Greek police dispersed a planned food handout to Greek citizens only by nationalist group Golden Dawn Thursday, carrying out Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis's vow to prevent "thuggery" in his city.
BRUSSELS — Four years into the euro zone's debt crisis there was anger but also resignation at the traditional May Day labor protests and rallies around Europe. In Greece, the day was marked by the 20th one-day strike since the start of the crisis. Trade unions called for "mass mobilization" of protesters, as a general strike shut down ferry services and transportation, and left hospitals with reduced staff on Wednesday.
"Our politicians need to take into account the serious, and in some cases profound, health consequences of economic choices,” researcher David Stuckler said.
The drowned and missing crew was from the Pirireis, a Cook Islands-flagged ship carrying fertilizer, which collided with the ConSouth, sailing under an Antigua-Barbuda flag without cargo.
The Greek Finance Ministry has compiled a report that includes all relative available documents from more than six decades. The report will be submitted to Greece's legal advisers and Athens will be left to decide how to officially proceed with the claim.
A crowd of about 200 migrants was shot at by at least one of the farm's supervisors. Several workers were taken to the hospital, but none were in critical condition.
A new study suggests that Greek coffee may be behind the country's long lifespan. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
It may not just be the Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables and olive oil that is making Greeks live so long, it could also be the coffee says a new study.
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