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House speaker and SYRIZA in attack on Bank of Greece governor
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras came under attack on Wednesday from Parliament Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou and her SYRIZA colleagues after the central bank issued in one of its regular reports a warning regarding the consequences of the government failing to reach an agreement with its lenders.
Game of Thrones inspired by Homer (video)
Did the recent episode of HBO’s Game of Throne seem familiar? Sunday’s installment saw Shireen, the virginal daughter of Stannis Baratheon be offered as a sacrifice. You may wonder what sadistic scriptwriter thought of this… the truth is, that it is obviously inspired by the Greek tale of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae.
Guardian: One way or another, a Greek debt writedown will happen
Popular newspaper and website The Guardian states that whatever deal may arise for Greece, there is one point that cannot go unnoticed. Greek debt remains at 180% of GDP and is not viable. In one way or another, the debt haircut has to take place at some point, according to the British newspaper, but such a thing will not be part of the current deal.
Fast and Furious 8… Could it be set in Athens? (video)
No sooner did Fast and Furious 7 premier that the makers are focused on no 8, scheduled for release on April 14, 2017. Producer-star Vin Diesel confirmed this date at CinemaCon Las Vegas though a new poster showed that it may come out during summer.
It has been leaked however that parts of the eighth installment will be set in New York, the Big Apple… and Athens, Greece, too!