Fish, fruits, vegetables, pulses and tea protect the hearts and blood vessels of the inhabitants of Ikaria and chase away the depression of the elderly. The daily consumption of olive oil improves sexual activity. If we add the daily afternoon siesta and moderate consumption of coffee to all this then we might have the recipe for longevity.

The head of the Mission of the IMF for Greece Poul Thomsen called for falling taboos, Fitch is expected any moment to downgrade Greece.

Professor Joan Breton Connelly from the New York University believes that the island was considered sacred, or at least a bearer of symbolism since prehistoric times.

The first is Kyriakos Mitsotakis from New Democracy, who is in charge of environment protection and climate change. The second is Hara Kefalidou.

Despite the funeral atmosphere the anger of Cypriots to those responsible for the tragedy in the naval base is growing each day. Political commentators believe that President Dimitris Christofias and his government will hardly hold the high tide of discontent.

It is noted in a sad irony that if this government had spent as much strength and energy for privatization and structural reorganization as it spent on lobbying in foreign aid now the stock exchange would flourish, and the rumours of default would be fading.

Europe is considering 36 different ways to involve private owners in the "voluntary" rescheduling of the payments on bonds maturing in the next three to five years. Credit agencies have warned that it would be perceived as a failure, and the Greek Minister of Finance said that this is an assessment, not a real consequence.