If you’re in Greece at the moment it might be hard to find any positives coming out of the current financial crisis. If you’re looking to snap up an island on the cheap, however.
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words and, following a photo of a Greek pensioner going viral, it may also be worth thousands of euros.
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Greece says No. Finance minister resigns. Putin uncommonly civil to Obama. Blatter’s latest corruption comments. Women’s World Cup winners crowned. Massive hot dog eating contest upset. Sydney Opera House’s latest ban. Ben Affleck might be tapping an Ozzie.
Things are really heating up in Greece as criticism of prime minister Alexis Tsipras becomes more vocal. There might be a glimmer of hope however.
Greece crisis: worst day for US stocks. Govt to appeal Bashir court ruling. They caught that lion. Roger Federer’s awkward moment. Top Gun 2 plot revealed. Another blow for Trump. You’re invited to Princess Charlotte’s christening.
Not content with walking down a runway, a male model in Paris decided to make a political point. It would be fair to say the designer was not very impressed.
Navagio is rated as the prettiest beach in all of Greece, ipso facto the world – by a sane person’s logic. Nicknamed ‘Smuggler’s Cove’, the beach has its very own rusty shipwreck, which is rumoured to have once belonged to a smuggler – more logic.
An unidentified millionaire made history yesterday by being the first South African to buy a Greek island for the not insignificant price of R34 million – and they did it over the phone!
The poor Greeks. With mounting financial cut-backs, Greece is dealing with – what is believed to be a first for Western Europe – the first domestic cases of malaria since 1974.
About 50 000 demonstrators defied a ban on protests yesterday in Greece to voice their displeasure with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She is currently in the country to meet with Greek leaders who are searching for a new package of budget cuts. They need this in order to secure bail-out funds – largely underwritten by the German taxpayer.
Well, this isn’t good news for Greece, especially as they have to reduce that budget deficit before they can get the next tranche of cash that has been promised to them.
The London 2012 Paralympics is about to get underway, and we’re still on a comedown from the 2012 London Olympics. But eight years ago, Greece spent €13 billion to stage the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This is what some of the venues look like now.
This past weekend a Jordanian MP threw one of his shoes at an activist during a television debate. He then proceeded to pull a six-shot revolver on him! This after his opponent called him a “Mossad agent” – something that clearly struck a nerve!
While no official statements have been made by anyone, an external analysis is showing the first signs of Greece leaving the Eurozone. For those of us in SA, where the markets are highly reactive to what’s happening in Europe, could this bring the relief and stability that we’ve been waiting for?
Ilias Kasidiaris is a Greek politician and former special forces soldier. He is the Golden Dawn party’s spokesperson, as well as a passionate far-right Holocaust denier. See him take part in a live TV debate, during which he disagrees with, and ends up punching a female member of parliament several times in her face. He also throws water in the face of another MP.
Greek police released pictures yesterday of a bomb left on a subway train by left-wing extremists. The explosive was made out of two small gas canisters with about one and a half litres of petrol, a timer, wires and batteries. A terror group known as the Urban Guerrillas took responsibility.
Superyachts are one of the things that we hold sacred, here at 2oceansvibe – and part of the reason why we play the overseas lotteries on a weekly basis. It is therefore something of great distress for us, when we learn of the sinking of one of these fantastic beasts of the sea – especially […]
Greek disability groups expressed anger yesterday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs. No news yet as to whether or not these people will also qualify for special parking close to schools, playgrounds, and shopping malls.
The economic dilemma facing Greece and and the European Union is reaching a head as Greece threatens to default on its debt to the European Union. The outcome of the crisis, whether positive or negative, will have a substantial effect on the health of the global economy. So it’s an important issue. And yet, discussion […]