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Hellenic Petrol Q3 turns to profit, beats fcasts

Greece's biggest refiner, Hellenic Petroleum, on Thursday reported third-quarter net profit of 60 million euros ($89.26 million) after a loss in the same period last year, as the value of its oil inventories rose.

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Locals seek to prevent Attiki Odos extension

Residents of eastern Athens suburbs joined forces with environmental organizations to submit an appeal yesterday to the Council of State in a bid to prevent plans to extend the Attiki Odos highway through Mount Hymettus because...

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Homage to the journey of life

BERLIN - Creating a work of art that will stand right next to the famed Brandenburg Gate in Berlin must be quite a challenge. The presence of history is strong and the symbolic connotations of the monument so imposing as to...

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Greece: Aeschylia Festival

The Aeschylia Festival in the Municipality of Elefsina, opened on August 22 and runs through the beginning of October. Most of the events are hosted at the former Olive Oil Mill venue. This year’s festival includes 10 theatre...

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Bulgarian Shot Dead near Café in Greece

A 43-year-old Bulgarian was shot dead in front of a Greek coffee house in the Aspropyrgos area in the Western part of Attica region. This accident happened around 5.30 pm local time on Wednesday, the Greek web site zougla....

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UPDATE 1-Hellenic Petrol Q2 net down 18 pct, beats estimates

ATHENS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Greece's biggest refiner, Hellenic Petroleum said on Thursday second-quarter net profit dropped because it posted fewer gains on the value of its inventories and took provisions for an early...

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Fires contained in Greece, but not the criticism

Although reconstruction efforts are under way in Greece, the effects of this summer's fires will be felt for a long time. By Christos Ringas for Southeast European Times in Athens -- 28/08/09 Scores of Greek forests were left...

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20-27 August Cumulative Update on Thodoris Iliopoulos

An update summarising what has happened in the last few days regarding Greek hunger striker THODORIS ILIOPOULOS: As you may already know, he is a defender of freedom and an admirer of Enrico Malatesta who was arrested at random...

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Firefighters claim victory in Athens inferno

JOHN HADOULIS | ATHENS, GREECE - Aug 25 2009 12:37 Firefighters claimed victory on Tuesday over a devastating wildfire that ravaged the outskirts of Athens over four days, exposing the Greek government to attacks on all sides...

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Firefighters tame Attica blazes

Weary firefighters battled raging forest fires along a strip of suburbs northeast of Athens for a fourth day yesterday, managing to bring most of the blazes under control and curb the destruction of forestland and homes. Aided...

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