July 4th, 2009 at 01:09am Under Greek News
The police said they were holding 10 people in connection with the January kidnapping of a Greek shipping executive, who was freed after paying a record $42 million ransom.
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July 3rd, 2009 at 11:16pm Under Greek News
Faced with intense competition from low-cost airlines, Scandinavian airline SAS (0845 607 2772; flysas.co.uk) is seeking to add value to its flights between Heathrow and the Nordic region.
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July 3rd, 2009 at 11:20am Under Greek News
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled against Greece for failing to adopt a European Union directive that would allow foreigners to work here without having to face unnecessary bureaucracy.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 02:31pm Under Greek News
Greece has donated 650,000 U.S. dollars to Zimbabwe to help fight cholera and assist in food relief projects, The Herald said on Thursday. Speaking recently on the occasion of Greece’s National Day, the Greek Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mihail Koukakis said his government was responding to calls for urgent humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe. The donated amount has been transferred, in equal parts, to the …
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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:18pm Under Greek News
ATHENS, July 2 (Reuters) - Greece struck a 400 million euros ($564 million) deal with France to buy 15 Super Puma search-and-rescue helicopters, which are made by EADS, a senior Greek defence ministry official said on Thursday. “The government has decided to buy 15 Super Puma helicopters for 400 million euros after talks with France,” the official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. The …
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July 2nd, 2009 at 07:15am Under Greek News
USA Today will be printed in Greece instead of Batavia as Gannett seeks cost savings.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 07:12am Under Greek News
Here are the recent school notes from GREECE and other Northwest towns.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 07:11am Under Greek News
Greek women smoke cigarettes at a bar in central Athens. Greece, Europe’s heaviest-smoking nation, introduces a tobacco ban in public places yesterday, its third attempt in a decade to stamp out the country’s love affair with cigarettes.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:39am Under Greek News
Greece adopted smoking restrictions Wednesday that said workplaces and many public places must be smoke-free.
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July 1st, 2009 at 06:22pm Under Greek News
Greece’s health ministry has again launched a nationwide smoking ban in a bid to eliminate the habit.
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