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  • Troika team pauses Greek inspection talks to finish end-June

    Reuters © Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras (C) speaks to the media as he leaves the Prime Minister's office in Athens June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Yorgos ...

  • TAIPED to land lottery gains

    By Alexandra Kassimi The state privatization fund (TAIPED) expects by Friday to have signed the contract conceding the operation of state lotteries for the next 12 years to the OPAP-led consortium, as the deal will fall through if the contract is not signed by June 30. That would result in an immediate loss of revenues totaling 190 million euros, which is the lump sum the winning bidder is set ...

  • Socar reported to have upped bid for DESFA to 400 mln euros

    Azeri state energy company Socar is said to have tabled an improved bid of 400 million euros for a controlling stake in ...

  • Chinese investors are eyeing local airports for starters

    Sources say the Chinese are particularly interested in the airport at Kastelli, near Iraklio on Crete, which entails a complex funding process that involves both the construction of a terminal and road ...

  • Civil service cuts to be detailed in online reports

    Troika officials leave the prime minister's office at the Maximos Mansion on Tuesday evening. Government officials have reportedly presented troika inspectors with a plan detailing a radical overhaul of the civil service which foresees the evaluation of 450,000 public servants and the publication of monthly online bulletins with updates on the progress of layoffs and of the induction of ...


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Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

"Midnight Cowboy" is many things: an astute character study, a buddy picture, a human comedy, a stark drama, and an honest and straightforward depiction of the seedy world of male prostitution in New York. What is most amazing about the film is its refusal to age. It won the Best Picture Oscar in 1969, but viewing it twenty-five years later seems to have done nothing to undermine its impact. It is ... ...

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  • City of Athens opens advice and service points

    The City of Athens is due on Wednesday to inaugurate seven centers created to provide assistance and services to residents of the municipality.Modeled along the lines of Citizens Advice Bureaus (KEPs), which deal with state matters, the new advice points will offer a range of municipal ...

  • Troika raises doubts over property tax

    By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou and Sotiris Nikas The representatives of ...

  • The Toughest Fight Canoeing Against Cancer

    They finally managed to get from Piraeus to Chania, crossing 270 nautical miles with their canoes! Two men, who rowed for 16 days, from June 2 on a canoe-kayak, wanted to send a message of optimism and inner strength to all the children suffering from cancer, dedicating their journey and their effort to the Association of Parents and Guardians of Children with Cancer of the General Hospital ...

  • Greek-Australian Conferences in Thessaloniki Lemnos

    Two major conferences will be held in Greece next month, with the initiative of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association. The first will be held from July 7 to 9 in Thessaloniki with the cooperation of the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of Commerce and with the aim to increase Greek exports in Australia and attract investments from Australia to Greece. The second conference will be held ...

  • Sergianopoulos’ Killer Gets Life

    Georgian national, David Murtikneli, was sentenced to life for the murder of the Greek actor, Nikos Sergianopoulos, in 2008. The court didn't recognize any extenuating circumstances. The famous Greek actor was found stabbed 21 times in his apartment. According to the case file, on the fateful night Sergianopoulos went to his home with Murtikneli he had picked up from Victoria Square. The ...

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