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Former Greek coup leader Stylianos Pattakos, one of three military chiefs who brought down democratic rule in 1967, has died at his home in Athens after a stroke, reports said Saturday.

By YIANNIS PAPADOPOULOS, Photos: GIORGOS MOUTAFIS

Athens-listed Forthnet's chief executive Panos Papadopoulos explained on Monday why the imminent imposition of a special tax on pay TV in Greece will be "extremely harmful" to Greek pay-TV platforms, saying "it would create extremely burdensome conditions of unfair competition in favor of foreign companies that cannot be taxed in Greece."

Hot grooves and burning jazz solos by Dimitri Vassilakis quartet are setting up the rhythm at the Athens International Airport.

Travellers and visitors to the airport on Friday will have the chance to enjoy saxophonist and jazz composer Dimitris Vasilakis, Dimitris Papadopoulos (trumpet), Yiannis Papadopoulos (keyboard) and Giorgos Kosteletos (drums)

Blogger Nikos Papadopoulos has taken a German toy and created a dark, witty commentary on life in Greece, but not everyone is happy with the genius result, especially not the German Playmobil toymaker itself that sought to remove his images from the internet.

Among the many problems brought on by the Greek debt crisis is a surging population of stray dogs.

Animal charities say there are now more than a million strays in Greece because people are simply abandoning pets they can no longer afford to keep.

There are fears it could lead to the spread of disease if the problem is not tackled soon, as Emilia Papadopoulos reports.

Sexy Greek singer Eirini Papadopoulou is generally known for her vocal abilities and…for the male populace her sexy body. In Mykonos she revealed her athletic prowess, as she took part in a charity volleyball match with other celebrities for the WIN Hellas non profit organization. The crowd definitely enjoyed her performance for more than one reasons…

The Cypriot government decided on Wednesday to try to sell off the name and logo of national carrier Cyprus Airways, shut down last week after breaking EU state aid rules.

By Yiannis Papadopoulos

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Economic reforms in Cyprus are starting to yield results, the government said on Saturday after one credit-rating agency upgraded its rating and a second its outlook for the bailed-out country.