Cup of Coffee a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Just a cup of coffee a day could keep your arteries healthy, supple and ward off heart disease, says a new study.
Researchers investigated regular coffee drinking to see if it helps people live lon...
European Royals Attend Greek Island Wedding (Video & Photos)
- The Associated Press
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- August 26, 2010
ATHENS, Greece — Prince Nikolaos, the second son of former King Constantine of Greece, married a fashion events planner on Wednesday in a ceremony on a southern Greek island attended by royals from ac...
George Michael Facing Jail Time on Drug Offense
- Jill Lawless - The Associated Press
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- August 25, 2010
LONDON (AP) — It was a slow-motion car crash — a handy metaphor for George Michael's career.
The multimillion-selling singer was warned Tuesday that he may face jail time after driving his car into...
FIFA probes 8,000 no-shows at SKorea-Greece game
- Graham Dunbar - The Associated Press
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- June 14, 2010
JOHANNESBURG — FIFA is investigating whether transportation and ticket distribution systems failed after at least 8,000 seat-holders didn't get to the World Cup match between South Korea and Greece in...
More folk, less fanfare at Eurovision
Eurovision's 25 finalists are singing for their supper and national pride.
The price of beer at this year's Eurovision Song Contest is a curious twist to the economic turmoil facing the continent....
Sex and the City 3 in Mykonos? So says Carrie
With the newly released sequel to Sex and the City making headlines on magazines and newspaper lifestyle sections everywhere, Greek media got an extra dose of excitement with a recent quote by Sarah J...
Huge wave kills 2 on cruise ship in Mediterranean
- The Associated Press
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- March 04, 2010
BARCELONA, Spain — A 26-foot wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2,000 people in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers, according to officia...
Nigerian pilgrims flee church as monks fight in Bethlehem
- Oluwole Josiah - Punch
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- December 30, 2009
In what qualifies as a dramatic scenerio, Nigerian pilgrims in Israel on Tuesday took to their heels as monks of the Church of the Nativity clashed in Bethlehem.
The church has three monasteries ru...
Santa Claus might have been ahead of his time
- George Pappas Sr. - Zanesville Times Recorder
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- December 24, 2009
Saint Nicholas, also know as Santa Claus, might have been ahead of his time. He was a 4th-century Greek Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor who is mostly associated with the legends of his tireless work to h...
What is Paraskevidekatriaphobia?
- Kathleen Dailey - Red & Black
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- November 13, 2009
About 21 million Americans suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th, or Black Friday.
They avoid daily activities that could potentially put them in harm's way and some are...
To sculpt your body, work out like a Greek
- Linda J. Buch - Denver Post
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- November 02, 2009
Jumping, pulling, pushing, lunging, lifting, twisting and tossing have been used in exercise and training programs for centuries. The ancient Greeks and Romans not only used basic equipment like medic...
Seaweed as energy source?
- E- Kathimerini
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- October 20, 2009
Seaweed and other forms of marine algae and microorganisms could be an extremely valuable fuel source in the not-so-distant future and Greece has the ideal climate and geology for its cultivation, sci...
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day!
- Steve Frangos
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- July 30, 2009
Among the many unique contributions made by Greeks to the United States is the creation of System Administrator Appreciation Day. The inspiration of Ted Kekatos, this holiday, now an internationally o...
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