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Two Greek Pilots Safe After Serious F-16 Incident

A serious F-16 incident with possible fatal consequences was averted due to the prowess of the Greek pilots on Thursday morning at the NATO Larissa Air Base.  The two-seater fighter jet, type F-16D Blk 52 from the 110 Combat Wing was on “touch and go” training when the landing gear of the aircraft …

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First Internet Strike Ever due to SOPA & PIPA; Jan 18/12

This is the first internet strike ever! Wikipedia, Reddit, BoingBoing and hundreds of other websites go dark on January 18, 2012 in order to protes  the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) — two anti-piracy bills that are currently making their way through th US- Congress. “This …

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S&P Downgraded EFSF, the Euro Zone Rescue Fund

For some stupid reason I had to laugh when I read the news that rating agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), the rescue and bailout fund of the euro zone. It blew in my mind a mixture of the “Vacuum Cleaner Beast” and the “Nowhere man” …

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Greek Seamen Partly Join the 24h Strike of Jan 17/2012

 Five seamen trade unions decided to join the 24-hour strike of the Greek private sector scheduled for January 17, 2012. Therefore, those willing to travel by boat and ferry tomorrow might face major difficulties. You are best advised to check with local port authorities and your travel agent, if you insist …

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Greek Public Hospitals Illegally Collected Fees from ER Patients

It took the Greek Health Ministry almost  a year to find out that public hospitals managers were illegally raising a levy of €5 from each patient seeking the accident and emergency departments. The relevant law  provided that a fee of €5 would be paid only by people seeking the outpatient clinics at …

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Dogs: Vaccine Against Canine Leishmaniasis (Kalazar) Available in Greece

The much awaited vaccine against often fatal ending disease of Canine Leishmaniasis or Kalazar in dogs is finally available in Greece. As January 16th 2011,  the vaccine can be pbtained at vet clinics. The vaccine contains proteins of Cani Leish parasite that will produce antibodies in the immune system of our canine …

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PSI: Greeks Head to IMF as IIF Complains and Hedge Funds Warn of Default

Petros Chistodoulou and Giorgos Zanias, heads of Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) and the Council of Economic Advisers respectively, are heading to Washington for talks with representatives on the International Monetary Fund on the restructuring programme fo the Greek debt. Negotiations between the Greek government and private creditors on the …

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Greek PM Papademos: Abandoning the Euro Isn’t an Option

 In his very first interview since he took office, Greece’s Prime Minister Lucas Papademos talked about the challenges the country faces and categorically rejected an exit from the euro zone and return to drachma. Speaking to US-network CNBC, Papademos  said he was confident that the country would avoid a default …

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Loukanikos: Athens Riot Dog Enjoys Return of “Indignant” Greeks (video)

That was a real “Long Time Not Seen” and a happy “Glad to see you, Wuff-ack”. Athens famous riot dog Loukanikos returned to Syntagma Square together with the “Indignant” Greeks on Sunday and took immediately position and joined the “indignant” front.  When the riot policemen tried to push the demonstrators away …

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