The GREEK parliament voted to investigate politicians over alleged bribery by pharmaceutical firm Novartis. The case could bolster populists in Greece. One accused politician said to look in his bank account. (Reuters, NYT, AP, Bloomberg, Times). A director of a Ukrainian construction company was ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Friday, February 23, 2018
Ski Champion Lindsey Vonn Has Secret Message in GREEK
A GREEK word written on Lindsey Vonn's glove has left journalists and fans scratching their heads at the PyeongChang Olympic Games. The word πιστεύω, meaning 'I believe', caught the eye. It mirrors a tattoo she has on the inside of a finger. “Signifying my last Olympics [in 2018] and just need to ...
The happiness contradiction: Essential ways to find value in life from Epicurus
Epicurus, being a GREEK philosopher, was very concerned with moderation. While he knew that it is enjoyable to overindulge, he also knew that too much luxury would make us look at our normal circumstances in despair. This reduces the happiness we have in the long run. The solution to this is to have ...
Alexis Tsipras to attend the Informal EU meeting in Brussels
The Greek premier will travel to Brussels on Thursday night where on Friday February 23 he will participate in theInformal meeting of the 27 heads of state or governmentEU l
Thursday, February 22, 2018
GREEK lawmakers launch probe into 10 officials accused of taking Novartis bribes
GREEK lawmakers launch probe into 10 officials accused of taking Novartis bribes ... according to the news service. Even still, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the situation was among the "biggest scandals in modern GREEK history," as quoted by Reuters, and that the allegations can't be ignored.
Thousands of Turks Learn of Their GREEK, Armenian Heritage with New Government Genealogy ...
Millions of GREEKS, Armenians and Jews were forced to flee, while others were taken to other regions and sold into sex gangs or labor camps. As the dust settled, these people eventually integrated into Turkish society. Names were changed and mass conversions to Islam took place. The human chaos ...
