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Archive - Jul 2009

July 14th

Bulgarian family died in a car accident in Komotini

14 July 2009 / 09:07:30  

Train crashed the three victims, who were crossing the railway on a red light. Another car accident with a train happened in Northern Greece but fortunately no one was hurt.



July 13th

290 people infected with swine flu

13 July 2009 / 11:07:07  
The number of infected people with the swine flu virus in Greece is over 290. 32 new cases were reported today by the Northern and Southern Greece Health Lab.


Train strike in Greece

13 July 2009 / 10:07:51  
The Greek Railroader Federation announced that it will repeatedly undertake three hour strikes, which will prevent passengers from traveling around the country.


Police destroyed illegal immigrant camp near Patra

13 July 2009 / 10:07:04  
More than 1800 people, predominantly Afghani were living in it under miserable conditions. Minister of internal affairs Prokopis Pavlopoulos announced the creation of 5 new immigrant centers.


July 12th

Greece- the country with the most students abroad

12 July 2009 / 18:07:09  
In total values, with 51 thousand students abroad, the country is sixth in the world, but the per capita number is highest in the world; Great Britain and USA are the destinations preferred.


Dimiter Gotscheff: Laughter is vital for tragedy

12 July 2009 / 14:07:15  
Director Dimiter Gotscheff talks about the profession of the theatrical director and about his new play based on the tragedy by Aeschylus “The Persians,” which will be performed at the end of July in Epidaurus. When his colleague Heiner Müller told him that “directors are beggars, who live off of the alms of actors,” Gotscheff agreed but added that “you need to ask for something very politely, in order to receive it.” Until now, he is doing great!


AIDS dissemination is on the rise

12 July 2009 / 13:07:49  

Together with Spain, Portugal and Serbia, Greece is one of the most serious dissemination sources for the HIV virus in Europe, according to research by the Health Hygiene and Epidemiology laboratory at the Medical Faculty of the Athens University.