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Archive - 2009

July 13th

Police destroyed illegal immigrant camp near Patra

13 July 2009 / 10:07:04  
More than 1800 people, predominantly Afghani were living in it under miserable conditions. Minister of internal affairs Prokopis Pavlopoulos announced the creation of 5 new immigrant centers.


July 12th

Greece- the country with the most students abroad

12 July 2009 / 18:07:09  
In total values, with 51 thousand students abroad, the country is sixth in the world, but the per capita number is highest in the world; Great Britain and USA are the destinations preferred.


Dimiter Gotscheff: Laughter is vital for tragedy

12 July 2009 / 14:07:15  
Director Dimiter Gotscheff talks about the profession of the theatrical director and about his new play based on the tragedy by Aeschylus “The Persians,” which will be performed at the end of July in Epidaurus. When his colleague Heiner Müller told him that “directors are beggars, who live off of the alms of actors,” Gotscheff agreed but added that “you need to ask for something very politely, in order to receive it.” Until now, he is doing great!


AIDS dissemination is on the rise

12 July 2009 / 13:07:49  

Together with Spain, Portugal and Serbia, Greece is one of the most serious dissemination sources for the HIV virus in Europe, according to research by the Health Hygiene and Epidemiology laboratory at the Medical Faculty of the Athens University.



$550 000 for illegal parking in New York

12 July 2009 / 09:07:16  

Grotesque ignorance of diplomats from the Greek representation in UN brought to unimaginable parking fines.



July 11th

Together Forever back in the game!

11 July 2009 / 18:07:07  
Interesting twist with Together Forever! The summer hit fell with six positions last week, which put Playmen and Reckless on number 14. This week they climbed up with two positions!


Shooting at police forces in Athens downtown

11 July 2009 / 13:07:31  

Unknown man wearing shorts and a surgical mask pointed a gun at a police bus driving night-shift policemen, after which disappeared in “Exarhia.”