Tag: Greece
Fugitive Pieces: A Chat with Robert Lantos and Je...
"by Ryan NadelEleven years ago, across Canada and the world, many avidly turned the pages of Anne Michaels' bestselling novel Fugitive Pieces. Among them was Robert Lantos. Like many, when Lantos turned the book's...
Police blunders leave bus driver dead
After a series of police blunders which led to the death of a 60 year old bus driver in the Greek port city of Thessaloniki, six officers have been suspended from duty. The unfortunate driver was shot a point blank...
Greek police farce turns into tragady
A detainee being transfered from a police station in Ayios Athanasios in Greece's second city, Thessaloniki absconded and went on a crime spree that ended with the murder of a bus driver. The 30 year - old, who had...
Lesbos islanders: We're Lesbians, Not Gay Women
Annoyed with misappropriation of their heritage, 3 residents of the Greek island of Lesbos are taking legal action against the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece for using the word "lesbian" in its name.Dmitris Lambrou, one of the plaintiffs, has stated that Lesbos...
Lesbos islanders dispute gay name
"Campaigners on the Greek island of Lesbos are to go to court in an attempt to stop a gay rights organisation from using the term "lesbian". The islanders say that if they are successful they may then start to fight...
Mayday in Greece marked amidst worries over risin...
Amidst worries that the Greek economy is entering a period of recession and spiralling prices of basic goods, many Greeks took to the streets to mark Mayday. According to the government figures the official...
The Orthodox world celebrates Easter
With temperatures at a 30 year low for the time of year Greek Orthodox christians along with the rest of the Orthodox world celebrates Easter this week. Cities emptied out over the weekend as most of those able...
Greece and UN cross swords for the second time in...
The Greek government as been the target of United Nations criticism for the second time in less than a month. Last week the Greece was the first country ever to be suspended from the UN's carbon trading scheme over...
Olympic torch relay will start in Seoul guarded b...
The torch will be heavily guarded in Seoul on Sunday, as the Olympic torch continues on its journey around the globe. Seoul was the site of the 1988 Summer Olympics."The first of 80 runners was scheduled to start the...
Greece celebrates amidst cold and complaints
Despite the coldest Easter temperatures in 30 years Greeks are leaving Athens and other major urban areas in order to celebrate the Orthodox Easter this weekend. Roads leading out of the capital are reported full of...
Greece "named and shamed" over Kyoto blunder
Greece has been suspended from the Kyoto Protocol after failing to convince the United Nations that measurements of the country's greenhouse emissions were adequate. In the first such action taken since the Kyoto...
Greek and Green: the Levendis Estate on a Ionian ...
Practice what you preach as they say, one basic way we can change the impact of our travel is picking hotels that act responsibly and might also improve their bottom line as a consequence.A good place to start is Eco Hotels of the World which provides a guide of the best...
Greece's strawberry war ends in uneasy truce
In scenes reminiscent of Steinbeck's 1930's classic, the Grapes of Wrath, immigrant and minority workers have clashed with what Greek newspapers called "hired thugs' over pay and conditions. Amidst sometimes violent clashes agricultural workers in the Greek town of Nea...
Greek farmers clash with migrants
"Fighting has erupted in Southern Greece between strawberry farmers and migrant workers striking for higher pay.According to a Greek trades union support the migrants, about 400 were attacked by farmers and what were described as "hired thugs".Three trade unionists were hurt...
When Strings Are Attached, Quirky Gifts Can Limit...
Here is an 'entertaining' angle on problems associated with private donations to universities. I'm more concerned by donations that limit academic freedom. We all know about university "studies" which are paid for by vested interests. Think how much better off we would...
