Tuesday, May. 21, 2013 |
Greece
The fall of the Greek giants, AEK Athens
AEK Athens FC, one of the biggest and most historic clubs in Greece has officially been relegated.
Football.co.uk: May 20, 2013
Excavations at the ancient agora of Pella to continue
Excavations at the ancient agora of Pella, capital city of Alexander the Great's and his father Philip's kingdom, have been renewed for another five years
May 20, 2013
FinMin: Greece can return to markets in 2014
"We will return to the markets in 2014 under two conditions: that we have a primary surplus and a positive growth rate for even one quarter," said Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras
May 20, 2013
Greece's Hellenic issues tender to buy Russian oil
Hellenic Petroleum, Greece's largest refiner, has issued a tender to buy an 80,000 tonne cargo of Russian Urals crude oil for early June delivery, a trading source said, the first in months as its finances improve.
Reuters: May 20, 2013
Greek addicts turn to deadly shisha drug as economic crisis deepens
Growing popularity of 'cocaine of the poor' in Athens has overwhelmed public health authorities already under strain
Guardian: May 20, 2013
Greek crew wins 12th Historic Acropolis Rally
For a second consecutive year the Greek crew of Iason Fotopoulos and Aristotelis Georgiou topped the Historic Acropolis Rally after a tough three-day course across central Greece.
May 20, 2013
Greece Isn’t Turning the Corner
Judging from the markets and English-speaking news media this week, Greece’s damaged economy has finally turned the corner. I doubt it.
Bloomberg: May 20, 2013
PAS Giannina stuns PAOK at Toumba
PAS Giannina upset PAOK at Thessaloniki on Sunday to take the lead at the Super League play-offs, while Asteras Tripolis rebounded from its loss at Ioannina in midweek to defeat Atromitos at home.
eKathimerini: May 20, 2013
New Democracy, SYRIZA trade barbs over how to tackle Golden Dawn
In another indication that Greece’s mainstream parties are at a loss regarding how to deal with the rise of Golden Dawn, New Democracy and SYRIZA traded insults on Saturday in the wake of a far-right MP being ousted from Parliament,
eKathimerini: May 19, 2013
Women in Greece aren’t giving up on childbirth—they’re just waiting till 40
It’s been a while now since I wrote this article on how Greece’s fertility bust and our unenlightened response to it helped build our mountain of debt in the ’80s and set us on course for the sovereign debt crisis of 2009.
Quartz: May 19, 2013