Greece
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Greek economy’s first slide in 16 years
The Greek economy declined for the first time in 16 years in the second quarter of 2009.
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New road tunnel opens
George Souflias opened the news Artemission Tunnel on the Corinth-Tripolis motorway last week.
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Australian film and cinema chain sells Greek arm
Village Roadshow has announced it has sold its Greek cinema, film distribution and film production business.
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2491 new teachers
Greek secondarey schools will be taking on 2491 new teachers this academic year in Greece.
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Crime rises in Greece
Greek crime statistics have increased as well as the number of cases solved according to Greek authorities.
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Cocaine seizure cracks major drug ring
Greek authorities seized 477 kilos of cocaine when they raided a cargo ship in Pireaus last week.
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Cypriot corpses identified
The remains of five Greek Cypriot soldiers who appear in an iconic 1974 photo surrendering to invading Turkish troops were found in an abandoned well in the Turkish Cypriot north.
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A very local company with great international reach
Vasilis Theodoridis shares his experience of running Built-Rite, a Melbourne based construction company with a growing list of international clients.
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Gavras footage at Acropolis Museum reinstated
The New Acropolis Museum has reversed its decision to expunge footage from the a promotional video prepared by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Constantin Costa-Gavras.
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Junta minister dies aged 90
One of the key figures from the Greek military dictatorship of the sixties died following a long period of poor health.