Fighting Ebola? Read Thucydides
25/11/2014
Thucydides isn’t entirely silent on the topic of civilizational encounter with plague
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Prosecutor indicts 64 people, including 17 German nationals, over Siemens cash-for-contracts bribes
24/11/2014
After an eight-year investigation, 64 people should stand trial for their role in the notorious Siemens bribery scandal that shook the country’s political establishment and left deep scars in the…
Behind tomb connected to Alexander the Great, intrigue worthy of "Game of Thrones"
24/11/2014
As archaeologists dig deeper into the burial mound, ancient sources tell a tale of family drama and palace intrigue
Finance ministry admits that only 3.7% of Greek offshores have been audited
24/11/2014
Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Mavraganis cynically admits that only 251 out of the country’s 6,775 have been audited. The Greek state has not collected minimal revenues from the imposition of…
No excuse for caging children
24/11/2014
The BBC reported on the horrific plight of children with disabilities living in the Children Care Center of Lechaina, in Southern Greece. It was not news to me
Syrian refugees trapped in Greece rally to demand basic rights [video]
24/11/2014
Hundreds of Syrian asylum seekers including families, women and children, are gathered in front of Greek parliament in Athens, calling for action by the Greek government and the European Union
Greece submits budget without troika΄s OK
24/11/2014
Greece has defied international creditors by submitting a draft budget they say overstates the health of the country΄s fragile economy. Just last week official figures showed Greece emerging from a…
PASOK nixes Papandreou leadership challenge
24/11/2014
The junior coalition partner PASOK rejected over the weekend a proposal by the party’s former leader and ex-premier George Papandreou for the party to call an emergency congress and a…
The institutional weakness poisoning Greek politics
24/11/2014
Despite Greece΄s dramatic plight over the last few years and the decisive role that the country΄s politicians played in triggering it, not many have been held to account for their…
Migrants intercepted off Lesvos, up to four feared drowned
24/11/2014
Around 15 undocumented immigrants were rescued and at least four more were reported missing and feared drowned after their dinghy capsized off the coast of Plomari, on the island of…