    A contentious anti-racism bill appeared to be causing an ever-widening rift within the fragile coalition government on Monday, as the two junior partners, PASOK and Democratic Left, pushed for it to be submitted to Parliament without delay, conservative New Democracy insisted on key changes being made, while Justice Minister Antonis Roupakiotis appeared set to resign if his bill is watered ...

  • Arsonist in racially-motivated attack in Athens claims hes part of a citizens patrol

    A 34-year-old man charged with setting fire to a store in central Athens last week has told police that he is part of a ...

  • Greek week continues Little Greek Restaurant

    Little Greek Restaurant franchise, which says it offers Greek food with an American touch, is coming to Little Rock, taking over the site that housed Cheeburger Cheeburger in ...

  • Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored

    The Laboratory of International Relations and European Integration of the University of Macedonia is organizing an event to honor the Greek-by-choice Perdo Olalla, with the main subject, The role of humanism (at 12.00, at the University's event hall). Pedro Olalla Gonzalez de la Vega, born in 1966, in Oviedo, Spain, has multiple qualities: Hellenist, philologist, translator and filmmaker. ...

  • Piraeus Banks one-off profit masks losses

    Piraeus Bank said on Monday day that profits surged in the first quarter, after a one-off gain on the book value of its Cypriot bank operations masked the effect of rising bad loans caused by the ...


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Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

Antoine Fuquas Tears of the Sun is a deeply confused film. On the one hand, it is a harrowing, often brutally violent look at the ravages of civil war in the African nation of Nigeria, replete with horrific images of ethnic cleansing, gang rape, and mutilation. On the other hand, it is a reactionary Bruce Willis action movie, according to one hack critic, The best since Die Hard! Ot ... ...

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  • Three brothers mother and wife found guilty of loan-sharking in Thessaloniki

    A Thessaloniki court on Monday handed guilty verdicts to 21 of 24 defendants charged with participating in a usury ring that was one of three exposed during a police crackdown on loan sharks in northern Greece in January 2012.Among those found guilty are three brothers who are also believed to be the brains behind the ring. The ...

  • Suicide rate climbs 26.5 percent in 2011 from 2010 greatest rise in women

    A staggering 104.8 percent more women committed suicide in 2011 compared with the previous year, while the overall rate of people taking their own lives grew by 26.5 percent (from 377 to 477) in the same period, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) and non-governmental organization Klimaka.According to ELSTAT, 477 suicides were reported in 2011, out of which 393 concerned men ...

  • Doctors hold 3-hour stoppage Tuesday ahead of Thursday rally

    Doctors at public hospitals in Athens and Piraeus are expected to walk off the job from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday in protest at an appeal by the management of Evangelismos Hospital against compensation claims by specialized doctors at the Polykliniki clinic, whose back-pay demands have already been settled by a court.The action will continue on Thursday, when hospital workers are scheduled to ...

  • Greeces Turnover Index in Industry down 11.5 y-o-y in March

    The Turnover Index in Industry in March fell by 11.5 percent compared to a year earlier, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.ELSTAT said that the drop was mainly down to a 51.1 percent decline in turnover in the mining and quarrying sector, while manufacturing turnover also fell by 10.7 percent.The Turnover Index in Industry for the domestic market decreased by 21.6 ...

  • Popular Greek beach evacuated after swimmer discovers WWII artillery

    ATHENS, Greece - A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach. Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just 10 yards from dry land, fished it out and presented it to a lifeguard. A coast guard statement said army explosives experts were rushed to Vouliagmeni beach and safely disposed of the munition. The 30-centimetre ...

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